108 events with tag "emperor"
660 BC
ID: 5484
February 11, 660 BC
Traditional date of Japan's founding - Emperor Jimmu ascends throne as first Emperor of Japan
ID: 5484
14
ID: 3983
Death of Augustus - first Roman emperor dies at 75, deified by Senate, establishes imperial precedent
ID: 3983
14
ID: 3984
Tiberius becomes emperor - Augustus's stepson reluctantly accepts power, competent but unpopular
ID: 3984
26
ID: 3985
Tiberius retires to Capri - leaves Rome permanently, rules through Praetorian Prefect Sejanus
ID: 3985
31
ID: 3986
Fall of Sejanus - Tiberius discovers Praetorian Prefect's conspiracy, massive purge follows
ID: 3986
37
ID: 3987
Death of Tiberius - possibly smothered by Macro, Caligula proclaimed emperor
ID: 3987
37
ID: 3988
Caligula becomes emperor - initially popular, becomes insane after illness, notorious for cruelty
ID: 3988
41
ID: 3989
Caligula assassinated - killed by Praetorian Guard after 4 years of madness and tyranny
ID: 3989
41
ID: 3990
Claudius becomes emperor - found hiding behind curtain, Praetorians make him emperor, surprisingly effective
ID: 3990
43
ID: 3991
Claudius invades Britain - personally leads conquest, adds Britain to empire
ID: 3991
54
ID: 3992
Claudius dies - poisoned with mushrooms by wife Agrippina to make Nero emperor
ID: 3992
54
ID: 3993
Nero becomes emperor at 16 - youngest emperor yet, initially guided by Seneca and Burrus
ID: 3993
59
ID: 3994
Nero murders his mother Agrippina - failed drowning machine, then stabbed by soldiers
ID: 3994
64
ID: 3995
Great Fire of Rome - Nero blamed, then blames Christians, first imperial persecution
ID: 3995
68
ID: 3996
Nero commits suicide - 'What an artist dies in me!', Senate declares him public enemy
ID: 3996
68
ID: 3997
Galba becomes emperor - governor of Spain, begins Year of the Four Emperors
ID: 3997
69
ID: 3998
Galba assassinated - killed in Forum after 7 months, Otho takes power
ID: 3998
69
ID: 3999
Otho emperor for 3 months - commits suicide after defeat by Vitellius to prevent civil war
ID: 3999
69
ID: 4000
Vitellius emperor for 8 months - notorious glutton, defeated by Vespasian's forces
ID: 4000
69
ID: 4001
Vespasian becomes emperor - ends Year of Four Emperors, restores stability, begins Flavian dynasty
ID: 4001
70
ID: 4002
Vespasian's son Titus destroys Jerusalem - Temple destroyed, Colosseum begun with Jewish spoils
ID: 4002
79
ID: 4003
Death of Vespasian - 'I think I'm becoming a god', first emperor to be succeeded by biological son
ID: 4003
79
ID: 4004
Titus becomes emperor - 'delight of mankind', faces Vesuvius eruption immediately
ID: 4004
81
ID: 4005
Death of Titus - dies of fever after only 2 years, universally mourned
ID: 4005
81
ID: 4006
Domitian becomes emperor - Titus's younger brother, becomes increasingly tyrannical and paranoid
ID: 4006
95
ID: 4007
Domitian's second persecution of Christians - executes cousin Flavius Clemens for 'atheism' (Christianity)
ID: 4007
96
ID: 4008
Domitian assassinated - killed in palace conspiracy, Senate damns his memory (damnatio memoriae)
ID: 4008
96
ID: 4009
Nerva becomes emperor - elderly senator chosen by Senate, begins Adoptive Emperors
ID: 4009
97
ID: 4010
Nerva adopts Trajan - pressured by military, establishes precedent of adopting best successor
ID: 4010
98
ID: 4011
Death of Nerva - natural death after 16 months, peaceful transition to Trajan
ID: 4011
98
ID: 4012
Trajan becomes emperor - first provincial emperor (from Spain), will expand empire to maximum
ID: 4012
106
ID: 4013
Trajan conquers Dacia - adds wealthy province, celebrates with 123-day games, Trajan's Column erected
ID: 4013
116
ID: 4014
Roman Empire reaches maximum extent - Trajan conquers Mesopotamia, but overextended
ID: 4014
117
ID: 4015
Death of Trajan - dies of stroke in Cilicia, wife Plotina announces Hadrian as successor
ID: 4015
117
ID: 4016
Hadrian becomes emperor - Trajan's cousin, abandons conquests, focuses on consolidation
ID: 4016
122
ID: 4017
Hadrian's Wall begun - visits Britain, orders 73-mile wall across northern England
ID: 4017
130
ID: 4018
Death of Antinous - Hadrian's beloved drowns in Nile, emperor deifies him, founds city
ID: 4018
132
ID: 4019
Bar Kokhba revolt begins - Hadrian's plan to rebuild Jerusalem as pagan city triggers massive Jewish revolt
ID: 4019
138
ID: 4020
Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius - on condition Antoninus adopts Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus
ID: 4020
138
ID: 4021
Death of Hadrian - dies hated by Senate, Antoninus barely achieves his deification
ID: 4021
138
ID: 4022
Antoninus Pius becomes emperor - longest peaceful reign, empire at height of prosperity
ID: 4022
161
ID: 4023
Death of Antoninus Pius - dies peacefully after 23-year reign, smoothest succession
ID: 4023
161
ID: 4024
Marcus Aurelius becomes emperor - philosopher-emperor, rules jointly with Lucius Verus
ID: 4024
165
ID: 4025
Antonine Plague begins - brought from Parthian War, kills millions including Lucius Verus
ID: 4025
170
ID: 4026
Marcus Aurelius writes Meditations - Stoic philosophy written during Germanic wars
ID: 4026
177
ID: 4027
Marcus makes Commodus co-emperor - breaks adoptive principle, chooses biological son
ID: 4027
180
ID: 4028
Death of Marcus Aurelius - dies of plague at Vindobona, end of Pax Romana
ID: 4028
180
ID: 4029
Commodus becomes sole emperor - abandons father's wars, becomes gladiator-emperor
ID: 4029
192
ID: 4030
Commodus renames Rome 'Colonia Commodiana' - declares himself Hercules reborn, peak madness
ID: 4030
192
ID: 4031
Commodus strangled - wrestling partner Narcissus kills him in bath, end of Antonine dynasty
ID: 4031
193
ID: 4032
Pertinax emperor for 86 days - tries to reform Praetorians, murdered by them
ID: 4032
193
ID: 4033
Didius Julianus buys empire - wins Praetorian auction for throne, Year of Five Emperors begins
ID: 4033
193
ID: 4034
Septimius Severus proclaimed emperor - African general, marches on Rome, Julianus executed
ID: 4034
194
ID: 4035
Severus defeats Pescennius Niger - eliminates Eastern rival, then turns West against Albinus
ID: 4035
197
ID: 4036
Battle of Lugdunum - Severus defeats Clodius Albinus in bloodiest battle between Roman armies
ID: 4036
197
ID: 4037
Severus sacks Ctesiphon - captures Parthian capital, creates new provinces
ID: 4037
211
ID: 2531
Emperor Septimius Severus dies at York - after campaigning in Scotland, son Caracalla abandons conquests
ID: 2531
211
ID: 4038
Death of Severus at York - dies campaigning in Britain, tells sons 'Enrich soldiers, despise all others'
ID: 4038
211
ID: 4039
Caracalla murders brother Geta - kills him in mother's arms, massacres 20,000 supporters
ID: 4039
212
ID: 4040
Constitutio Antoniniana - Caracalla grants citizenship to all free inhabitants of empire
ID: 4040
217
ID: 4041
Caracalla assassinated - killed while urinating on campaign, Praetorian Prefect Macrinus takes power
ID: 4041
218
ID: 4042
Elagabalus becomes emperor at 14 - Syrian sun-priest, most sexually scandalous emperor
ID: 4042
222
ID: 4043
Elagabalus murdered in latrine - killed with mother Julia Soaemias, bodies thrown in Tiber
ID: 4043
222
ID: 4044
Alexander Severus becomes emperor at 13 - dominated by mother Julia Mamaea, last Severan
ID: 4044
235
ID: 4045
Alexander Severus murdered by troops - killed for buying peace from Germans, begins 50-year Crisis
ID: 4045
235
ID: 4046
Maximinus Thrax becomes emperor - first soldier from ranks, 8 feet tall, never visits Rome
ID: 4046
238
ID: 4047
Year of Six Emperors - Gordians I & II in Africa, Pupienus and Balbinus in Rome, all killed
ID: 4047
238
ID: 4048
Gordian III becomes emperor at 13 - youngest sole emperor, controlled by Praetorian Prefects
ID: 4048
244
ID: 4049
Philip the Arab becomes emperor - possibly first Christian emperor, celebrates Rome's 1000th year
ID: 4049
249
ID: 4050
Decius becomes emperor - requires all citizens sacrifice to gods, first systematic persecution
ID: 4050
251
ID: 4051
Decius killed at Abritus - first emperor to die in battle against barbarians, son also killed
ID: 4051
251
ID: 4052
Trebonianus Gallus becomes emperor - pays tribute to Goths, plague ravages empire
ID: 4052
253
ID: 4053
Valerian becomes emperor - renews Christian persecution, will be captured by Persians
ID: 4053
260
ID: 4054
Valerian captured at Edessa - used as footstool by Shapur I, skinned after death
ID: 4054
260
ID: 4055
Gallienus sole ruler - ends persecution, faces 30 usurpers, creates mobile cavalry
ID: 4055
268
ID: 4056
Gallienus assassinated - killed by officers at siege of Milan, capable but overwhelmed
ID: 4056
268
ID: 4057
Claudius II Gothicus - defeats 320,000 Goths at Naissus, dies of plague after 2 years
ID: 4057
270
ID: 4058
Aurelian becomes emperor - 'Restorer of the World', builds Rome's walls, reunites empire
ID: 4058
274
ID: 4059
Aurelian defeats Zenobia and Tetricus - reunites empire, celebrates last great triumph
ID: 4059
275
ID: 4060
Aurelian assassinated - secretary's forged death list causes officers to kill him
ID: 4060
275
ID: 4061
Tacitus becomes emperor at 75 - Senate's choice, dies after 6 months
ID: 4061
276
ID: 4062
Probus becomes emperor - great general, murdered by troops forced to drain swamps
ID: 4062
282
ID: 4063
Carus becomes emperor - successful against Persia, mysteriously killed by lightning
ID: 4063
283
ID: 4064
Carinus and Numerian co-emperors - sons of Carus, both dead within two years
ID: 4064
284
ID: 4065
Diocletian proclaimed emperor - ends Crisis, divides empire, comprehensive reforms
ID: 4065
301
ID: 4066
Diocletian's Edict on Maximum Prices - attempts to control inflation, fails spectacularly
ID: 4066
303
ID: 4067
Great Persecution begins - Diocletian orders destruction of churches, burning of scriptures
ID: 4067
305
ID: 4068
Diocletian abdicates - only emperor to voluntarily retire, forces Maximian to abdicate
ID: 4068
305
ID: 4069
Galerius becomes senior emperor - continues persecution in East, cancer kills him in 311
ID: 4069
306
ID: 2533
Constantine proclaimed Emperor at York - son of Constantius, begins rise to sole rule, will legalize Christianity
ID: 2533
311
ID: 4070
Galerius issues Edict of Toleration - dying of worms, begs Christians to pray for him
ID: 4070
312
ID: 4071
Constantine sees vision before Milvian Bridge - Chi-Rho in sky, converts to Christianity
ID: 4071
325
ID: 4072
Constantine calls Council of Nicaea - first ecumenical council, establishes Nicene Creed
ID: 4072
374
ID: 3818
St. Ambrose elected Bishop of Milan - unbaptized governor acclaimed by people, confronts emperors
ID: 3818
640
ID: 3905
Severinus becomes seventy-first pope - imperial troops loot Lateran treasury during his reign
ID: 3905
668
ID: 5029
Emperor Constans II murdered in bath - Monothelite persecutor killed by servant in Syracuse
ID: 5029
741
ID: 5032
Constantine V Copronymus becomes emperor - even more violent iconoclast than his father Leo III, called 'dung-named'
ID: 5032
794
ID: 5491
Capital moved from Nara to Heian-kyo (Kyoto), beginning Heian period lasting until 1185
ID: 5491
795
ID: 3930
St. Leo III becomes ninety-sixth pope - crowns Charlemagne Emperor on Christmas 800
ID: 3930
799
ID: 4090
Alcuin writes to Charlemagne about imperium - influences thinking before imperial coronation
ID: 4090
800
ID: 2911
December 25, 800
Charlemagne crowned Emperor - Pope Leo III crowns him in St. Peter's on Christmas, Charlemagne claims surprise, Western Empire restored
ID: 2911
812
ID: 2921
Byzantine recognition - Emperor Michael I recognizes Charlemagne as Emperor of the West, two Roman Empires acknowledged
ID: 2921
875
ID: 2940
December 875
Charles the Bald crowned Emperor - bribes Pope John VIII, Louis the German's sons protest
ID: 2940
884
ID: 2945
Charles the Fat reunites empire - briefly controls all Carolingian lands, but weak and incompetent
ID: 2945
900
ID: 3951
Benedict IV becomes hundred-seventeenth pope - crowns Louis III as Emperor
ID: 3951
962
ID: 3965
John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor - immediately regrets it, conspires against him
ID: 3965
1012
ID: 3979
Benedict VIII becomes hundred-forty-third pope - Count of Tusculum, defeats Saracens, crowns Henry II
ID: 3979
1433
ID: 5554
King Sigismund crowned Holy Roman Emperor, having already been King of Hungary, Germany, and Bohemia
ID: 5554