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Emperor Diocletian served as sole ruler of Rome from 284-286 and combined ruler from 286-305 AD. He is most well known for his attempts at reconstructing the roman empire by dividing the large empire into two halves a east and west one headed in Rome and the other headed in modern day Istanbul where he would take the east. Another thing is well known for the last persecution of Christians in Rome being unsuccessful. During his reign he was able to eliminate a majority of all oppressors of Rome before he would end up falling ill and emancipating his title of emperor the first roman to ever do such.
I picked Diocletian due to the interesting story of his rule with the willingness to give up a majority of his power then later his full power all for the survival of Rome

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Emperor Tiberius was born in Rome in 42 bc. His stepfather was Augustus Caesar, the first and one of the greatest emperors Rome would ever know. Tiberius on the other hand, was a monster. He had his own island where he would conduct unspeakable acts to which the senate of Rome would mostly turn a blind eye to. His reign of mindlessness would include electing a horse for senate power, sexual assault to many of the men and women of Rome, and traumatizing the next successor of his throne. He would reign from 14 to 37 AD, dying at his own soldiers hands.

I chose Emperor Tiberius because i think the psychology behind him is very interesting and how despite everything he did behind the scenes, he still managed Rome quite well.

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Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus  Germanicus was the 5th Roman emperor and the last of Julius Caesar's blood line, he was born December 15, 37 AD, in Antium. Nero succeeded the Emperor Claudius, and reigned from when he was 16, AD 54 until his death at 30, in AD 68. Nero was known for his cruelty and debauchery.  Nero thought of himself as a grand actor and would often force people to listen to his music and would kill actors and musicians he thought might be better than him. Nero raped woman, tortured innocent people, killed his own mother, and is said to have burn half of Rome down to make room for his pleasure palace. He did have contributions to Rome diplomacy, trade, and culture. Nero was forced to commit suicide by the Roman Senate.

I chose Nero because he was the last Emperor of Julius Caesar's blood line and he was one of the emperor's to be the downfall of Rome.

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Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus was born on August 1, 10 BC and lived until October 13, 54 AD. Claudius was the fourth emperor of Rome and the first Roman emperor to be born outside Italy. Claudius' reign lasted from 41 to 54 A.D., and in that time he is remembered for the successful expansion of Rome that we know today. Claudius claimed land in Britannia, Mauretania, and other parts of Africa and the Middle East. Claudius was disfigured and mentally ill and his whole family was killed and he was the only heir to Augustus, but that didn't stop him from becoming the emperor of Rome and being one of the most successful emperors Rome  ever had.

I chose Claudius for the reason that he was the black sheep of the family and no one thought he was going to be emperor, but he proved his family wrong and became a very successful emperor, maybe the most successful in the world's history

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Constantine made Christianity the main religion of Rome, and created Constantinople, which became the most powerful city in the world. Emperor Constantine (ca A.D. 280– 337) reigned over a major transition in the Roman Empireand much more.Constantine saw a vision of the Cross appearing in the light of the sun during Battle of Milvian Bridge. Also in his dreams that night Christ the god came up in his dreams and  urged him to make himself a copy of the sign which had appeared in the sky, and to use this as a protection against the attacks of the enemy. God was right because the next day they had won the battle. After this battle he would Continue  to run Rome as the emperor for many years. He will also become the first empire that will be christian. Constantine will also split rome into two and making one of the most powerful city ever called Constantinople and this city will stand for another 1000 years!

I choose Constantine because of how he was not afraid to be different than other people. For example how he became the first empire of Rome that was Christian. I also liked him because not only he was very street smart and intelligent he was also really good on the battle field and led his army to victory dozens of times.

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Tiberius was born in Rome in 42 BC. He was the son of Augustus, the first Roman Emperor. After his father's death he took his position and ruled Rome from 14 AD to 37 AD. Tiberius was a very good military general. He helped to expand the Roman Empire and prevent many unnecessary wars. He proved time and time again to be an effective and efficient administrator. However, apart from his brilliance and position Tiberius was a terrible person. Tiberius ruled from an island away from Rome called Capri. On this island he did many disgusting things including sexual assaulting women and many young boys.

I chose Tiberius because of how intriguing his life was. Even though in his alone time he was a terrible person he was portrayed to everyone as a great Emperor.

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Emperor Diocletian, nicknamed "Jovius" was a Roman Emperor who ruled from 284  AD to 305 AD. Diocletian was born to a poor, low-class family in the Dalmatia territory. Diocletian was the Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, and is credited with preventing a near collapse of the Eastern Roman Empire, called the Crisis of the Third Century. Alongside stabilizing the empire, he also expanded the services of the Roman government, which created the largest bureaucracy that Rome would ever see. Emperor Diocletian would also be partially responsible for the facilitation of the last major persecution against Christians in the Roman Empire. He advocated for Christians to be killed and is linked with destroying a number of different churches. Diocletian later would be the first Roman Emperor to voluntarily give up his position due to an illness. I picked "Jovius" because he's seen as a polarizing figure who succeeded in good and bad accomplishments. While he improved the Roman Empire in many ways, he was also responsible for some economic problems, persecutions, and internal disputes with co-emperors.

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Emperor Tiberius was born on November 16, 42 BC in Rome, Italy. He was the son of Augustus, who was the first and one of the best emperors of Rome. Tiberius was an outstanding general including a great military career. He helped expand the Roman empire along the Danube River into a city that is now Germany. Tiberius did not want to be in unnecessary wars and proved to people that he was a great leader. On the contrary, he was known to be a vicious and greedy tyrant. For example, he did awful things to woman, children, and animals on the island of Capri. Despite these bad decisions he made, Tiberius was an excellent emperor and generated a lot of money to Rome's economy.

I chose Tiberius because I was interested in the contrasting personalities that made him a bad person but a good emperor.

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Domitian was a Roman Emperor from 81 A.D.-96 A.D. Some Roman citizens called him the reign terror. Domitian was the son of Vespasian and the younger brother of Titus, his two predecessors of the throne. He was known for being one of the worst Roman Emperors in history. He was a bad emperor because of his narcissism and suspicion controlling his thoughts and decisions, making his actions cruel and unjust. Domitian strengthened the economy by revaluing the Roman coinage, expanded the border defenses of the empire, and initiated a massive building program to restore the damaged city of Rome. I chose Domitian because of how bad of an Emperor he was.

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Tiberius was the son of Augustus and was born in 42 BC. After his father died, he took his place and ruled Rome from 14 AD to 37 AD. While Tiberius was great at managing Rome and a good soldier, in his private life he was a very evil and despicable man. He spent most of his time in Capri where he did most of his disgusting acts. During his time in Capri, he sexually assaulted men and women, traumatized many people, etc. He also raised Caligula on the island of Capri which led to a long line of disastrous emperors. I chose Tiberius because it is unbelievable how good he was at managing Rome, yet he was a horrible person.

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Emperor Trajan was a Roman ruler who ruled from 98-117. His main known feature as a ruler was he dedication to expand the Roman empire. As emperor, Trajan expanded the Roman Empire to become larger than ever before. One place that's now part of Roman that he conquered is Dacia. Dacia provided many resources and land for the romans, improving their economy better than before. Emperor Trajan also configured an army together to fight an old enemy of Rome, the Parthians. Emperor Trajan was known to be one of the best emperors Rome could have, once he died Rome would mourn his death and say "be luckier than Augustus and better than Trajan"

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Constantine the great was a Roman emperor who ruled from 306-337 AD. Many consider Constantine to be the last great emperor. This is backed with everything he did for Rome while they were going through hard times. He also is responsible for spreading Christianity all throughout Rome.  His support for Christians greatly impacted the religion and how fast it spread. Constantine was the very first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity due to God helping him win in the battle of milvian.  He realized that Rome was too big for only one ruler, because of this he decided to split the Roman empire in half. With this came the construction of the city Istanbul, which is now known as Constantinople.
I chose Emperor Constantine because he is one of the most important emperors of Rome. He also is a very big Christian figure and it is thanks to him that Christianity spread as fast as it did.

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Emperor Constantine was a part of a major transition in the Roman Empire.  He ruled during ad 306-337, and he was responsible for making Christianity legal in Rome. This helped spread Christianity, and later made it the main religion of Rome. He also constructed the city of constantinople, which became a powerful city within the Roman Empire.

I chose Constantine because he was the first Roman Emperor to convert into Christianity, and he played a big role in spreading the religion.

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Emperor Vespasian - Guadalupe Valdivia-Reyes

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Emperor Vespasian - Guadalupe Valdivia-Reyes

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Roman Emperor Vespasian ruled from 69-79 A.D. He is mostly known for working hard to restore Rome's law and order after the civil war. Vespasian is also known for establishing the Flavian Dynasty, which ruled the Roman Empire for 27 years.  Vespasian was proclaimed emperor by the senate when he fought against Vitellius and won. He is one of the only emperors from humble origins that fought his way to the top. After the civil war, Emperor Vespasian rebuilt rome by raising taxes and starting new building programs that built monuments that are still up today. With his army, he restored discipline and ended the war in Judea. Vespasian was also able to conquer Wales and Northern England.

I picked Vespasian because he was a well-liked emperor, who was a warrior, that came from nothing and became emperor.

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Being the emperor of one of the world's greatest empires was not an easy task. While the Roman Empire was coming to an end, Constatine was determined to stall the plummet. His famous efforts of preventing the fall of the empire began with completely shutting down the Coliseum, a Roman arena of death. This would not be enough to stop the fall of the Roman Empire. Constantine was also known for his missionary work of expanding Christianity throughout his empire. He knew the Roman Empire would need to be split due to defensive reasons; therefore, Constantine decided to create a new city in Asia Minor. It's name? Constantinople. His hopes for this city were that it would be the Capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. The reason I chose Emperor Constantine is because of his perseverance through the difficult times of having loads of pressure on him, while one of the world's greatest empires was falling. His mission work of spreading Christianity all throughout the Roman Empire is incredible, while his empire continued to decline. Constantine's efforts are very inspiring and are a reminder to never give up through hard times, no matter the outcome because God is always with you by your side cheering you on.

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Galba ruled from 68-69 AD. Galba ruled for 7 months before being taken over by Emperor Otho. Galba was the first Roman Emperor to be installed into the throne with the help of the legions. After the legions helped him into power he became unpopular with them because he did not award them a donative after he became in power. Galba died by assassinated in January 15 69 AD by Marcus Otho. He was the first Emperor in the year of the Four Emperor's. Galba was the first Emperor after Emperor Nero's death.

I chose Galba because of his short time ruling. I think he needed to be recognized for being the first Emperor to be in power by the legions.

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Constantine was the last great emperor of Rome who ruled from 306-337 AD. Constantine was known for spreading Christianity through the Roman Empire and made persecution of Christians illegal in 313 AD. Constantine attempted to decline the fall of Rome and heavily tried to boost morality in Rome. Constantine benefited Rome by creating the city of Constantinople in 330 AD and in that city making the Megale Ekklesia which was the largest church for around 1000 years. Constantine.

I chose Constantine because of his major attempt to try to save Rome from falling and for making Rome more humane and making Christianity a religion anybody could be.

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Emperor Constantine was the last great emperor of Rome. He ruled from 306-337 AD and tried to stop the Roman Empire from declining by shutting down the Coliseum. Constantine also tried to restore Roman morality; however, his efforts in the end had little effect. Constantine's acceptance of Christianity and the creation of an eastern capital city that would later bear his name marked his reign as a major turning point between ancient history and the Middle Ages. This amazing emperor made Christianity the main religion of Rome, and created Constantinople, which later became the most powerful city in the whole world. Additionally, Constantine began the continuance of the reforms of Diocletian. Constantine will be remembered as the 1st Roman emperor to become Christian after crediting God in his victory at the battle of milvian.

I chose Constantine because I wanted to learn more about him and I wanted to refresh my memory on why he was the last great emperor of Rome. Constantine also intrigued me on his efforts for christianity.

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Constantine who ruled from 306 - 337 AD who was famous for coming into a falling Rome and he was trying to decline the fall of Rome. He started by shutting down the Coliseum and trying to restore morality to Rome. His efforts had very little effect on the decline. Constantine also spilt the Roman empire and begun the construction of a new city called Constantinople. He was hopeful that the city would one day be the Capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. Constantine was also responisble for the rise of Christianity in Rome because of one battle where he knew he was going to lose and during the night, he was out on a walk when a flaming Cross appeared before him promising him victory of he carried god into the battle, he then won the battle the next morning.

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Tiberius was a Roman emperor that ruled from 14 AD to 37 AD. Born in 42 BC as the son of Augustus, many had high expectations. Those expectations were met as Tiberius was a skilled military commander and avoided unnecessary wars. However, his private life was pure evil. Hidden away on an island known as Capri, he could let his inhuman desires unleash. Tiberius would rape, torture, and kill anyone including women and young children. His cruel actions are what gave him the title as the worst emperor of Rome.

I chose Tiberius because I found it interesting that he could present himself as a normal person, but in reality he was a corrupt and vile man.

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Tiberius was born in 42 BC, and was the son of the great Emperor Augustus. Tiberius ruled over Rome from 14 AD to 37 AD. Unlike his father, Tiberius was a cruel man. He wanted to have full control of Rome and be as powerful as he could. He had no compassion for anyone and will then be known as the worst Emperor of Rome.

The reason why I chose Tiberius was because I found it interesting how he could have such a great dad, and then become the worst Emperor Rome has ever known.

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Emperor Tiberius was born on November 16, 42 BC in Rome Italy. In the military, Tiberius excelled. He knew what to do and when to do it. Tiberius wasn't the best at being an emperor. He abused many of the people he was over. He may not have been the kindest, but he knew how to conduct everything that he was over. He lived in an entirely different location from where he ruled because of all of the horrible things he did to people. Tiberius was a very cruel man. I chose to do emperor Tiberius because it interests me how such a cruel man could manage everything at home so well. He was probably one of the most insane emperors.

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Constantine was emperor of Rome during a period of great decline, ruling from 306 to 337 AD. He was known greatly for shutting down the Coliseum and being the first emperor to convert to Christianity. This was much in attempt to bring morals back into Roman society. Furthermore, seeking to save the Roman Empire, he split the empire into an Eastern and Western empire, with a new capital in the east named Constantinople (modern Istanbul) after the emperor. The western empire would soon fall but Constantinople would live on for another thousand years, potentially thanks to the split.

I chose Constantine because he sought to save Rome in creative and intelligent ways, like bringing to family/moral base back into society that made it great in the first place. Also, foreseeing the need to separate Rome in order to split governance with another emperor could've even been a sacrifice by Constantine for the sake of the Empire, showing his dedication to the preservation of Rome.

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Nero served as the Emperor of Rome from 54-68 AD and was one of Rome's most infamous rulers, notorious for his cruelty and debauchery. Nero thought of himself as a fantastic actor, which lead him to eliminate all people who acted better than him. On top of this, he was also known for killing completely innocent people, including his mother. The Great Fire of Rome occurred in 64 AD, which killed thousands of people. To this day, people believe that Nero is responsible for the fire. Eventually, Nero was forced to kill himself and therefore, he went down as the last Emperor in Julius Caesar’s bloodline to be the ruler of Rome.

I chose to write about Nero because he was a extremely cruel emperor and it is intriguing to learn about what crazy things he did.

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Emperor Tiberius was born in 42 BC. He is the son of Augustus, who was the greatest emperor of all time. While Tiberius was an excellent general for the military, he was not that great of an emperor. He did help expand the empire and prevent wars, however, the man was horrible. He did many violent things that portrayed him as evil.

I choose to do Tiberius because I find it interesting that the son of such an amazing emperor turned out to be such a vile person.

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Emperor Tiberius was born on November 16, 42 BC in Rome(making him a roman emperor) and son of Augustus. Augustus was the first emperor and one of the best emperors. His father's success was helping the Roman's wellbeing, being a great politician, and getting Rome into its "Golden age". Tiberius, the second emperor, was a great general and a decent emperor, excluding the things he did on his island, Capri. He had very young kids suck his thigh area. This traumatizing events, along with many others made Tiberius to be a very cruel and unethical man. Tiberius died on March 16, 37 AD.

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constantine,emperor from 337-306 A.D.Known as the last great emporer.He was the first emporer to convert to christianity.He eventually emerged victorious in the civil wars against emperors Maxentius and Licinius to become the sole ruler of the Roman Empire by 324.upon his succesion he enacted numerous reforms to strengthen government.

I chose constantine because he was one the first to convert to christianity and spread it.

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Emperor Tiberius was a Roman emperor from 14 AD to 37 AD. He was born in Rome in 42 BC. He was the son of Augustus. Tiberius had a brilliant military career, and he helped carry out the expansion of the Roman empire along the Danube river and into modern day Germany. Tiberius strengthened the Roman navy greatly. He avoided unnecessary wars and proved himself to be a capable administrator. Although he contributed greatly to Rome, he was known as a monster and a tyrant. He is known for practicing every imaginable vice. I chose Tiberius because I was really interested about his past and what he contributed to Rome. I was curious about how he added great aspects but also was known for being torturous and evil.

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Constantine l was the emperor of the Roman Empire from AD 306 to 337. He was known as the last great emperor of Rome. In one of the most significant battles of the Roman emperor Constantine is quoted of saying that days before the battle God appeared to him and told him that if he and his army had cross flames during the battle they would be victories. This stood to be true has he and his army won this battle and because of this win were able to continue to rule Rome for years to come. This is one of if not the most significant part of Constantine's rain as if he were to loose that battle Rome would most likely fall. This event would later lead Constantine to become a Christian which made him the first ever emperor to become a Christian. Constantine would also go on to create the split in the Roman emperor which created the west and east of the Roman empire. The capital of the new west Roman empire would now be called Constantinople. Towards the end of his rain of Rome he would do everything in his power to stop to the decline of the Roman empire but it was truly too late and Rome was already beginning to fall at an alarming rate. Constantine would go down as one of the great emperors of Rome and official the last great one of all time.

I chose Constantine as my emperor of choice because of his willingness to never give up even in the hardest times of Rome. This man had a perfect life at the head of Rome but despite being an emperor and having everything he could of wanted. He still chose to not give up on Rome even when the people of Rome started giving up on Rome themselves.

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Vespasian was a Roman emperor from 69 to 79 AD. He was the last of the emperors. He was most known for the founding of the Flavian Dynasty. He made his reign a period of political stability and funded a Roman building program that built the Colosseum and restored the capital. Vespasian wanted to restore Rome and bring it back to the glory it once was by rebuilding the army and the people of Rome. He also rebuilt the financial system of the Empire after the campaign against Judah successfully ended. He had a big success in Britain in 43 AD and during the Jewish rebellion of 66 AD when they got Judaea.

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Emperor Constantine, also known as Constatine the Great, was a Roman emperor from 306-337 AD. Constantine was the first roman emperor to assert his belief of Christianity. Growing up, he had a chaotic childhood due to many wars and diseases that he witnessed. At this time, there were four rulers who were trying to get this chaos under control. One of them was Constantine's father. After his father's death, Constantine was declared the official emperor. Due to a miracle he saw before a war, Constantine converted to Christianity, and later spread this religion, as well as new morals to Rome. He is also very well known for creating the city Constantinople, which became the largest and wealthiest city in Rome. This is why he was known as Constantine the Great, and futhermore the last great emperor. I chose Constantine because I found it very interesting that changing his beliefs and sharing them all together created many more benefits during his reign.

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Vespasian ruled from 69 AD to 79 AD. He was the fourth and last emperor who reigned in the year of the four emperors.  He founded the Flavian dynasty that ruled the Empire for 27 years. Vespasian's renown came from his military success he was legate of Legio II Augusta during the Roman invasion of Britain in 43 and subjugated Judaea during the Jewish rebellion of 66.Little information survives about the government during Vespasian's ten-year rule. He reformed the financial system of the Roman Empire after the campaign against Judaea ended successfully, and initiated several ambitious construction projects, including the building of the Flavian Amphitheater, better known today as the Roman Colosseum.

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Marcus Aurelius ruled Rome from 161 AD to 180. He was chosen by Emperor Hadrian to be his successor. He is best known for his intellectual pursuits and keeping the empire safe from the Parthians and German tribes. Emperor Aurelius was the last emperor of the Pax Romana and is best known for his philosophies on Stoicism. His reign marked the end of a great government and safety period for Rome as he was te last of the "Five Good Emperors." His brother, Versus, assisted him in a co-ruler role for some time until he died suddenly of a stroke. When German tribes invaded Italy, the two brothers fought them off and Versus died suddenly after. Aurelius was able to fight and bring peace among the Danube river for at least three years. During his troubling reign, he began to see into philosophy. His Meditations on Stoicism became very popular. Soon after, more Danubian wars began to commence and Aurelius proclaimed his 17-year-old son, Commodus, as join emperor in 177. The wars continued on and Aurelius' determination on passing from defense to offense was very successful. Eventually, Aurelius grew ill and died on 180.

I chose the emperor because I never heard of a philosopher-emperor.

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After his father Augustus, Tiberius was the emperor of Rome from 14 AD-37 AD. He was originally  born in Rome in the year 42 BC. He was not a very good person, but he was a good emperor. He was a very evil man and he did many bad things with women, children, and animals. I do not want to go into detail, but someone can probably imagine. He did all these things in his mansion on the island of Capri. On the other hand, Tiberius was a good emperor he gave Rome a lot of power and made Rome a lot of money.

I chose Tiberius because I thought it was interesting how someone could be such a bad person but such a good ruler.

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Constantine ruled from 306 A.D-337 A.D. He was known as the Last Great Emperor. He wanted to restore morality to Rome. He also declined the halt of the Roman Empire trying to shut down the Coliseum. He is one of the main reasons why Christianity was the main religion of Rome. One of his main points is when he created Constantinople, which became the most powerful city in the world. Constantine's greatest battle victory was on October 28th, 312 which was called the Milvian Bridge. The reason I chose Constantine because he was such a great Emperor. Also Christianity is very important to me and without him it wouldn't be the same.

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Emperor Tiberius ruled over Rome from 14 AD to 37 AD after the death of his father, Emperor Augustus. Tiberius was only the beginning of a crazy line of emperors that would reign and wreak havoc over the following years. He did a good job governing Rome and keeping it up and running, but he is known for being horrible to other groups of people. Specifically, he had prisoners thrown off of cliffs, raped many different women, did perverted things to young children, and many other things all on an island outside of Rome. The Roman people had no idea of his disgusting actions that took place on the island of Capri, and this helped allow him to remain a decent Emperor. Unfortunately, his actions negatively rubbed off on his adoptive son, Caligula, and caused him to become the most insane emperor to ever rule Rome. I chose Emperor Tiberius because I think that it is very interesting how he was able to present himself as a great leader who could rule an empire, when in reality, he was a messed up person who should not have been granted that power.

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Nero was the Roman Empire for Rome from 54 A.D to 68 A.D until his death of suicide, forced by the Roman Senate. Nero was a very cruel Emperor. He thought big of himself and he thought he was a grand actor and would force people to listen to his music. He was also very violent such as he would kill musicians that he thought was better than him, rape women, tortured innocent people, and even killed his own mother. Nero was responsible for the huge Roman fire breakout and people thought and accused him of starting it, although it was not him. While the fire was happening he sat and watched the city burn down and watched people get tortured by the ashes. By the end 250,000 were killed. Overall, Nero was the last of Caesar's line to rule Rome.
The reason I chose Nero was because it is crazy how much of a cruel man he was and it doesn't need to be ignored.

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Titus was the emperor of Rome from 79-81 CE. He was born on December 30th, 39 CE as the first son and heir of Vespasian. His short rule was unexpectedly popular in Rome. Titus was seen as an equal to his father when Vespasian was still emperor. Vespasian gave Titus the charge of the Jewish War, and he is famous for conquering Jerusalem in 70 CE. When Titus finally became the emperor, he completed the construction of the prominent Colosseum. He unexpectedly died at age 41, and it is rumored that his brother Domitian hastened his death. Domitian became Titus' successor as emperor after his death.

I chose Emperor Titus because we skipped over him in our notes and I wanted to learn about him because he ruled for such a short period of time. I also wanted to learn about Titus and all of the emperors we did not fully cover to truly understand the entirety of Roman history.

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Emperor Marcus Aurelius was Roman emperor from 161 AD to 180 AD. He is the last of the Five Good Emperors nearing the fall of the Roman Empire. He was also known as a great philosopher who was part of the Nerva-Antonine Dynasty.  He was born to the nephew of Emperor Hadrian, and he was the final leader of The Pax Romana which meant the ending of his reign began an age of instability for the Roman Empire.

I chose this Emperor because he was known as the last good emperor of Rome and he helped stop christian persecution put in by past Roman emperors.

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Constantine the Great, also known as the last emperor of the Roman Empire, ruled from 306 to 337 AD. Born on February 27, 272 AD, Constantine grew up highly educated in the court of Emperor Diocletian to greek mother of lowbirth and the son of a Roman army officer. After becoming emperor, he tries to halt the fall of Rome by shutting down the Coliseum to restore the morality of Rome, seeing the people's morality decline, which had, really, no use at all. Before a battle against barbarians, Constantine saw a flaming cross, promising him victory if he and his men fought under the sign. With no other option, since there was a lesser chance of him winning, he tells his men to paint the sign on their shields. In which, they win, increasing the faith of Christianity after they come back to Rome. I chose Emperor Constantine since he was known as the "first christian emperor".

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Tiberius was the second emperor of Rome, and ruled from 14 AD to 37 AD. Tiberius was a very skilled military commander, but preferred to govern from the island of Capri. He was known for his strict and sometimes harsh rule, which earned him a mixed reputation among the people. He tortured men,women, and children using many revolting methods. I chose Tiberius because it peaked my interest when we learned about how he managed to rule Rome while living in a completely different location.

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Tiberius was the second emperor of Rome and was the son of the first emperor Caesar Augustus. Tiberius was born on November 16, 42 BC and ruled from 14 AD until 37 AD. Tiberius was a good emperor and did many great things for Rome, but he was an extremely evil man who had no regard for human decency or compassion. For example, most of his time as emperor was spent on an island named Capri where many harmful things went down. For example, he would sexually assault little boys and many women. Although he was on this island, he still got much of his work done and fulfilled his responsibilities for the most part. However, the senate had to take up some of his duties and do some of his job. On March 16, 37 AD, Tiberius's reign ended and he died.

I chose Tiberius because it is interesting to me that he was such a horrible person, but still managed to control a civilization and do it decently.

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Nero was the emperor of Rome from 54-68 AD. He succeeded the Emperor Claudius and was a cruel emperor. Nero thought he was a great actor and forced people to listen to his music. He would kill actors and musicians he thought might be better than him. Nero tortured innocent people and ven killed his own mother. Nero is said to be responsible for The Great Fire of Rome and used the space that was burned to put his new palace down. Nero was eventually forced to commit suicide. He would be the last of Caesar's line to rule Rome.

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Tiberius Caesar Augustus was the adoptive son of the first emperor of Rome, Caesar Augustus. His reign lasted from 14 AD to 37 AD. Tiberius was a great soldier, but not a very good politician. Most of his time as emperor was spent in Campania and Campri, away from Rome. In Capri, Tiberius had a very scandelous private life where he did unspeakable things. Many of those things involved sexually assulting woman and young boys. Due to his absense in Rome, the majority of the reponsibilities were left to the Senate. On March 16, 37 AD, Tiberius was succeeded by the emperor, Caligula, after his death on that same day.

I chose this emperor because it was interesting to learn about all of the crazy and inhumane things Tiberius did as emperor.

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Tiberius was the son of Augustus which made him the second emperor of Rome. He was born in Rome in 42 BC. Tiberius ruled from 14 AD until 37 AD. He was a pretty good emperor but he was not a good person at all. In fact, he was very evil and was the first of many evil and crazy  emperors. Tiberius had a huge mansion on an island called Capri. Capri was a place where many awful things went down. I won't go into details, but he was not a great person whatsoever. On the other hand, Tiberius grew the imperial treasury immensely. He left nearly 20 times the amount he inherited, which is a great accomplishment. Tiberius died on March 16, 37 AD (the end of his reign).

I chose Tiberius because I think it is fascinating how somebody could be so evil and inhumane but somehow not be half-bad at leading a civilization.

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Emperor Constantine the Great by Duncan Merritt

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Emperor Constantine the Great by Duncan Merritt

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Constantine was emperor of Rome from 306 AD to 337 AD. He was referred as the last great emperor of Rome. He is said to have seen a cross in flames that promised him victory before a battle where he was outnumbered. He won this battle, so at the end of his life he will ask to be a Christian. He started Constantinople (Istanbul), which served as the capital of the East Roman empire. He was the first emperor that was Christian, so violence towards Christians started to fade. He shut down the Coliseum and does everything he can to stop Rome's decline, but it was already too far lost.

I chose this emperor because he was the last Great Emperor of Rome, so I wanted to see why he was great.

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Constantine I, also known as Constantine the Great, was Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337. He was the first emperor to convert to Christianity. Born in Naissus, Dacia Mediterranea, he was the son of Flavius Constantius, a Roman army officer of Illyrian origin.

I chose this Emperor because he was the first to convert into Christianity.

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Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius ruled from 161 AD to 180 AD.  He was  the last one of the Five Good Emperors.  He defeated rebels during the Marcomannic Wars. Marcus Aurelius was the last Emperor of the Pax Romana, an age of peace and good government for the Empire.  He was nicknamed the 'Philosopher Emperor' because of his intellect and fairness.

I chose Emperor Marcus Aurelius because he promoted ideas like free speech.