The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

1. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

2. Augustus, Octavian • Laws banning gambling, drinking, idleness, and divorce. • A great Roman Emperor

3. Caligula • Appointed horse consul. • Killed w/o remorse. • Believed himself to be above the laws of normalcy and decency.

4. Claudius • Defeated the Celts • Married his own niece, Agrippina, who had him murdered.

5. To maintain power, had his mother and wife murdered. • Persecuted the Christians. • Blamed for the burning of Rome in 64 a.d.

6. In the final years, was a drunk, spent tons of money, and made enemies in the Senate. • Committed suicide

7. Vespasian • Built the Roman Coliseum • Destroyed the city of Jerusalem

8. Hadrian • Built a wall in Briton separating the Romans from the barbarians. • Made it illegal for master to put slaves to death.

9. Marcus Aurelius • Loved philosophy and wrote “Meditations.” • Devoted to the Roman Empire.

10. Commodus • Poor ruler, spent all of his time at the games. • Was killed at a bathhouse by a wrestler, strangled.