| Call of Duty: Warzone | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | |
| Publisher(s) | Activision |
| Series | Call of Duty |
| Engine | IW 8.0 |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X/S |
| Release | March 10, 2020 |
| Genre(s) | Battle royale, first-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Call of Duty: Warzone is a free-to-playbattle royale video game released on March 10, 2020, for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Microsoft Windows. The game is a part of the 2019 title Call of Duty: Modern Warfare but does not require purchase of it and was introduced during Season 2 of Modern Warfare content. Warzone was developed by Infinity Ward and Raven Software and published by Activision.[1]Warzone allows online multiplayer combat among 150 players, although some limited-time game modes support 200 players. The game features both cross-platform play and cross-platform progression between three games.
- Play through the chaos of battle as part of a well-trained squad, that lays down covering fire and pulls its wounded to safety. In addition to authentic squad movements and tactics, each soldier's distinct personality and training comes out on the battlefield. No one soldier or nation single-handedly won the war.
- Oct 31, 2003 Directed by Keith Arem. With Steve Blum, Jason Statham, Giovanni Ribisi, Gregg Berger. You play as three different Allied nations: the Americans, the British, and the Russians. From 1944 to 1945, you must answer the call of duty and defeat the domination-bent Germans.
The game features two main modes: Plunder and Battle Royale. Warzone introduces a new in-game currency system which can be used at 'Buy Stations' in and around Verdansk. 'Loadout' drops are an example of where Cash can be traded for limited access to players' custom classes (which were shared with Modern Warfare's standard modes prior to Season 6, v1.29, but now are unique to Warzone). Players may also use Cash to purchase items such as 'killstreaks' and gas masks. Cash can be found by looting buildings and killing players that have cash on them. At launch, Warzone only offered Trios, a squad capacity of three players. However, in free post launch content updates, Solos, Duos and Quads have all been added to the game.[2][3]
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The game received generally positive reviews from critics, with the maps receiving specific praise. In May 2020, Activision announced that Warzone had surpassed over 60 million downloads in the first two months. As of December 2020, the game had more than 85 million players worldwide.
Gameplay[edit]
Game modes[edit]
Warzone features two primary game modes: Battle Royale and Plunder.[4] It is the second main battle royale installment in the Call of Duty franchise, following the 'Blackout' mode of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (2018). Warzone differs from Black Ops 4 by reducing reliance on equipable gadgets and instead encouraging the accumulation of a new in-game currency called Cash.[4]Warzone supports up to 150 players in a single match, which exceeds the typical size of 100 players seen in other battle royale titles.[5] Some limited-time modes support 200 players.
The Battle Royale mode is similar to other titles in the genre where players compete in a continuously shrinking map to be the last player remaining. Players parachute onto a large game map, where they encounter other players. As the game progresses and players are eliminated, the playable area shrinks forcing the remaining players into tighter spaces. In Warzone, the non-playable areas become contaminated with a green gas that depletes health and eventually kills the player if they do not return to the safe playable area.[4] Unlike other titles, Warzone introduces a greater emphasis on vehicles, and a new in-game currency mechanic. Parachuting is unrestricted, with the player being allowed to open and cut their parachute an unlimited number of times while in air. At launch, the game supported trios (squads of up to three players) with an option to disable squad filling. Infinity Ward has mentioned testing the number of squad members in future updates. Four-player squads and Solo BR modes were added in following updates, while Duos was added near the end of Modern Warfare Season 3.
Character death in Battle Royale does not necessarily translate to player defeat like in other titles. Instead, the mode offers a respawn mechanic which players can take advantage of in various ways. Players who are killed are transported to the 'Gulag', where they engage in one-on-one combat with another defeated player, with both players being given the same weaponry. The guns that the players receive have little or no attachments. Players may only enter the gulag after their first death in a match. The winner of this combat is respawned into the game. Other methods of respawn are available using the in-game currency system. Players may use the in-game currency to purchase respawn tokens for other players should they not be revived by the Gulag mechanic.[6]
In the Plunder mode,[7] teams have to search for stacks of Cash scattered around the map to accumulate $1 million. Once found, the game goes into overtime, multiplying all Cash sums by 1.5. The team who has gathered the most money when the clock runs out is declared the winner. Players respawn automatically in this gamemode.
In addition to Battle Royale and Plunder, several limited-time modes have been introduced throughout the course of the game's life cycle:
- BR Buy Backs (originally called BR Stimulus) is a variation of Battle Royale in which players automatically respawn upon death if they have sufficient money, and the Gulag is disabled.
- Blood Money is a variation of Plunder in which players gain more cash rewards from completing contracts and performing 'finishing moves' (execution kills) on other players.
- Warzone Rumble is a 50v50 team deathmatch type game mode taking place in cut-off sections of the main Verdansk map, which contributes to multiplayer stats.
- Mini Royale is a 50-player mode in which players drop within a smaller circle than normal Battle Royale modes, for more squad engagements.
- Juggernaut Royale features the Juggernaut killstreak dropping in random places throughout the map. Up to three Juggernauts can be active at once in the map. Once a Juggernaut is killed, another Juggernaut care package will spawn in.
- Armored Royale features squads spawning in with armored trucks, which players can upgrade to be more powerful over time. Unlike normal modes, players can continue to respawn as long as their squad's truck is intact.
Maps[edit]
Verdansk[edit]
Verdansk is the original Battle Royale map featured in the game, themed after the fictional city featured in the Modern Warfare campaign and multiplayer modes. The map is based on the real-life Donetsk city. Verdansk serves as the primary map for most of the game modes featured in Warzone. A night-time variation of the map was introduced in Modern Warfare Season 6, as part of a limited-time Halloween event.
Rebirth Island[edit]
Rebirth Island is the second map introduced in the game with the integration of Black Ops Cold War's contents. The map is based on the real-life Vozrozhdeniya Island, which was also featured in the Call of Duty: Black Ops campaign mode. Design-wise, the map is a re-imagination of 'Alcatraz Island', previously featured in Black Ops 4's Blackout mode. Unlike Verdansk, Rebirth Island is smaller in scale, only allowing 40 players maximum per match.
Equipment[edit]
Every player starts off with the X16 pistol with no attachments. Players can pick up every component found in a standard loadout (primary and secondary weapons, lethal and tactical equipment, field upgrades, and kill streaks) as they search the map for items located on the ground as well as in supply boxes found in designated locations. Additional equipment unique to the Warzone game mode is shield plates. Three of these shield plates can be applied to a player at a given time with the ability to carry five shields in the players' inventory, or eight if the player has found an armor satchel. Players can also pick up cash that can be used at buy stations for various purposes. Custom loadouts can be acquired using random loadout drops (or bought from buy stations). In Plunder, players spawn with custom loadouts, similar to regular Multiplayer modes.
Black Ops Cold War integration[edit]
For the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Activision and Treyarch announced that the game would feature a unified progression system with Warzone, allowing items from Cold War multiplayer modes to be usable within Warzone, alongside Modern Warfare items players have earned or purchased. Season 1 of Cold War content was released on December 16, 2020, which integrated Cold War's weapons and their associated cosmetic items into Warzone.[8][9]
Story[edit]
Warzone's story is intertwined with the seasonal narratives of Modern Warfare and Black Ops Cold War. Verdansk is used as a common setting across various multiplayer maps in Modern Warfare, while Rebirth Island is inspired by locations and stories in previous Black Ops games.
Modern Warfare[edit]
In 2020, following an attack orchestrated by Khaled Al-Asad and Victor Zakhaev, the city of Verdansk is engulfed in a cloud of toxic gas. The Armistice, a joint faction consisting of Eastern (Allegiance) and Western (Coalition) operators, quickly disbands amidst the chaos of the attack, while the agents form smaller sub-factions as they fight one another for survival. Following months of searching, Task Force 141, led by Captain John Price, eventually tracks down Zakhaev and stops him from launching a nuclear missile.
Black Ops Cold War[edit]
In 1984, Perseus operative Vikhor 'Stitch' Kuzmin rebuilds and recommissions Rebirth Island's facilities for production of the lethal Nova-6 gas. At some point, a cargo ship named Vodianoy departed from the island, only to mysteriously disappear in the middle of the sea. 37 years later, in 2021, the ship reappears and crashes on the shores of Verdansk, unleashing zombies into the wild.
Announcement and release[edit]
Warzone was released on March 10, 2020, following a series of glitches and leaks in the preceding month. The existence of the game had been leaked a month prior by a post on Reddit, and a software glitch that same month briefly allowed players to view an early version of the battle map. On March 8, 2020, two days before release, YouTube streamer Chaos published an 11-minute video claiming to feature gameplay from the unreleased Warzone title. The video was removed, and on March 9, Warzone's publisher, Activision, officially announced that the game would be released on March 10.[5][6] On March 11, 2020, Activision announced that Warzone had been downloaded by six million people in the first 24 hours.[10] After four days, it was revealed that Warzone had been downloaded by over 15 million people.[11]
On May 5, 2020, Activision announced that Warzone had surpassed over 60 million downloads in the first two months.[12]
Reception[edit]
Aggregate score| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | PC: 79/100[13] PS4: 79/100[14] XONE: 78/100[15] |
| Publication | Score |
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| GameSpot | 7/10[16] |
| IGN | 7/10[17] |
Call of Duty: Warzone received 'generally favorable reviews' from critics across all platforms, according to review aggregator Metacritic.
In its 7/10 review, GameSpot praised the variety and size of the maps, and wrote: 'Warzone is a great sophomore attempt at a battle royale from Call of Duty, which finally manages to carve out its own identity with interesting spins on the existing formula. Its subversion of death and the nail-biting Gulag duels give you more ways to stay in a match, while also forcing you to be aware of your surroundings even after wiping a rival squad.'[16]IGN also gave the game 7/10, summarizing with: 'Call of Duty: Warzone's beta remains thoroughly enjoyable even in spite of the serious concessions to depth made in the name of instant gratification.'[17]
As of December 2020, the game has more than 85 million players worldwide.[18]
It was nominated for Best Multiplayer and Best Ongoing at The Game Awards 2020.[19]
Notes and references[edit]
- Notes
- ^Additional work by High Moon Studios, Beenox, Sledgehammer Games, and Activision Shanghai
- References
- ^Snider, Mike (March 10, 2020). ''Call of Duty' sets its sights on 'Fortnite,' domination of battle royale video games'. USA Today. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^West, Josh (March 10, 2020). '42 Call of Duty: Warzone gameplay features and details that you need to know before jumping into Verdansk'. GamesRadar. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^https://blog.activision.com/call-of-duty/2020-04/Call-of-Duty-Warzone-Mode-Recon-Battle-Royale-Quads
- ^ abcGonzalez, Oscar (March 9, 2020). 'Call of Duty Warzone: Everything you need to know about the new battle royale mode'. CNET. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- ^ abMachkovich, Sam (March 9, 2020). 'Call of Duty's free-to-play, cross-platform battle royale launches March 10'. ArsTechnica. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- ^ abFavis, Elise (March 9, 2020). 'Activision confirms Call of Duty: Warzone, a new free-to-play battle royale game'. Washington Post. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- ^'Call of Duty: Warzone - Release date, modes, and everything we know'. Dexerto.com. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- ^'Black Ops Cold War Multiplayer Reveal'. Treyarch.com. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ^'Season One for Call of Duty®: Black Ops Cold War and Warzone™ Release Date Moved to December 16'. CallOfDuty.com. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
- ^https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-03-12-call-of-duty-warzone-has-over-six-million-players-24-hours-after-launch
- ^https://www.gamingbible.co.uk/news/games-call-of-duty-warzone-has-already-passed-15-million-players-20200316
- ^McWhertor, Michael (April 10, 2020). 'Call of Duty: Warzone hits 50M players in first month'. Polygon. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- ^'Call of Duty: Warzone for PC Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^'Call of Duty: Warzone for PlayStation 4 Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^'Call of Duty: Warzone for Xbox One Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ abBarbosa, Allesandro (March 27, 2020). 'Call of Duty: Warzone Review'. GameSpot. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ abDuggan, James (March 20, 2020). 'Call of Duty: Warzone Review'. IGN. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^'Call of Duty Surpasses $3 Billion in Net Bookings Over Last 12 Months as Activision Ignites a New Business Model'. Business Wire. Activision. December 4, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- ^Tassi, Paul (December 11, 2020). 'Here's The Game Awards 2020 Winners List With A Near-Total 'Last Of Us' Sweep'. Forbes.
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For the little we know of Dio, filled out with a bit of reasonable conjecture, as well as a brief analysis and critique of the History and a somewhat longer account of the tangled manuscript situation, see Prof. Cary's Introduction.
The excerptors are less well represented online; except for Zonaras, on whom see this brief but careful article in the Catholic Encyclopedia.
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The entire work is online and has been subjected to several preliminary proofreading passes; but the local link scheme, detailed proofreading, addition of links, commentary, illustrations, etc. are still in progress.
As almost always, I retyped the text rather than scanning it: not only to minimize errors prior to proofreading, but as an opportunity for me to become intimately familiar with the work, an exercise which I heartily recommend. (Well-meaning attempts to get me to scan text, if successful, would merely turn me into some kind of machine: gambit declined.)
I ran a first proofreading pass immediately after entering each book, and later got sustained help from four other readers, so that the text of all the books is quite good already. I've now started final proofreading: in the table of contents below, books whose text I believe to be completely errorfree are shown on blue backgrounds.
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The Book, chapter, and section numbering is confusing. While it follows the standard system used in the Boissevain edition, Prof. Cary exercised a good deal of editorial judgment on the fragmentary texts of Dio and reassembled them in an order that suited him — leaving, however, the standard numbering in place to facilitate reference. As a result, to the casual reader it appears very disordered; for example, sections assigned by Boissevain to one Book often appear in a different Book of the Loeb edition — while keeping the original Book numbering. I in turn follow the Loeb edition, with a single exception of my own! in which I return a piece of text to its place in the Boissevain edition: I mark the spot.
For citation purposes, the Loeb edition pagination is indicated by local links in the sourcecode; except that only the principal text of Dio is so marked in the right margin. Because some pages of the printed edition contain only excerpts, e.g., by Xiphilinus or Zonaras or Tzetzes, some pages will appear even more disordered, seeming to have been skipped in this transcription: but they haven't, and the separate pagination will be found in the sourcecode.
The confusing mess that the Loeb editor superadded to an already complex text, and the technical difficulties involved in sorting it out, were in turn so depressing and took so much of my time (that seemed to me better devoted to more productive purposes) that parts of this transcription, while provided with their numbering, may not actually have local anchors installed and you therefore can't link directly to them. I suppose I'll get to them eventually; if you need some specific local link though, let me know which, and I'll slip it in.
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The origins of Rome: Aeneas, Lavinium, and Alba Longa. Romulus founds Rome. Numa. | |
The reigns of Tullus Hostilius, Ancus Marcius, Tarquinius Priscus, Servius Tullius, and Tarquin the Proud. Brutus, the rape of Lucretia, and the expulsion of Tarquin. | |
Brutus, Valerius Publicola, and the beginnings of the Republic. (Very fragmentary) | |
Porsenna becomes Rome's ally. Serious dissension between the patricians and the plebeians, mostly over debts, threatens Rome's survival. Establishment of the office of dictator. The Aventine secession of the plebs. The first tribunes of the plebs. | |
War with the Volsci. Treason of Coriolanus: Rome saved by his mother and his wife. Internecine warfare between patricians and plebeians, with bouts of unity brought about by wars against the Etruscans, the Aequi, and the Sabines. The Laws of the Twelve Tables. | |
The establishment of the offices of consular tribune and of censor. Wars with the Etruscans, with Veii. The dictator Camillus celebrates a triumph. Description of a Roman triumph. War with the Faliscans. | |
War with the Gauls. The Capitol besieged. Marcus Capitolinus attempts to take power: he is thwarted and killed. Camillus dictator for several terms. The story of the Lacus Curtius. War with the Latins. Harshness of Manlius Torquatus. | |
Wars with the Samnites and with Capua. The tribunes annul the debts of the people. | |
War with Tarentum and Pyrrhus, king of Epirus: in a first stage, they are successful. | |
Defeat of Tarentum and Pyrrhus. The Romans intervene in the internal struggles of the Volsinii, on the side of the nobility. | |
First Punic War, fought mostly in Sicily and the islands. Duilius builds Rome's first navy. Rectitude and bravery of Regulus, hostage to the Carthaginians. | |
Rome is victorious in the First Punic War. Wars with the Gauls, the Faliscans, Liguria, Corsica, and Sardinia. Rome intervenes in Greek affairs. | |
Beginning of the Second Punic War: the Saguntines in Spain; the Gauls ally themselves with the Carthaginians. | |
Second Punic War: reverses. Fabius Maximus, elected dictator, opts for a passive policy in order to wear out the enemy; from which he acquires the name of The Delayer (Cunctator). | |
Second Punic War: the disaster at Cannae. The Romans successfully besiege Syracuse. Death of Archimedes. Rome captures Capua: a turning-point. | |
Second Punic War: Scipio's successful campaigns in Spain. | |
Second Punic War: Scipio gains an ally in Masinissa, a North African, and together they bring the war to Africa. The Carthaginians defeated. | |
After the Punic war: war with Philip of Macedonia. The Carthaginians stir up the Gauls on Rome's other flank. Battle of Cynoscephalae. Philip defeated. Cato: his stance on the sumptuary laws, his dealings with Spain. | |
Rome becomes further embroiled in Greece. War with Antiochus. Death of Hannibal, an exile in Bithynia. | |
War against Perseus. Dealings with Rhodes, Cappadocia, Egypt. Campaign against Dalmatia. | |
Third Punic War. War against Corinth. Both end in total victory for the Romans. Carthage and Corinth destroyed. | |
(Very fragmentary) Wars in Spain: the rebellion of Viriathus. The demagoguery of Tiberius Gracchus. The Bacchanalian scandal. Wars against the Cimbri and the Marsians. | |
(Very fragmentary) Mithridatic Wars. Civil war: Marius and Cinna and the proscriptions. | |
Mithridatic War and Armenian campaigns. Pompey against the pirates. | |
The career of Pompey the Great and Mithridatic War, continued: war against the Asiatic Iberians, annexation of Syria and Phoenicia. The First Triumvirate (Crassus, Caesar, and Pompey). | |
Julius Caesar's first consulate. Exile of Cicero. Caesar against the Helvetii. | |
Gallic War, continued. Caesar crosses into Britain. Ptolemy expelled from Egypt and restored. | |
Gallic War, continued. Caesar crosses into Britain a second time. Crassus goes to war against the Parthians, is defeated and killed. Clodius and Milo. Beginning of the rift between Caesar and Pompey. | |
Caesar crosses the Rubicon: civil war. Caesar's war in Spain. Caesar and Pompey in Macedonia: battle of Dyrrhachium; battle of Pharsalus, in which Pompey is defeated. | |
Pompey flees to Egypt and dies there. Caesar in Egypt. Honors voted to Caesar in Rome. Caesar and Cleopatra. | |
Caesar defeats Scipio and conquers Numidia. Suicide of Cato of Utica. Caesar's triumphs celebrated in Rome. Ground broken for the Forum of Caesar. The Julian calendar reform. Caesar defeats Gnaeus Pompey in Spain. | |
Caesar: personality cult leads to his murder. His funeral. | |
Character of Julius Caesar's nephew and heir Octavian. The Second Triumvirate (Octavian, Antony, Lepidus). Rift between Octavian and Antony. Cicero against Antony. | |
Octavian defeats Antony at Mutina. The Third Triumvirate (Octavian, Antony, Lepidus again). | |
Proscriptions under the Third Triumvirate. Battle of Philippi: Brutus and Cassius defeated. | |
More tangled relationships under the Third Triumvirate. Octavian and Antony make agreements with Sextus Pompey then turn on him and defeat him. | |
Octavian defeats Sextus Pompey and eliminates Lepidus. Wars against the Parthians, in which Antony is defeated. Octavian conquers Pannonia. Rome acquires Mauretania. | |
With only two men left in the triumvirate, Octavian and Antony turn on each other: the latter is decisively defeated in the battle of Actium. | |
Antony and Cleopatra. Suicide of Antony. Octavian conquers Egypt. Octavian celebrates triumphs in Rome. Marcus Crassus conquers Moesia. | |
Octavian prepares to become the sole ruler of Rome. | |
Octavian, to be known henceforth as Augustus, officially becomes the sole ruler of Rome: the beginning of the imperial period. Organization of provincial administration. The rôle of Augustus's friend Agrippa. Major construction projects in Rome: dedication of the Temple of Apollo on the Palatine, the Saepta, the Pantheon, the Basilica of Neptune, the Baths of Agrippa. Wars in NW Spain and Arabia. Galatia falls to the Romans. | |
Augustus continues to consolidate his power. Roman rule extends to Rhaetia, Noricum, the Maritime Alps, and the Chersonesus. | |
Death of Drusus. Dedication of the Precinct of Livia, the Campus Agrippae, the Diribitorium, the Temple of Mars. Tiberius retires to Rhodes. Lucius and Gaius Caesar, the natural heirs of Augustus, both die young. Influence of Augustus's wife Livia. Institution of the corps of watchmen (vigiles). | |
Augustus encourages population growth by rewarding those who have more children, and penalizing those who have fewer and those who do not marry. Three legions lost in Germany: the Disaster of Varus. Dedication of the Temple of Concord and the Portico of Livia. Death of Augustus; his funeral. | |
Tiberius becomes emperor. His character. Cappadocia becomes Roman. Deaths of Drusus and Germanicus Caesar. | |
Rise and fall of Sejanus. Tiberius consolidates his hold on power despite revolts and scandals in his family. | |
Gaius Caesar becomes emperor; universally known as Caligula. His excesses. | |
Claudius becomes emperor and unexpectedly turns out to be a rather good ruler. Britain conquered. | |
Minecraft windows 10 edition price. Claudius' reign, continued. Claudius dies, poisoned by his wife Agrippina. Nero becomes emperor. Influence of the imperial freedmen. | |
Agrippina gets her comeuppance: Nero has his mother murdered. In Britain, the revolt of Boudicca (Buduica in the text). The Great Fire of Rome. Domitius Corbulo conquers Armenia. Nero's tutor Seneca plots to overthrow him, but the conspiracy is found out and Seneca is forced to commit suicide. Nero's excesses and artistic pretensions. | |
Nero's reign, continued: the rebellion of Vindex in Gaul, the revolt of the Jews put down by Vespasian. Nero overthrown and killed. The brief reigns of Galba and Otho. | |
The brief reign of Vitellius, consumed in civil war. | |
Vespasian becomes emperor. His son Titus captures Jerusalem and destroys the Temple. Vespasian subdues Egypt. Temple of Jupiter Capitoline rebuilt after its destruction by fire. | |
Upon the death of Vespasian, Titus becomes emperor for two years. The eruption of Vesuvius that buried Pompeii. A major fire in Rome. Titus's character. | |
The reign and character of Domitian, notoriously paranoid and cruel. | |
The brief reign of Nerva, then the longer reign of Trajan, who proves to be an excellent man (according to Dio and everyone else). The Dacian Wars end in the subjugation of Dacia. More moderately successful campaigns in Armenia and Parthia. A major earthquake in Antioch. The unsuccessful siege of Hatra. Trajan dies of uncertain causes. | |
Trajan's adoptive son Hadrian succeeds to the throne. His character and interests. Antinous. Final revolt of the Jews and destruction of Judaea. Hadrian's protracted last illness and death. | |
The reign of Antoninus Pius. (Very fragmentary) | |
Marcus Aurelius becomes emperor. The war against Vologaesus in Armenia. Roman bridge-building technique. (Very fragmentary) | |
Wars against the Marcomans and the Iazyges. The revolt of Cassius in Syria ends in Cassius' death. Character of Marcus Aurelius. | |
The reign of Marcus Aurelius' son Commodus: his character and excesses. Here too the historians are unanimous: his cowardice, narcissism, lechery, cruelty. His gladiatorial pretensions. His assassination. | |
The brief reign of Pertinax, and his character. His assassination. The empire is auctioned off by the Praetorian guard to a very rich and foolish man: Didius Julianus his reign, even briefer, and his assassination. | |
Septimius Severus fights his way to the throne. His character. He puts down a rebellion by Pescennius Niger. Successful siege of Byzantium. | |
Severus defeats yet another pretender to the throne: Albinus. War in Caledonia, and second siege of Hatra in Mesopotamia: neither one particularly successful. Power of Plautianus, prefect of the city. | |
Eruption of Vesuvius. The downfall of Plautianus. The robber Bulla terrorizes central Italy. Severus campaigns personally in Caledonia, and dies at Eburacum in northern Britain. | |
The emperor Caracalla: his cruelty of character, his wars, his destruction of Alexandria. | |
Caracalla's Parthian campaign, during which Macrinus revolts, kills Caracalla, and seizes power. Macrinus' reign chiefly occupied with civil war. He is overthrown by a Syrian family that places one of its young members on the throne: Elagabalus. | |
Elagabalus (Heliogabalus): his character and excesses, mostly sexual. He is overthrown and killed, and the throne passes to Alexander Severus. |
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