Ancient World
Res Gestae Divi Augusti (AD 14): Augustus Tells His Own Story
Augustus's official account of his career was inscribed in Rome and across the provinces; the copy at Ankara survives almost complete and is a key source for his reign.
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Europe
Ancient World
Fall of Sejanus (AD 31): Tiberius Destroys His Favourite
Sejanus was arrested and executed on the day he was denounced; his family and many associates were killed in the purges that followed.
Ancient World
Pont du Gard: The Roman Aqueduct Bridge of Nimes in France
The highest surviving Roman aqueduct bridge, which carried water to Nemausus for several centuries and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Ancient World
Assassination of Caligula (AD 41): The Murder of an Emperor
Caligula, his wife and his infant daughter were killed; the Praetorian Guard made his uncle Claudius emperor while the Senate debated restoring the Republic.
Ancient World
Portus: The Harbour of Imperial Rome Built by Claudius and Trajan
Portus became the main port of imperial Rome for some four centuries, handling the grain and goods that fed the capital.
Ancient World
Roman Conquest of Britain (AD 43): Claudius's Invasion
Rome captured Camulodunum and created the province of Britannia, beginning nearly four centuries of Roman rule in Britain.
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Caratacus: British Resistance to the Roman Conquest (AD 43-51)
Caratacus was defeated in Wales, handed to Rome by Cartimandua in AD 51 and pardoned by Claudius, but British resistance continued.
Ancient World
Roman Baths of Bath (Aquae Sulis): Temple and Hot Springs
A temple and bathing complex built around the sacred hot spring became one of the great religious sites of Roman Britain and survives as one of the best-preserved Roman baths in northern Europe.
Ancient World
Boudica's Revolt (AD 60-61): The Iceni Queen Against Rome
The revolt destroyed three Roman towns but was crushed by Suetonius Paulinus; Boudica died soon afterwards and Roman rule in Britain was restored and reformed.
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Domus Aurea (AD 64): Nero's Golden House in Rome
Nero's palace was largely dismantled or buried by his successors, but its surviving wing inspired Renaissance artists after its rediscovery in the late 15th century.
Ancient World
Great Fire of Rome (AD 64): Nero and the Burning of the City
Three of Rome's fourteen districts were destroyed and seven badly damaged; Nero rebuilt the city under new rules, began the Golden House and blamed the Christians.
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Death of Nero (AD 68): The End of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty
Nero's suicide ended the Julio-Claudian dynasty founded by Augustus and opened a year of civil war in which four men claimed the throne.