The Meditations of the Emperor Marcus Antoninus/Chronology
CHRONOLOGY
| RULERS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE | |
| Gaius Julius Caesar | Assassinated 44 b.c. |
| Imperator Augustus Caesar | 27 b.c.–a.d. 14. |
| Tiberius Caesar | a.d. 14–37. |
| Gaius Caesar (Caligula) | a.d. 37–Jan. 41 (assassinated). |
| Claudius Caesar | a.d. 41–54. |
| Nero Caesar | a.d. 54–June 68 (assassinated). |
| Galba, Otho, Vitellius | a.d. 68–9. |
| FLAVIAN DYNASTY | |
| T. Flavius Vespasianus | a.d. Dec. 69–79. |
| Titus | a.d. 79–81. |
| Domitianus | a.d. 81–96 (assassinated). |
| Adoptive Emperors | |
| Nerva | a.d. Sept. 96–Jan. 98. |
| M. Ulpius Trajanus | a.d. 98–117. |
| P. Aelius Hadrianus | a.d. 117–138. |
| T. Aurelius Antoninus (Pius) | a.d. 10 July 138–161. |
| M. Aurelius Antoninus | a.d. 7 March 161–17 March 180. |
| L. Aurelius Verus | a.d. 161–169. |
| L. Aurelius Antoninus Commodus | a.d. 177–192 (assassinated). |
| ANNALS OF MARCUS AURELIUS | ||
| 121 | Birth 26 April | M. Annius Verus consul ii. |
| 127 | Eques | |
| 136 | Toga virilis 26 April | |
| 138 | 25 Feb. Adopted by Pius, who was adopted by Hadrian; betrothed to Fabia, daughter of L. Aelius Caesar | Death of L. Aelius Caesar. 10 July. Death of Hadrian. |
| 139 | Caesar | |
| 140 | Consul i | Faustina the elder dies. |
| 145 | Consul ii, married to Faustina | |
| 146 | Trib. pot.: Imp. procons. | Faustina Augusta. |
| 148 | Birth of Lucilla. | |
| 161 | Consul iii. 7 March. Imp. Caesar M. Aurelius Antoninus Augustus, Pont, max., Imp. Caesar L. Aurelius Verus | Death of Pius. 31 Aug. Birth of Commodus and twin brother. |
| 161 | Parthian Median War begins. | |
| 164 | Armeniacus | Lucius Aurelius Verus marries Lucilla. |
| 166 | Medicus, Parthicus Maximus, Pater patriae | Commodus and Annius Verus Caesares. |
| 167 | Plague breaks out. Germans cross Brenner. War in Pannonia. | |
| 169 | Death of L. Aurelius Verus | War with Marcomanni. |
| 172 | Germanicus | End of first German war. |
| 173 | War with Iazyges and Sarmatians. | |
| 174 | War with Quadi. | |
| 175 | Sarmaticus | Revolt of Avidius Cassius. Marcus and Faustina visit the East. Death of Faustina at Halala, 176. |
| 176 | 27 Nov. Triumph at Rome | |
| 177 | Commodus, Trib. pot., Imp. procons. Augustus | Commodus marries Crispina. |
| 178–179 | Second German War | |
| 180 | Death 17 March | |