Julio-Claudian

• The Julio-Claudian Dynasty (27 BCE-14 CE) was the dynasty of the first five Roman Emperors.

Description

• Julius Caesar‘s family was the Gens Julia meaning the Julian Tribe or Clan.
• The First Five Roman Emperors were called Julio-Claudian because they all belonged either to the Gens Julia or to the Gens Claudia, or to both.
• Julius Caesar adopted his Sister’s Grandson,Octavian, the future Augustus as his Heir, and the next four Emperors were all related either by blood, marriage or adoption.
• None were direct descendants, Father and Son, but all were related to each other.

The First Five Roman Emperors

• Augustus (27 BCE – 14 CE) (Julian)
  • Name: Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus Divi Filius Augustus.
• Tiberius (14-37 CE) (Julian)
  • Name: Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus
• Caligula (37-41 CE) (Julio-Claudian)
  • Name: Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus
• Claudius (41-54 CE) (Julio-Claudian)
  • Name: Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus
• Nero (54-68 CE) (Julio-Claudian)
  • Name: Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus

The Roman Imperial Dynasties

• Julio-Claudian Dynasty (27 BCE-68 CE)
• Flavian Dynasty (69-96 CE)
• Nervo-Trajanic Dynasty (96-138 CE)
• Antonine Dynasty (138-192 CE)
• Severan Dynasty (193-246 CE)
• Constantine Dynasty (324-264 CE)
• Valentinian Dynasty (364-395 CE)
• Theodosian Dynasty (379-457 CE)

See Also

• Illyrian Emperors
  • Emperors born in or near Sirmium (Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia).
• Soldier Emperors
  • 33 Emperors in 50 years, nearly all the result of military coups during the Crisis of the Third Century (235-284 CE).