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37 The Accession of Caligula.
41 Caligula murdered by Cherea.
43 Claudius invades Britain.
51 Caractacus carried captive to Rome.
54 Nero succeeds Claudius.
59 Nero murders his mother.
64 First general persecution of the Christians.
65 Seneca, Lucan, and others, executed for conspiracy.
68 Suicide of Nero. Accession of Galba.
69 {Death of Galba.
{Defeat and death of Otho.
{Defeat and death of Vitellius. Accession of Vespasian.
70 Siege and capture of Jerusalem.
79 {Death of Vespasian. Accession of t.i.tus.
{Eruption of Vesuvius: destruction of Herculaneum.
81 Death of t.i.tus. Accession of Domitian.
88 The Dacian war.
96 {a.s.sa.s.sination of Domitian.
{Accession of Nerva.
98 Death of Nerva. Accession of Trajan.
107 Third general persecution of the Christians.
117 Death of Trajan. Accession of Adrian.
121 A wall to restrain the incursions of the Picts and Scots erected in Britain by Adrian.
131 Great rebellion of the Jews.
136 Death of Adrian. Accession of Antoninus Pius.
161 Accession of Marcus Aurelius, and Lucius Verus.
162 The Parthian war.
169 The war with the Marcomanni.
180 {Death of Marcus Aurelius.
{Accession of Commodus.
192 {Commodus murdered by Marcia and Laetus.
{a.s.sa.s.sination of Pertinax.
200 {Roman empire offered for sale.
{Severus subdues the Parthians.
211 Death of Severus at York. Accession of Caracalla and Geta.
217 a.s.sa.s.sination of Caracalla.
218 Accession of Heliogabalus.
222 {His miserable death.
{Accession of Alexander Severus.
235 Death of Alexander. Maximin elected emperor.
236 a.s.sa.s.sination of Maximin.
238 Accession of Gordian.
244 His murder by Philip.
248 Philip killed by his soldiers: succeeded by Decius.
251 Decius slain in an ambuscade: succeeded by Gallus.
254 Death of Gallus: a disputed succession.
270 Accession of Aurelian.
275 Brief reign of Tacitus.
282 a.s.sa.s.sination of the emperor Probus.
284 Accession of Dioclesian.
304 The reign of Constantius and Galerius.
312 Victory of Constantino over Maxentius.
319 Favour showed to the Christians.
324 Defeat of Licinius.
