Flavian Building Campaigns: Colosseum, Fora, and Triumphal Arches (69–96 CE)

1. Flavian dynasty takes power after civil war

   Jan 1, 69Labels: Flavian dynasty, Vespasian

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

2. Flavians celebrate triumph for the Jewish War

   Jan 1, 71Labels: Vespasian, Titus

   • Britannica
   • PACS

3. Vespasian vows and begins the Temple of Peace

   Jan 1, 71Labels: Temple of, Vespasian

   • LacusCurtius
   • Capitolium

4. Construction starts on the Colosseum site

   Jan 1, 72Labels: Colosseum, Vespasian

   • Britannica

5. Temple of Peace is dedicated in Rome

   Jan 1, 75Labels: Temple of, Forum axis

   • Capitolium
   • LacusCurtius

6. Great Fire of Rome damages central districts

   Jan 1, 80Labels: Great Fire

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

7. Colosseum is dedicated with major games

   Jan 1, 80Labels: Colosseum, Titus

   • Britannica

8. Domitian succeeds Titus and expands building program

   Jan 1, 81Labels: Domitian

   • Suetonius
   • Britannica

9. Arch of Titus is erected on the Via Sacra

   Jan 1, 81Labels: Arch of, Via Sacra

   • PACS
   • Smarthistory

10. Domitian completes the Colosseum’s upper story

    Jan 1, 82Labels: Colosseum, Domitian

    • Britannica

11. Domitian begins the Forum of Nerva project

    Jan 1, 85Labels: Forum of, Domitian

    • Suetonius
    • LacusCurtius

12. Domitian is assassinated; memory sanctions follow

    Sep 18, 96Labels: Domitian, Damnatio memoriae

    • Britannica
    • LacusCurtius

13. Forum of Nerva is dedicated under Nerva

    Jan 1, 97Labels: Forum of, Nerva

    • LacusCurtius
    • Wikisource