THE ROMAN DYNASTIES OF ROME & CONSTANTINOPLE
96-192AD
NERVAN- ANTONIAN DNASTY
5 GOOD EMPERORS 96AD-192AD
The Five Good Emperors and the Nervan / Antonine Dynasty (96–192). The Five Good Emperors were Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius. The Five Good Emperors were so named by the political philosopher, Niccolo Machiavelli who gave them this name in 1503 due to their good government and the respect given to them by the people of Rome. The Nervan and Antonine dynasty consisted of the "Five Good Emperors" (Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius) together with Lucius Verus, who ruled jointly with Marcus Aurelius, and Commodus the son of Marcus Aurelius
NERVA 96 -98 AD
ARCVS COCCEIVS NERVA CAESAR AVGVSTVS
BORN 8 NOVEMBER 30AD, Near NARNI, Italia
RULE 1 YEAR 4 MONTHS 18 SEPTEMBER 96 AD – 27 January 98 AD
Appointed by the Senate
Natural causes
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NERVA 96-98 AD
BUSTS OF NERVA FROM MUSEUMS:, ROME, LOUVRE, VATICAN, Copenhagen, , NAPLES, FLORENCE
TRAJAN 98 AD -117 AD
CAESAR MARCVS VLPIVS NERVA TRAIANVS AVGVSTVS
BORN 18 SEPTEMBER 53 AD, ITALICA, HISPANIA BAETICA
RULE 19 YEARS 7 MONTHS 28 January 98 AD – 7 AUGUST 117 AD
Adopted son and heir of Nerva
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TRAJAN 98-117 AD
BUSTS OF TRAJAN FROM MUSEUMS: BRITISH MUSEUM, LOUVRE, VATICAN, Copenhagen, ROME, Toulouse,FLORENCE,OSTIA
HARDRIAN 117 AD - 138 AD
CAESAR PVBLIVS AELIVS TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS
Born 24 JANUARY 76 AD,ITALICA, HISPANIA BAETICA (OR ROME)
RULE 21 YEARS 11 AUGUST 117AD – 10 JULY 138 AD
Adopted son and heir of Trajan
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HARDRIAN 117-138 AD
BUSTS OF HARDRIAN FROM MUSEUMS: BRITISH MUSEUM, LOUVRE, VATICAN, Copenhagen, Istanbul, ROME, VENNIA, FLORECE, VENICE, SEVILLE
ANTONINUS PIUS 138AD - 161 AD
CAESAR TITVS AELIVS HADRIANVS ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS PIVS
BORN 86AD, NEAR LANUVIUM, ITALY
RULE 22 YEARS 7 MONTHS 11 JULY 138 AD – 7 MARCH161 AD
Adopted son and heir of Hadrian
Natural causes.
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ANTONINUS PIUS 138 -161 AD
BUSTS OF ANTONINUS PIUS FROM MUSEUMS: BRITISH MUSEUM, LOUVRE, Copenhagen, ROME,FLORECE, SICILY
LUCIUS VERUS 161 AD - 169AD
CAESAR LVCIVS AVRELIVS VERVS AVGVSTVS
BORN 15 DECEMBER 130 AD, ROME
RULE 8 YEARS 7 MARCH 161 AD – MARCH 169 AD
Adopted son and heir of Antoninus Pius; Co-emperor with Marcus Aurelius until death
Natural causes (Plague?)
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LUCIUS VERUS 161 - 169 AD
BUSTS OF LICIUS VERUS FROM MUSEUMS: BRITISH MUSEUM, LOUVRE, VATICAN, Copenhagen, ROME,, VENICE, VENNIA
MARCUS AURLIUS 161 AD -180 AD
CAESAR MARCVS AVRELIVS ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS
BORN 26 APRIL 121AD, ROME
RULE 19 YEARS 17 MARCH 161AD - 17 MARCH 180 AD
Adopted son and heir of Antoninus Pius; Co-emperor with Lucius Verus until 169 AD
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MACUS AURLIUS 161 - 180 AD
BUSTS OF MARCUS AURLIUS FROM MUSEUMS: BRITISH MUSEUM, LOUVRE, VATICAN, Copenhagen, Istanbul, ROME, VENNIA,, Toulouse,
COMMODUS 177 AD -192 AD
CAESAR MARCVS AVRELIVS COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS
BORN 31 AUGUST161AD, LANUVIUM, ITALIA
RULE 15 YEARS 177AD - 31 DECEMBER 192 AD
Natural son of Marcus Aurelius; joint emperor from 177 AD
Assassinated in palace, strangled to death
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COMMODUS 177 - 192 AD
BUSTS OF COMMODUS FROM MUSEUMS: LOUVRE, VATICAN, Copenhagen, Istanbul, ROME,VENNIA, Toulouse