The Julio-Claudian Dynasty

Celebrate Our Anniversary with Trivia!

Join us on August 23 for a free virtual trivia party featuring questions about ancient civilizations, U.S. history, unusual historical facts, pop culture, and more.

$641 / $5000

by Mark Cartwright
published on 26 February 2021

bookmark_addbookmark_addedSave Image person_addperson_checkSubscribe to Author

The Julio-Claudian Dynasty — The five Roman emperors of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. These were:

Augustus (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE) - centre photo

Tiberius (r. 14-37 CE) - top left

Caligula (r. 37-41 CE) - top right

Claudius (r. 41-54 CE) - bottom left

Nero (r. 54-68 CE) - bottom right

The respective museums are:

Augustus - Corinth Archaeological Museum

Tiberius - Vatican Museums, Rome

Caligula - Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen

Claudius - Altes Museum Berlin

Nero - Olympia Archaeological Museum

All images by Mark Cartwright except Caligula by Carole Raddato.

Advertisement

Subscribe to this author

About the Author

Mark Cartwright

Mark Cartwright

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

License & Copyright

Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 26 February 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike. This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.

For commercial licensing enquiries, please contact our licensing agency Wright's Media.

Related Images

The Julio-Claudian Dynasty, The Rise of Imperial Rome

The Julio-Claudian Dynasty, The Rise of Imperial Rome - From Augustus to Nero - Rome's First Imperial Family

The Julio-Claudian dynasty (27 BCE–68 CE) oversaw the...

Julio-Claudian Family Tree

Julio-Claudian Family Tree

Family tree of Julio-Claudian Dynasty, which produced five emperors at the start of the Roman Empire (27 BCE - 68 CE).

Roman Emperor Claudius

Roman Emperor Claudius

Bust of Roman Emperor Claudius reworked from a statue of his predecessor Caligula, from Acerra near Formia (Italy), 37 -...

Roman Emperor Constantius II

Roman Emperor Constantius II

An engraved amethyst ring of Roman Emperor Constantius II, c. 360 CE (British Museum, London)

Bust of Roman Emperor Lucius Verus

Bust of Roman Emperor Lucius Verus

Marble head of Roman Emperor Lucius Verus, c. 160-170 CE. (Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen)

Coin Depicting Roman Emperor Aurelian

Coin Depicting Roman Emperor Aurelian

A gold coin depicting the Roman emperor Aurelian (r. 270-275 CE).

Add External Link

External Links

The Julio-Claudian Dynasty (27 B.C.–68 A.D.) | Essay | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History

www.metmuseum.org

Cite This Work

APA Style

Cartwright, M. (2021, February 26). The Julio-Claudian Dynasty. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13499/the-julio-claudian-dynasty/

Chicago Style

Cartwright, Mark. "The Julio-Claudian Dynasty." World History Encyclopedia, February 26, 2021. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13499/the-julio-claudian-dynasty/.

MLA Style

Cartwright, Mark. "The Julio-Claudian Dynasty." World History Encyclopedia, 26 Feb 2021, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13499/the-julio-claudian-dynasty/.

Remove Ads