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Michael McGill 🏛

@mcgillmd921

Jun 21

From a small village by the Tiber to the world’s most powerful empire.

Kingdom. Republic. Empire. Collapse.

Here’s the epic story of Rome, told in one thread. /🧵🏛️

The Founding of Rome - April 21, 753 BC

The founding of Rome is the stuff of legends — literally.

According to Roman myth, Rome was founded by Romulus, a direct descendent of the Trojan prince Aeneas.

He and his brother Remus were raised by a she-wolf after being abandoned by the Tiber river.

When it came time to decide on where to build a city, Romulus and Remus disagreed.

Remus mocked Romulus' choice. In a fit of rage, Romulus killed Remus, and the city took his name: Rome.

Rome was established in violence, and violence would be a continued theme in it's long history.

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Michael McGill 🏛

@mcgillmd921

May 3

The proscription of Cicero was one of the most tragic events of the late Roman Republic.

Why was Cicero, a former Consul and respected member of Roman politics, selected to be proscribed?

Let's do a deep dive into the proscription of Cicero.

/A Roman History Thread 🏛️🧵

Let's set the table of the people and events that led to the proscription of Cicero.

The year is 43 BC. In a tumultuous series of events following the assassination of Caesar, Mark Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian (later known as Augustus) have formed an alliance to advance their political agendas.

Each Triumvirate member has absolute powers in different territories of the empire.

The alliance is destined to be short-lived as each has their own designs to win the power struggle and establish themselves as the top man in Rome.

Particularly Antony and Octavian.

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Michael McGill 🏛

@mcgillmd921

Jan 4

The Late Roman Republic was, pound for pound, the most fascinating period of Roman History.

No other time in long history of Rome had such a high density of impressive and captivating individuals.

Let's explore the incredible figures from the Late Roman Republic. /🏛️🧵

For purposes of this thread, we will look at the people involved in the events starting with Caesar crossing the Rubicon in 49 BC and ending with the battle of Actium in 31 BC.

This period has the highest density of of fascinating people in the late Roman Republic.

The People of the Late Roman Republic

This period is literally a "who's who" of famous people. The history books are filled with their names, countless books are written about them, and they spark our imagination with the might and majesty of Roman History.

• Julius Caesar
• Pompey the Great
• Cicero
• Mark Antony
• Brutus
• Cato the Younger
• Cleopatra
• Octavian

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Michael McGill 🏛

@mcgillmd921

Dec 26, 2024

The years 96 AD to 180 AD were the best in all of Roman History.

During this glorious era, five men ruled Rome to unprecedented heights of prosperity.

Let's journey back to the height of the Pax Romana and explore The 5 Good Emperors of Rome /🏛️🧵

Who Were the 5 Good Emperors of Rome?

The reign of the Five Good Emperors of Romespanned 84 years from 96 to 180 AD. Here are the emperors and their respective reigns:

• Nerva (96–98 AD) – 2 years
• Trajan (98–117 AD) – 19 years
• Hadrian (117–138 AD) – 21 years
• Antoninus Pius (138–161 AD) – 23 years
• Marcus Aurelius (161–180 AD) – 19 years

These were five emperors who made up the lion's share of the Nerva-Antonine Dynasty, along with Luciius Verus (Marcus Aurelius' brother by adoption) and Commodus (Marcus Aurelius's son)

But not for the 5 Good Emperors.Jd Emperors?

These Emperors were known for their just and effective governance. Things were good in the Roman Empire and it expanded to its greatest territorial extent under Trajan in 117 AD.

These 5 Emperors represented a very unique time in Roman History. It was a period of peaceful transition of power, a very rare thing in the Roman Empire.

Violence was the norm as one Emperor's reign ended and another's began. Murder, assassination, poisoning...you name it. The transition of power in the Roman Empire was typically bloody and brutal.

But not for the 5 Good Emperors.

Just look at the Wikipedia page. It's the only instance you will find of five Roman Emperors in a row dying of natural causes.

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Michael McGill 🏛

@mcgillmd921

Dec 22, 2024

69 AD was the most tumultuous year in the history of the Roman Empire.

In one year, four different men held the title of Emperor. When it started, Rome was in chaos. When it ended, Rome returned to stability.

Let's explore Rome's Year of the 4 Emperors 🏛️🧵

The reason why it was called The Year of the Four Emperors is quite clear.

In 69 BC, for different men held the title of Roman Emperor:

Galba, Otho, Vitellius, and Vespasian.

Never in the Roman Empire had power shifted hands so quickly.

Rome became an Empire in in 27 BC, and for 96 years it was ruled by the Emperors of the Julio Claudian dynasty. Each one ruled for a relatively long period of time.

Augustus: ~40 yrs
Tiberius: ~22 yrs
Caligula: ~4 yrs
Claudius: ~14 yrs
Nero: ~14 yrs

Though the transition of power in the Julio-Claudian dynasty was typically violent, each successor was a member of the complex Julio-Claudian family.

That all changed with the death of Nero.

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Michael McGill 🏛

@mcgillmd921

Dec 14, 2024

When he was born, his name was Octavian.

When he died, his name was Augustus.

The story of how a distant relative of Julius Caesar beat the odds to become the first Emperor of Rome. /🏛️🧵

Gaius Octavius Thurinus was born on September 23rd 63 BC in the city of Rome, on the Palentine Hill, very close to the Roman Forum.

Even though we know him as "Octavian", technically his name was Octavius.

His father was was a Roman politician named Gaius Octavius.

His mother was Atia Balba Caesonia, a niece of Julius Caesar. This made Octavian the grand-nephew of Caesar.

It was this relationship that was the linchpin to his ultimate rise to power.

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