Tomb of the Haterii
96–98 CE
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Nerva as emperor
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98–117 CE
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Trajan as emperor
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103 CE
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Trajan’s new harbor of Portus at Ostia begun
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106 CE
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Conclusion of the Dacian War; conquest of Petra and Nabatean kingdom
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109 CE
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Adamclisi victory monument built
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112 CE
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Forum of Trajan inaugurated
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113 CE
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Column of Trajan dedicated
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114 CE
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Parthian war begun; Arch of Trajan, Beneventum
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117–138 CE
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Hadrian as emperor
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118 CE
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Villa of Hadrian begun
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120 CE
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Hadrian’s Wall begun
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126 CE
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Pantheon completed
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130 CE
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Hadrianic roundels
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138–161 CE
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Antoninus Pius as emperor
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140 CE
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Baths of the Seven Sages, Ostia
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147 CE
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Faustina the Younger portrait bust
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160 CE
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Hercules sarcophagus
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161–180 CE
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Marcus Aurelius as emperor
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161–169 CE
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Lucius Verus co‐emperor with Marcus Aurelius
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161–166 CE
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Parthian War
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161 CE
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Column of Antoninus Pius
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165 CE
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Plague sweeps Rome; Alcestis sarcophagus
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176 CE
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Arch of Marcus Aurelius begun
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180–192 CE
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Commodus as emperor; Portonaccio sarcophagus
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192 CE
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Column of Marcus Aurelius completed; Commodus bust; Commodus appears in the Colosseum as Hercules
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193 CE
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Civil War and Year of the Six Emperors
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193–211 CE
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Septimius Severus as emperor
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193 CE
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Julia Domna portrait from Gabii
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197 CE
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Invasion of the Parthian Empire
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200 CE
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Painted portrait of Severan family
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203 CE
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Severan family’s triumphal entrance into Lepcis Magna; Arch of Septimius Severus dedicated in Rome; Forma Urbis Romae begun; Julia Domna portrait from Ostia
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204 CE
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Celebration of the 950th anniversary of Rome; Arch of the Argentarii erected
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211–217 CE
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Caracalla as emperor
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216 CE
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Baths of Caracalla dedicated; Farnese Bull and Farnese Hercules sculptures
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218–222 CE
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Elagabalus as emperor
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222–235 CE
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Alexander Severus as emperor
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c. 225 CE
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Achilles and Penthesilia sarcophagus
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238 CE
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Acilia sarcophagus
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244–249 CE
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Philip the Arab as emperor; portrait bust of Philip the Arab; Synagogue at Dura Europus
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249–251 CE
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Decius as emperor; portrait of Decius
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250 CE
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Mattei Lion Hunt sarcophagus
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253–260 CE
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Valerian as emperor
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260 CE
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Relief of Emperor Valerian kneeling before Shapur I
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260–270 CE
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Good Shepherd sarcophagus
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270–275 CE
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Aurelian wall built around Rome
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284–305 CE
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Tetrarchy founded with Diocletian and Maximian as joint rulers
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298–303 CE
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Arch of Galerius, Thessaloniki
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c. 300 CE
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Tetrarchs porphyry statue group; Villa of Piazza Armerina built
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303 CE
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Tetrarchs visit Rome; Decennalia monument dedicated
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306 CE
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Baths of Diocletian dedicated; Constantine declared emperor at York
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310 CE
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Basilica at Trier built
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312 CE
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Battle of the Milvian Bridge; Arch of Constantine begun; Basilica Nova completed
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