2012-05-30T18:05:48+01:00http://www.finds.org.uk/romancoins/dynasties/dynasty/id/1/format/jsonhttp://www.finds.org.uk/romancoins/dynasties/dynasty/id/1/format/xmlhttp://www.finds.org.uk/romancoins/dynasties/dynasty/id/11Julio-ClaudiansThe Julio-Claudian dynasty normally refers to the first five <a title="Roman Emperors" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Emperors">Roman Emperors</a>: <a title="Augustus" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus">Augustus</a>, <a title="Tiberius" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiberius">Tiberius</a>, <a title="Caligula" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caligula">Caligula</a> (Gaius), <a title="Claudius" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudius">Claudius</a>, and <a title="Nero" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nero">Nero</a>,<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julio-Claudian_dynasty#cite_note-0">[1]</a> or the family to which they belonged; they ruled the <a title="Roman Empire" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire">Roman Empire</a> from its formation, in the second half of the first century BC, until <a title="AD 68" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AD_68">AD 68</a>, when the last of the line, <a title="Nero" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nero">Nero</a>, committed suicide. None of the Julio-Claudians were succeeded by their sons; only one of them had a legitimate son survive him. The ancient historical writers, chiefly <a title="Suetonius" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suetonius">Suetonius</a> and <a title="Tacitus" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacitus">Tacitus</a>, write from the point of view of the Roman senatorial aristocracy, and portray the Emperors in generally negative terms, whether from preference for the <a title="Roman Republic" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Republic">Roman Republic</a> or love of a good scandalous story.2006-10-19 15:50:212009-09-30 16:11:001Augustus-31142Caligula37413Claudius41547Tiberius143712Nero546883Agrippina the Elder-143384Agrippina the Younger155985Antonia Minor4154