1. The good, the bad, and the crazy
Roman Emperors
The good, the bad, and the crazy

2. Caligula Started off normal and quite popular but went crazy
Killed his mother
Tried to fight a war with Poseidon
Made his horse a consul

3. Nero First thought of as a great emperor but was insane
Murdered his wife and mother
Accused of letting Rome burn while he fiddled
Threw thousands of Christians to the lions

4. Nerva Ended harsh policies of former emperors
Land reforms that helped poor
Changed how successors were chosen
Chosen by emperor rather than oldest male relative

5. Trajan First emperor not from Rome (Spanish) Great conqueror
Rome reached its greatest size
Gave money for education

6. Hadrian Was a traveler Made laws easier to understand
Built a well-known wall in Britain
Decided Rome was to big and gave up land

7. Antonius Pius Interested in religion and doing things right
He was pius
Rome was at peace
Enacted laws to help orphans

8. Marcus Aurelius Known as a stoic philosopher Reformed the Roman law
Believed actions not words mattered
Reformed the Roman law
Defeated the Parthian Empire

9. Diocletian Good and bad Split Rome into two parts, too big
Eastern and Western Empire
Persecuted people because of religion
Christians

10. Constantine Converted Rome to Christianity
Moved the capital from Rome to Byzantium
Later renamed it Constantinople
Took Money from Rome to do this
Weakened the Western Empire