1. Octavian/Augustus Caesar introduced good government, appointed honest officials, removed corrupt politicians, improved taxation, and promoted infrastructure like roads and aqueducts during his 41 year reign. 2. Tiberius Caesar maintained military strength and treated provincials fairly during his 22 year rule. 3. Caligula ruled for less than 4 years, introducing widespread terror and bankrupting the treasury with his erratic behavior before being assassinated.

1. SOME
IMPORTANT
ROMAN
EMPERORS

2. 1. Octavian/Augustus Caesar
-41 yrs. & 8 months
• Introduced good government into
the empire.
• Appointed honest and efficient
officials
• Removed the corrupt and
unworthy politicians from the
senate.
• Improved the system of taxation
• Built roads,aqueducts,and promote
agriculture and commerce.

3. 2. Tiberius Caesar
-Adopted son of Octavian
-Assassinated by Caligula
-22 yrs. & 6 months
• Military inertia and fair
treatment of provincials

4. 3. Caligula/Gaius Caesar
-Tiberius’ great-nephew and adopted son and
great-grandson of Octavian.
-3 yrs. & 9 months
-Assassinated in a conspiracy involving senators
• Introduced widespread
Terror and bankrupted
the treasury

5. 4. Tiberius Claudius Nero
-Nephew of Tiberius
-Probably poisoned by his wife Agrippina the
Younger, in favour of her son Nero
-13 yrs. & 9 months
• Rebuilt the treasury
• Encouraged senators to debate and
vote seriously
• Built roads,aqueducts,construction
new harbor

6. 5. Nero Claudius Caesar
-Bad emperor,self-centered and no interest in the
actual running of the government.
-Committed suicide after being declared a public enemy
by the Senate
-nephew of Caligula, step- and adopted son ofClaudius;
great-great-grandson of Augustus
-13 yrs. & 8 months
• Gave the first imperial
baths,built canals,constructed
more cities

7. 6. Marcus Salvius Otho
-One of the good emperors
- Committed suicide
-3 months & 1 day
• Coinage of Otho

8. 7. Vitellius
-Lazy,self-indulgent,fond of eating and drinking
and obese glutton
-8 months
- Murdered byVespasian’s troops
• Improved discpline in
Rome
• Spanded offices of Rome

9. 8. Vespacian
-10 yrs
• He exempted all doctors and
teacher of grammar and rhetoric
from paying taxes

10. 9. Titus Flavius Vespasianus
-2 yrs & 3 months
• Constructed the Flavian
Amphitheater or Colosseum
• Constructed public bath-house
• Inaugural games

11. 10. Titus Flavius Domitianus
-Son of Vespacian
-15 yrs.
- Assassinated by court officials
• Extended the seating capacity
by adding another tier to the
Colosseum
• Strengthened the economy by
revaluing the Roman coinage
• Expandedthe border defences
of the empire
• Initiated a massive building
program to restore the damage
city of Rome

12. 11. Marcus Cocceius Nerva
- Appointed by the senate
-1 yr. & 4 months
• Built aqueducts
• Worked on the trasport system
• Built granaries to improve the
food supply

13. 12. Trajan/Marcus Alpius Traianus
-19 yrs & 7 months
• Built an artificial harbor at
Ostia

14. 13. Hadrian/Hadrianus Augustus
-21 yrs.
• Hadrian Wall
• Building projects,cities
(Hadrianopolis)

15. 14. Antonius Pius/Titus Aurelius Fulvus Boionus
Arrius Antonius
-Clemency,dutifullness,intelligence and purity
22 yrs. & 7 months
• Built theaters and temples
• Provided trials for the accused
and guaranted the presumption
of innocent
• Limited torture and bannedit for
people under it
• Managed the Roman finances
frugally ensuring its economic
power

16. 15. Marcus Aurelius
- A Philosopher
-19 yrs.
- Adopted son and heir ofAntoninus Pius
• Philosophy (Meditations)

17. 16. Commodus/Lucius Aurelius
Commodus
-15 yrs.
- Natural son of Marcus Aurelius