Daily 30

Were the Julio-Claudians really as bad as they seem?

The Julio-Claudians were as bad as they seemed. The Julio-Claudians consisted of the first five Roman Emperors. They were Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero. They each did something important for their empire, but then again, some of them were medically insane. They each may have done something important, but they did more negative acts than positive ones. Augustus had many relationship problems, but he is considered the first emperor. He ruled by himself from 27 BCE to 14 CE. Tiberius was one of Rome’s greatest generals. He conquered land in Pannonia, Dalmatia, Raetia, and Germania. He was the best emperor out of the five. This would lay down the foundation of the northern frontier. Caligula was the best during his first two years of ruling because after that he became insane after an illness. Before that though, he built major aqueducts, helped people who were being harmed by taxes, and put on gladiator battles. He tried to appoint his horse to the senate and even made it a citizen of Rome. Claudius was limp with slight deafness, but he expanded the empire like Augustus. He gained the area of Thrace, Noricum, Pamphylia, Lycia, and Judea.  Nero was the last of the emperors of the Julio-Claudians. He was crazy too. He executed many people, including his own mother. He is known for playing the fiddle while the city of Rome burned to the ground. All of these five emperors may have done something great here and there, but in the end they ran they Romans into the ground.