The Roman Empire
1. 27 B.C.E.–68 C.E.
-------- Edict makes all males living in empire Roman citizens Era of the “five good emperors,” with relative peace and prosperity Flavian emperors; restoration of order Julio-Claudian emperors; expansion into northern and western Europe Emperor Septimius Severus expands Rome’s borders in Africa and western Asia Barracks emperors; civil war; breakdown of the empire; and economic decline
2. 69– 96 C.E.
-------- Edict makes all males living in empire Roman citizens Era of the “five good emperors,” with relative peace and prosperity Flavian emperors; restoration of order Julio-Claudian emperors; expansion into northern and western Europe Emperor Septimius Severus expands Rome’s borders in Africa and western Asia Barracks emperors; civil war; breakdown of the empire; and economic decline
3. 96– 180 C.E.
-------- Edict makes all males living in empire Roman citizens Era of the “five good emperors,” with relative peace and prosperity Flavian emperors; restoration of order Julio-Claudian emperors; expansion into northern and western Europe Emperor Septimius Severus expands Rome’s borders in Africa and western Asia Barracks emperors; civil war; breakdown of the empire; and economic decline
4. 193- 211 C.E.
-------- Edict makes all males living in empire Roman citizens Era of the “five good emperors,” with relative peace and prosperity Flavian emperors; restoration of order Julio-Claudian emperors; expansion into northern and western Europe Emperor Septimius Severus expands Rome’s borders in Africa and western Asia Barracks emperors; civil war; breakdown of the empire; and economic decline
5. 212 C.E.
-------- Edict makes all males living in empire Roman citizens Era of the “five good emperors,” with relative peace and prosperity Flavian emperors; restoration of order Julio-Claudian emperors; expansion into northern and western Europe Emperor Septimius Severus expands Rome’s borders in Africa and western Asia Barracks emperors; civil war; breakdown of the empire; and economic decline
6. 235– 284 C.E.
-------- Edict makes all males living in empire Roman citizens Era of the “five good emperors,” with relative peace and prosperity Flavian emperors; restoration of order Julio-Claudian emperors; expansion into northern and western Europe Emperor Septimius Severus expands Rome’s borders in Africa and western Asia Barracks emperors; civil war; breakdown of the empire; and economic decline