Transcript The Antonines

The Antonines
Lilian Heil, Sari Goldstein,
Jacques Ferh & Emad
Alsamadi
Nerva before being emperor
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Before
becoming
Emperor, he served as
an advisor to Nero
(Flavian dynasty)
Gained Consulship for
being a loyalist in 71
and 90.
After
Domitian's
assassination, he was
pushed to be the next
emperor.
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Nerva, while emperor
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 Became
Emperor in
96
 Various problems
during his reign
 Financial difficulties
 Praetorian
Guards
revolted in 97, forced
him to chose Marcus
Ulpius Trajanus as
his heir
 Died in 98
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Nerva’s Legacy
 The
best thing Nerva
did was establish a
chain of smooth and
peaceful power
transitions
 Started NervaAntonine dynasty
 First of the five good
emperors
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Trajan
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Bio
 Marcus
Ulpius Nerva Traianus Augustus
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 August
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8th 53 AD
9th 117, AD
Royal
Background
 Adopted
by Nerva
 served on the legislature during mitian
 A.D 96 governor of upper Germany
 Was a military tribune
 First emporor not from Italy
What he did for Rome
 Public
building program
 Anexed
Nabataean kingdom
 Feuds
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Parthians
 Cash
subsidies
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Nabataean kingdom
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Hadrian before being emperor
 Very
interested in Greece
 Military service as tribune
 Worked his way up to legate
 Trajan acknowledged and rewarded his
military skill and his leadership skills
 Trajan chose him to be emperor before
he died
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Hadrian as Emperor
Hadrian while Emperor
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Hadrian’s Legacy
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3rd of the 5 good emperors
Dedicated a new temple of
Venus and Roma, over the
previous site of Nero's Golden
House
Transferred power to Antoninus
Pius
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Antoninus Pius
 Born
in 86 AD into a
prominent family
 Consul under
Hadrian
 Governor in Asia
from 135-136 AD
 Very close to
Hadrian, and he even
adopted him.
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Reign as emperor
 Took
over after
Hadrian’s death in
138 A.D.
 Worked hard to
commemorate
Hadrian
 900th birthday of
Rome during his rule
 Died in 161 AD
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Impact
 Conservative
economic policy lead to stability.
 Helped establish many concepts of modern
justice.
 Used people’s tax money for public works
 Popular with people and senate
 Didn’t fight any major wars.
Marcus Aurelius and Lucius
Verus
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Marcus Aurelius Background
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Lived from April 26th, 121 CE-March 17th, 180 CE
In power from 161 CE-180 CE
Stoic Philosopher well-known for his set of philosophy, “The
Meditations”, containing records of his nobility, warm love for
the human kind, and philosophy similar to religion
“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize
this, and you will find strength.”
Marcus rose to power after his adoptive father died (Titus
Aurelius Antoninus).
Lucius Aurelius Verus Augustus
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Lived from December 15th, 130 CE – 169 CE
Appointed by Marcus Aurelius to be co-emperor with
him (this was the first emperor joint in history)
Ruled from 161 CE-169 CE
Known for dealing with the Parthian conquests in
Armenia and Mesopotamia for the majority of his
governing
Parthian War
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War with Parthia (161 CE-166 CE) when Vologases
defeated Rome in Armenia, then went for Syria next.
Rome made a counter-attack defeating them in 163
CE
Parthia struck again in Mesopotamia (165 CE), but
Rome defeated them again (166 CE) with a great help
from Syrian General commanding the Roman army,
Avidius Cassius.
Germanic War
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Expedition led by Marcus Aurelius and Lucus Verus took place in
167 CE
Lucius Verus along with a quarter of the army died (169 CE) from
the Antonine Plague (165-180 CE) that was carried by the Roman
troops on the march home (from Pannonia against Germans)
War was called off in 175 CE with Marcus moving east due to The
Revolt of Avidius, Cassus Avidius was then murdered three
months later
War against Germany started up again in 177 CE, as Marcus was
winning the war, he passes (180 CE) due to sickness, rumored of
the plague or lead poison
Commodus: Early Life
 Born
in 180 AD
 Very well educated,
but rowdy as a child.
 Father was emperor
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His Reign
 Became
sole emperor
by age 18
 Didn’t do too many
political things
 Senate hated him
 People liked him a
little
 Assassinated in 192
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His Impact Impact
 Many
historians believe he was beginning of the end of
the Roman empire
 His lack of competence is reflected in number of
assassination attempts.
 Last emperor in Antonine Dynasty.
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