Parker, John Henry: The archaeology of Rome (1,text): I. The primitive fortifications (Oxford [u.a.], 1874)

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CHRONOLOGICAL TABLES.

Buildings in Rome.
A.U.C. A.D.
769 16 **Temple of Fors Fortuna near the
Tiber consecrated (Tacit. Annal.,
ii. 41). i
Theatre of Pompey finished (Suet.,
Tiberius, 47).
**The Lupercal, (i. 5 ; Dionys., i.
32); “ Lupercal feci.” (Inscr.
Ancyr.) z
765 12 *Porticus Li vise dedicated (Dio, 56,
27); commenced b.c. 15. 3
767 14 Tabernacle or Temple of Mars
Avenger (Ultor) consecrated. 4
769 16 *Palace of Augustus and Tiberius
on the Palatine (Dio, 50, 57 ;
Tacit. Hist., i. 27.) 5
Arch of Tiberius on the Clivus of
the Capitol, at the Temple of
Saturn (Tacit. Annal., ii. 41). 6
Restoration of numerous temples.
773 20 **Castra Prsetoria begun. (Medal of
Claudius.) 7
775 22 **Mamertine Prison enlarged (?) (In-
scription in situ. 8
23 Restoration of Basilica .'Emilia. 9
784 31 A Senaculum at the Temple of
Concord (Dio, 58, 11). 10
• 789 36 Temple of Augustus on the Palatine,
(Suet., Tiberius, 4,) begun by Livia
(Plin., xii. 42; Dio, 56, 46). xx
792 39 Great Building era in Rome.
*Domus Caligulee at north end of
Palatine near the Forum, with
’’■bridge (Suet., Tib., 23, 41). xz
Macellum Augusti. (Medal.) 13
794 41 **Obelisk in the Vatican Garden,
erected by Caligula to Augustus
and Tiberius. (Inscription in situ.)
Temple of Mars consecrated by
Claudius (Dio, 60, c. 5).
42 Harbour built at Ostia. 14
803 50 **Aqueduct VIII. Claudius, andIX.
Anio Novus, begun (Frontinus, c.
13); finished a.u.c. 833. 15
«*Arcade of the Aqua Virgo, re-
stored by Claudius. (Inscrip.) x6
Carceres in the Circus, made of
marble (Suet , Claud., xi. 21). 17
**Arch of Drusus. (Medal of Nero
Claudius Drusus.) 18
805 52 Two houses of Caius Caesar (Plin.
Hist. Nat., xxxvii. 24, 7). 19
Circus of Caius and Nero in the
Vatican, with **the Obelisk (Plin.,
xxxvi. 15). so
Macellum Neronis(Dio, 61,18). zi

Contemporary Events.
A.U.C. A.D.
767 14 Augustus proposes to build of brick
and not of marble (Dio, 56, 30).
Death of Augustus.
Tiberius, Emperor..
774 17 Triumph of Germanicus.
Death of Livy, the historian.
18 Death of Ovid and Tibullus.
19 The Jews banished from Italy.
20 Agrippina, widow of Germanicus,
arrives at Rome.
23-79 Pliny the Elder, author of Nat. Hist.
15-26 Valerius Maximus, historian.
780 27 Tiberius retires to Capri.
28 Death of Julia, grand-daughter of
Augustus.
781 28 Thrace becomes a Roman province.
The Baptism of Christ.
29 Death of Livia, set. 86.
30 C. Velleius Paterculus, historian.
32 The Crucifixion.
33 Agrippina and her son Drusus put
to death.
34 Great Fire in the Circus and on the
Aventine (Tacit., vi. 45; Dio,
58, 26).
34-62 Persius, poet.
37 Celsus, physician.
790 37 Death of Tiberius, set. 78.
Birth of Nero.
Caligula, Emperor.
Perseeution by Herod in Judaea.
S. James Major, martyr.
40-90 Qwirati/ian, orator and grammarian.
794 41 Caligula slain, set. 29.
Birth of Titus.
Claudius, Emperor.
42 Philo-Judaeus, historian.
Columella, writer on husbandry.
796 43 Claudius goes to Britain.
43-104 Martial, epigrammatist.
44 Death of Agrippa, king of Judaea,
45 Pomponius Mela, geographer.
801 48 Messalina, wife of Claudius, is put
to death.
Lycia is made a Roman Province.
48 Agrippa the Younger succeeds to
his Uncle Herod in Judaea.
49 Q. Curtins Rufus, historian.
802 49 Marriage of Claudius and Agrip¬
pina.
**Tomb of T. Claudius Vitalis, near
the Arches of Nero. (Inscription.)
**Tomb of the Aterii.
50 Lucretius, poet.
**Tomb with Columbaria of the
Officers of Caesar’s household.
(Inseriptiou in situ.)
803 50 Nero adopted as a Caesar, ret. 14.
804 51 Claudius goes into Britain.
806 53 Nero married to Octavia, set. 11.
807 54 Nero, Emperor, Eet. 17.
S. Paul at Corinth before Gallio.
808 55 Death of Britannicus, set. 14.

Photographs—
x No. 304.
3 No. 702.
4 No. 816.
7 Nos. 11, 12, 13. 14, 15, 180.
8 Nos. 580, 777, 778.

Photographs—
xz Nos. 1447, 1451.
15 Nos. 1002 to 1005.
x6 Nos. 82, 83.
x8 Nos. 50, 1078.