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IMAGES:

Augustus of Prima Porta (1st century BCE) By Till Niermann - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=388210

The Tusculum portrait, possibly the only surviving sculpture of Caesar made during his lifetime By Ángel M. Felicísimo from Mérida, España - Retrato de Julio César, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=91281949

Fresco paintings inside the House of Augustus, his residence during his reign as emperor By Cassius Ahenobarbus - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26372292

The Battle of Actium, by Laureys a Castro (1672 CE) By Laureys a Castro - http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/11743.html, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3525889

The Great Cameo of France depicting emperors Augustus, Tiberius, Claudius and Nero By Unknown - Marie-Lan Nguyen (User:Jastrow), 2008-04-07, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3857019

Bust of Tiberius (between 14 and 23 BCE) By Didier Descouens - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=116030485

Marble portrait bust of the emperor Gaius, known as Caligula (between 37 and 41 BCE) By PierreSelim - Self-photographed, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22296493

Bust of Emperor Claudius (between 41 and 54 BCE) By Marie-Lan Nguyen (2011), CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23198004

Head of Nero from an oversized statue By User:Bibi Saint-Pol, own work, 2007-02-08, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1814923

The Fire of Rome, by Hubert Robert (1785 CE) By Hubert Robert - http://www.kunst-fuer-alle.de/index.php?mid=77&lid=1&blink=76&stext=caesar&cmstitle=Bilder,-Kunstdrucke,-Poster:-Caesar&start=80, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6606073

Year of the Four Emperors (69 BCE): clockwise from top left: Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian By T8612 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=110581305

Otho By http://ancientrome.ru/art/artworken/img.htm?id=383, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1244490

Vitellius By Luis García, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3552064

The Triumph of Titus, by Lawrwulfence Alma-Tadema (1885 CE) By Lawrence Alma-Tadema - http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=108, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2334600 The Flavian Amphitheatre, better known as the Colosseum By FeaturedPics - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=95579199

Relief depicting Roman soldiers carrying treasures from the Temple of Jerusalem By derivative work: Steerpike (talk)Arc_de_Triumph_copy.jpg: user: בית השלום - Arc_de_Triumph_copy.jpg, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4303855

Year of the Five (193AD) Clockwise: Pertinax, Didius Julianus, Pescennius Niger, Clodius Albinus, and in the center: Septimius Severus By Cakelot1 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=112102433

A view of Hadrian's Wall By quisnovus from Gloucester, England - Hadrian's Wall, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=101730445

First page of the 1811 English translation by Richard Graves By Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, R. Graves - Private Collection of S. Whitehead, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8742731

A map illustrating the state of affairs in the lands of the Roman Empire Netchev, S. (2023, March 07). The Roman Empire and the Crisis of the Third Century, c. 270 CE. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17154/the-roman-empire-and-the-crisis-of-the-third-centu/

Battle of Constantine and Maxentius, by Lazzaro Baldi & Giulio Romano (c. 1650 CE) By After Giulio Romano - http://spenceralley.blogspot.com/2019/03/lazzaro-baldi-1624-1703-rome.html, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=81949698

Head of the Colossus of Constantine By Merulana - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=126701466

The Milvian Bridge By Anthony Majanlahti from Rome, Italy - ponte milvio composite, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=395580

Gold medallion struck at Nicomedia in 336–337 BCE to celebrate the 30th anniversary of his rule By Anonymous (Roman Empire) - Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18794126

Constantine's sons and successors: Constantine II, Constantius II, and Constans By TcfkaPanairjdde - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5791892 By Mary Harrsch - https://www.flickr.com/photos/44124324682@N01/58193791/in/set-31666/, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5715964 By Marie-Lan Nguyen - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=838952

La Lupa Capitolina "the Capitoline Wolf" By Unknown artist - Jastrow (2006), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1208713

Monogramme of Christ on a plaque of a sarcophagus (4th-century BCE) By User:Jebulon - File:Chrisme_Colosseum_Rome_Italy.jpg, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=77654168

A map illustrating the gradual process of disintegration known as the Fall of the Western Roman Empire Netchev, S. (2023, April 18). The Fall of the Western Roman Empire, c. 480 CE. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17289/the-fall-of-the-western-roman-empire-c-480-ce/

The Arch of Augustus in Rimini, dedicated to Augustus by the Roman Senate in 27 BC, one of the oldest surviving Roman triumphal arche By Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany - Arch of Augustus at Ariminum, dedicated to the Emperor Augustus by the Roman Senate in 27 BC, the oldest Roman arch which survives, Rimini, Italy, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=45906488

The Provinces of the Roman Empire under Augustus Netchev, S. (2022, March 24). The Provinces of the Roman Empire under Augustus. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15518/the-provinces-of-the-roman-empire-under-augustus/

Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs By Nino Barbieri (talk · contribs) - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1697833

Western & Eastern Roman Empire (395 CE) Crabben, J. v. d. (2020, January 30). Western & Eastern Roman Empire, 395 CE. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11818/western--eastern-roman-empire-395-ce/

Julian in a solidus minted at Antioch By Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. http://www.cngcoins.com, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=116198216

Four of the Five Good Emperors; Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius By Carole Raddato from Frankfurt, Germany - Four of the Five Good Emperors; Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius, Heraklion Archaeological Museum, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=65041798

A photorealistic reconstruction of what the Roman emperor Nerva Voshart, D. (2020, October 23). Nerva (Facial Reconstruction). World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12991/nerva-facial-reconstruction/

Romulus Augustus surrenders the crown to Odoacer, illustration (1880 CE) By Yonge, Charlotte Mary, (1823-1901) - Project Gutenberg's Young Folks' History of Rome, by Charlotte Mary Yonge [1], Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1407173

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