Original image by Rursus. John Wiley & Sons, 2009. A Companion to Julius Caesar, p. 13 ff. Ah, pleasant diversion: OK, Caius J(I)ulius Caesar, the first ruler of the dynasty, though not, strictly speaking, an Emperor: He had no surviving descendants*. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Julio-Claudian dynasty. The name "Julio-Claudian dynasty" is a historiographical term derived from the two main branches of the imperial family: the Julii Caesares and Claudii Nerones. The Julio-Claudian dynasty was the first dynasty of Roman emperors. Lack of suitable heirs. The Julio-Claudian dynasty was the first dynasty of Roman emperors.All emperors of that dynasty descended from Julii Caesares and/or from Claudii.Marriages between descendants of Sextus Julius Caesar I and Claudii had occurred from the late stages of the Roman Republic, but the intertwined Julio-Claudian family tree resulted mostly from adoptions and marriages in Imperial Rome's first decades. Note: To see the entire stemma, be … Remove Ads Advertisement. The Julio-Claudian dynasty was the first dynasty of Roman emperors.All emperors of that dynasty descended from Julii Caesares and/or from Claudii.Marriages between descendants of Sextus Julius Caesar I and Claudii had occurred from the late stages of the Roman Republic, but the intertwined Julio-Claudian family tree resulted mostly from adoptions and marriages in Imperial Rome's first decades.
They ruled the Roman Empire from its formation under Augustus in 27 BC until AD 68 (95 years), when the last of the line, Nero, committed suicide.
Augustus had been the great-nephew and adopted son of Julius Caesar (of the Julia gens), Julio-Claudian Family Tree.
These were Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero. The Julio-Claudian dynasty was the first Roman imperial dynasty, consisting of the first five emperors—Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero —or the family to which they belonged. They ruled the Roman Empire from its formation under Augustus in 27 BC until AD 68 (95 years), when the last of the line, Nero, committed suicide. The Julio-Claudian dynasty was the first Roman imperial dynasty, consisting of the first five emperors — Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero [1] — or the family to which they belonged.
• Miriam Griffin. ISBN 1444308459 ISBN 9781444308457 (Julius Caesar's descendancy) The Julio-Claudian dynasty was the first Roman imperial dynasty, consisting of the first five emperors—Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero —or the family to which they belonged. Interestingly, there is a notable lack of sons in the Julio-Claudian dynasty, if we by son mean a male offspring that is both born within wedlock and is the genetical (not adopted) son of the legal father. Julio-Claudian dynasty, (ad 14–68), the four successors of Augustus, the first Roman emperor: Tiberius (reigned 14–37), Caligula (37–41), Claudius I (41–54), and Nero (54–68). Julio-Claudian Family Tree Nero. All emperors of that dynasty descended from Julii Caesares and/or from Claudii.