4                  Accession of Tiberius

19                 Death of Germanicus in Syria

26                Tiberius moves to Capri; Sejanus in charge at Rome

c. 33             Execution of Jesus Christ in Judaea

37                Death of Tiberius; accession of Gaius Caligula

41                 Assassination of Gaius Caligula; accession of Claudius

43                Roman conquest of Britain

54                Death of Claudius; accession of Nero

59                Murder of Agrippina

61                 Revolt of Boudica in Britain

64               Great fire of Rome

66-73          Jewish Revolt; Vespasian sent to command the Roman forces in 66

68                Suicide of Nero

69               Year of the Four Emperors; Vespasian emerges as the lasting successor to Nero

70                Sack of Jerusalem

79               Death of Vespasian; accession of Titus; eruption of Mt Vesuvius

80               Opening games of the Flavian Amphitheatre (Colosseum)

81                Death of Titus; accession of Domitian

93-96          Domitian’s ‘reign of terror’

96               Death of Domitian; accession of Nerva

97               Trajan adopted by Nerva; introduction of the alimenta

98               Death of Nerva; accession of Trajan