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The Roman Empire (60 BCE-160 CE)


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Summary and Analysis

From Republic to Dictatorship: Caesar to Octavian (50–30 BCE)

The Early Principate: Augustus and Tiberius (30 BCE–37 CE)

Caligula and Claudius (37-54): The Pitfalls and Regularization of Personal Rule

Nero and the 'Year of the Four Emperors' (54-69)

The Short-Lived Flavian Dynasty: 69-96 CE

Rome's Halcyon Days: 96-161 CE

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