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34 Cards in this Set
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44 BC |
Julius Caesar is assassinated. Hostility between Octavian and Antony begin. Antony as consul. [1] |
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43 BC |
Decimus Brutus situation. Octavian demands consulship, is refused, he marches on Rome and pays army with treasury. Court set up to try the assassins, found guilty in absence [2]. Lex Titia formed the second triumvirate (Triumviri Rei Publicae Constituendae Consulari Potestate). Proscriptions to eliminate enemies and seize money and land for the troops. |
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42 BC |
Battle of Philippi, Antony and Octavian vs Brutus and Cassius [2]. Octavian vows to build a temple to Mars Ultor. Antony to command the East to restore order and to gather money for the payment of the legions. Octavian to return to Italy to complete land allotment for veterans and suppress Sextus Pompey. |
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41 BC |
The Perusine war, Octavian vs Lucius Antonius and Fulvia. |
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40 BC |
Treaty of Brundisium between triumvirs. Octavian gets West, Antony East, and Lepidus Africa. Antony married Octavia (sister of Octavian) to seal this. |
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39 BC |
Treaty of Misenum: Antony and Octavian ceded Sicily, Sardinia, and Corsica to Sextus Pompey as a "Protectorate". Octavian marries Scribonia (a relative to Sextus Pompey) and has one daughter, Julia. This buys time for Octavian to build up his navy. |
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38 BC |
Octavian is referred to as Imperator Caesar Divi Filius, strengthening his bond with Caesar and military power. Marries Livia. Treaty of Tarentum, renewing the Triumvirate for 5 years. |
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37 BC |
Antony marries Cleopatra and formally acknowledges their children. Agrippa builds the Portus Julius. |
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36 BC |
Battle of Naulochus, Agrippa vs Sextus Pompey. Lepidus threatens Octavian with his troops, demanding Sicily. Octavian appealed to Lepidus' troops, they desert Lepidus and he is placed under house arrest until he dies. |
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34 BC |
Donations of Alexandria, Helios named King of Armenia, Media, and Parthia. His twin sister Selene given Libya and Cyrenacia. Cleopatra named Queen of Kings and Queen of Egypt, Caesarion King of Kings and King of Egypt. |
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33 BC |
End of Triumvirate , Antony kept the title, Octavian dropped it and powers. |
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32 BC |
Consuls Sosius and Ahenobarbus. Sosius tries to pass an act censuring Octavian in the Senate. Vetoed by tribune. Octavian defended himself and it became clear he was the unparalleled leader. 300 senators fled to Antony along with both consuls. |
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31 BC |
Octavian consul. Octavian stole Antony's will and read it to the Senate. Declared Caesarion as legitimate heir to Caesar, provided for his children by Cleopatra, stated he wanted to be buried with Cleopatra. Battle of Actium, Octavian vs Antony and Cleopatra. Against Cleopatra (not civil war) and a iustrum bellum. City of Nicopolis founded on the sight of battle. |
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30 BC |
Antony commits suicide. Cleopatra negotiates with Octavian and realising her only future is to walk in the Triumph of Octavian, she commits suicide. Octavian named Pharoah, he kills Ceasarion and Antony's eldest son by Fulvia. Egypt is annexed to Rome [27]. |
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29 BC |
Doors to the Temple of Janus are closed. [13] |
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28 BC |
Censorial powers for Agrippa and Octavian. Census was conducted, registering over 4 million citizens [8]. Revision of the senate to rid the senate of its tainted reputation. 190 members removed. This also meant the senate became less of a threat and their tacit acceptance gave the regime legitimacy. Melts down statues of self and removes names from ornaments [24]. |
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27 BC |
First Settlement. States he wants to retire. Instead he is given proconsular power over Gaul, Iberia, and Syria and the name "Augustus" [34]. Awarded the Clipeus Virtutis at a later date [34].He also has the influence from his auctiritas, amicitia, and as Princeps Senatus. |
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23 BC |
Second Settlement. Resigned annual consulship. Tribunicia potestas (powers of a tribune without the office). Maius imperium (can govern his own province and army as well as interfere in any other province). Marcellus dies. |
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22 BC |
People of Rome take senate hostage during famine, trying to force Augustus to take official dictatorship rejecting this and instead becoming cura annonae (care over the grain supply) [5]. Restoration of temples begins. [20] |
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20 BC |
Standards recovered from Parthia [29]. Prima Porta made. |
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19 BC |
Augustus accepts consul for life. Aeneid published. |
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18 BC |
Second revision of senate. 200 members removed, reducing the senate to the Sullan figure of 600. |
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17 BC |
Augustus adopts Gaius and Lucius (Agrippa and Julia's sons). Ludi Saeculares [22], Horace's Carmen Saeculare. |
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15 BC |
Augustus takes the right to coin gold and silver for the empire. |
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13 BC |
Augustus returns to Rome from Gaul and Hispania. Lepidus dies. Ara Pacis commissioned by senate to celebrate Augustus' return. [12] |
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12 BC |
Augustus made Pontifex Maximus. Agrippa dies. |
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10 BC |
Obelisk of Montecitorio taken for use as a gnomen in the Solarium Augusti. Herod names his new city Caesarea. |
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9 BC |
Ara Pacis consecrated. |
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2 BC |
Forum of Augustus inaugurated [21]. Augustus named pater patriae [35]. Julia is banished for adultery. |
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3 AD |
Augustus adopts Gaius (to be heir). |
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4 AD |
Gaius dies. Augustus adopts Tiberius. Tiberius adopts Germanicus. Tiberius gets tribunician power for 10 years. |
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9 AD |
Varus is defeated in Germany, losing 3 legions. |
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13 AD |
Tiberius' powers renewed for a further 10 years with authority equal to Augustus. |
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14 AD |
Augustus dies. Augustus is deified. Julia dies. |
