In 69 CE—the “Year of the Four Emperors”—Aulus Vitellius seized power in Rome, backed by legions from Germany. His reign was brief and bloody, ending when Vespasian’s forces won the civil war. Yet Vitellius didn’t become famous for strategy or statecraft. He became famous as a man on a couch. That image comes largely from Suetonius, who doesn’t just list events—he builds moral portraits. In his chapter on Vitellius, he describes an emperor addicted to excess: eating in three, sometimes four, dai

Camulodunum, now Colchester, was the heart of Roman Britain. Emperor Claudius received British chiefs' surrender there. It became the first Roman town in Britain and only official Roman colony at the time. #Boudica #RomanBritain #Camulodunum #Colchester #History From: Boudica: Death to Rome | Odyssey - Ancient History

The Temple of Claudius in Camulodunum enraged nearby Britons. Dedicated to the deified Claudius, it symbolized Rome's dominance. Tacitus described it as a bastion of everlasting domination, a constant reminder of Rome's power. #TempleOfClaudius #RomanHistory #Camulodunum #AncientBritain #RomanEmpire From: Boudica: Death to Rome | Odyssey - Ancient History

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ROME: POWER & GLORY (part 4) Grasp of Empire Part FOUR of the six-part documentary series that aired on TLC in 1998. The series explores the rise and fall of the Roman Empire For over 1,000 years, Rome was the center of the known world, bringing to her subjects a common language, shared culture and wealth beyond imagination. But war, barbarian attacks and moral decay eventually took their toll, and the empire slowly began to crumble. video source: Rome: Power & Glory (1998) TLC documentary serie

ROME: POWER & GLORY (part 6) The Fall Part SIX of the six-part documentary series that aired on TLC in 1998. The series explores the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. For over 1,000 years, Rome was the center of the known world, bringing to her subjects a common language, shared culture and wealth beyond imagination. But war, barbarian attacks and moral decay eventually took their toll, and the empire slowly began to crumble. video source: Rome: Power & Glory (1998) TLC documentary series Part

BEFORE THE RISE OF ANCIENT ROME Etruscan civilization Many features of Etruscan culture were adopted by the Romans, their successors to power in the peninsula. The Etruscan civilization was created by a people who inhabited Etruria in ancient Italy, with a common language and culture, forming a federation of city-states. After conquering adjacent lands, its territory covered parts of modern-day Italy, including Tuscany, Umbria, and Lazio. The Etruscans developed a sophisticated urban civilizatio