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| c. 10 BC |
| | | The period of stability achieved during the reign of Augustus Caesar has been given the name Pax Romana ('Roman peace') | |
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| | | After the death of two of his grandsons, the emperor Augustus formally adopts his stepson Tiberius as his successor | |
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| | | Augustus Caesar insists on Tiberius adopting as his successor Germanicus, a talented young member of the imperial family | |
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| | | Germanicus, designated eventual heir to the throne, marries Agrippina, granddaughter of the ruling emperor | |
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| | | The death of Augustus introduces half a century of chaos, as the members of his family compete ruthlessly for power | |
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| | | Tiberius succeeds his stepfather Augustus Caesar as the Roman emperor | |
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| | | Germanicus, nephew and heir of the emperor Tiberius, dies when far away with the army in Syria | |
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| | | The Han dynasty recovers control, after a 15-year interlude, and moves the capital to Loyang - starting the Eastern Han period | |
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| | | Within the tangled and tormented web of the Roman imperial family, Gaius Caesar - nicknamed Caligula - inherits the throne | |
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| | | Claudius, after the assassination of his nephew Caligula, is selected as emperor by the praetorian guards | |
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