A CHRONOLOGY OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE This page intentionally left blank A Chronology of the Roman Empire Edited by Timothy Venning Continuum International Publishing Group The Tower Building, 11 York Road, London SE1 7NX 80 Maiden Lane, Suite 704, New York, NY 10038 www.continuumbooks.com Copyright © T. Venning, 2011 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or trans- mitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or any information storage or retrieval system, without prior permission from the publishers. First published 2011 British Library Cataloguing- in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 978 1441 15478 1 Typeset by Pindar NZ, Auckland, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain Contents Acknowledgements vii Maps ix Introduction by John F. Drinkwater 1 1 Monarchy and Early Republic, to 265 BC 25 2 264 to 146 BC 83 3 145 to 30 BC 167 4 30 BC to AD 68 337 5 AD 69 to 235 457 6 AD 235 to 330 589 7 AD 331 to 476 659 Consuls of Rome 755 Glossary 761 Bibliography 777 Index 803 This page intentionally left blank Acknowledgements I would like to thank my old Classics teacher, Mr. Bill Ahearne of Haywards Heath Grammar School, who fi rst inspired and enthused me with the subject of Ancient Rome. Thanks also go to Ben Hayes, Alice Eddowes and their colleagues at Continuum for their assistance in preparing the manuscript for publication. This page intentionally left blank Maps m u meric u ust Cr Ficulea Fidenae Tibur Gabii Pedum ROME Labici Tusculum Praeneste Aricia Lavinium Lanuvium Ardea Roman Territory, c. 500BC Roman Territory, c. 560BC Map 1 Territories of the Latin city-states, c. 500 BC.