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HIS 207: Week 14Oakton Community CollegeNovember 22, 2011

Morenoble than Hadrian Described by Marcus Aurelius Prudent and moderate, nothing excessive Uneventful reignNo conquest, no insurrections, no calamities Skillfulwith finances Kind to his subjects – including Christians Law and legislation Innocent unless proven guiltyMitigated the evils of slavery

LuciusAurelius Versus Philosopher-emperor Upright and just and yet . . . Plague and famineBarbarian invasions Persecution of Christians Parthians in the eastGermans in the northSecret meetingsA criminal godCannibalismDangerous to the public peaceDied in Vienna trying to maintain the frontier

Meditationsof Marcus Aurelius Epicureanism Happiness Stoics Live according to our highest natureCato, Cicero, Seneca, Marcus Aurelius

BornLucius Aurelius, became Commodusas emperor Seriously unbalancedAttacked senatorsFancied himself another HerculesParticipated in gladiatorial contests

Early190s Cityprefect, Pertinax, aided byCommodus’ mistress, Marcia Assassination Pertinax 31 December 192as emperorKilled 28 March 193

Didius TituslawJulianus, senatorFlavius Sulpicianus, his father-in- Rometo the highest bidder

CaiusPescennius Niger (Syrian troops) Publius Septimius Severus (Pannoniantroops) Septimius Severus Savior of Rome193-211Visited the senateVisited the Praetorian GuardDefeated Niger in April 194Defeated Albinus in Gaul in 197

July197 Ctesiphonfalls to the legions Remainedin Egypt and Antioch until 202 Reduced Lawsenatorial influencecourts become tribunals and imperialedicts are law without additional approval

Caracallaand Geta

FavoredGallic and German fashions Citizenship Tax purposes Baths to all adult malesof CaracallaLargest in RomeMain hall 185 ft. by 79 ft.

214 Danubelegions Macedonian Killed phalanxin Mesopotamia in 216By own troops

Varius Avitus Bassianus218SyrianDevoted to Sun god Macrinusexecuted at Antioch

Christianity Diocletian Constantine Romulus 476Augustulus

More noble than Hadrian Described by Marcus Aurelius Prudent and moderate, nothing excessive Uneventful reign No conquest, no insurrections, no calamities Skillful with finances Kind to his subjects - including Christians Law and legislation Innocent unless proven guilty Mitigated the evils of slavery Lucius Aurelius Versus