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Coin of Pescennius Niger, a Roman usurper who claimed imperial power AD 193–194. Legend: IMP CAES C PESC NIGER IVST AVG. While the imperial government of the Roman Empire was rarely called into question during its five centuries in the west and fifteen centuries in the east, individual emperors often faced unending challenges in the form of usurpation and perpetual civil wars. [30]
— Antoninus Pius, Roman emperor (7 March 161 AD), giving the password for the night-watch "You may go home, the show is over." [11]: 44 [17] — Demonax, Greek Cynic philosopher (c. 170 AD) [note 17] Last Words of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius by Eugène Delacroix. "Go to the rising sun, for I am setting.
The following is a list of Roman external wars and battles [1] fought by the ancient Roman Kingdom, Roman Republic and Roman Empire against external enemies, organized by date. For internal civil wars, revolts and rebellions, see List of Roman civil wars and revolts.
The emperors from the founding of the Dominate in 284, in the West until 476 and in the East until 518, can be organised into one large dynasty plus various unrelated emperors. During most of this periods, though not always, there where two senior emperors ruling in separate courts. This division became permanent after the death of Theodosius I ...
List of Mughal emperors: Indian Empire [a] 1877–1947 King-Emperor: Emperor of India: East Asia Imperial China: 221 BC–1912 皇帝, pronounced Huángdì ("Godly Ruler") List of Chinese emperors: Japan: 660 BC-Present 天皇, pronounced Tennō ("Heavenly Sovereign") 皇帝, pronounced Kōtei ("Godly Ruler") List of emperors of Japan: Goguryeo ...
The overthrow of the last Western Roman emperor in AD 476 by the Germanic king Odoacer marked the final civil war or revolt, as well as the end of the Western Roman Empire. Because the study of Roman civil war has been deeply influenced by historic Roman views on civil war, not all entries on this list may be considered civil wars by modern ...
First Mithridatic War: Roman forces landed at Epirus. 85 BC: First Mithridatic War: A peace was agreed between Rome and Pontus under which the latter returned to its pre-war borders. 83 BC: Sulla's civil war: Sulla landed with an army at Brindisi. Second Mithridatic War: The Roman general Lucius Licinius Murena invaded Pontus. 82 BC
Ulpius Marcellus - Jurist, lawyer, and possibly an advisor to the emperors Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius [78] [79] Ulpius Marcellus - Consul and governor of Britannia [ 80 ] Ulpius Marcellus - Possibly fictitious, potentially the son of the Ulpius Marcellus who was a governor of Britannia [ 81 ]