House of Julii
(270BC - 14AD)
by
Scrotumus Maximus

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• Caius Julius took Vicus Gothi. He had to race to Domus Dulci Domus to beat the Brutii in taking the town.

• Summer - Birth of Cnaeus Poppaeus.

• Winter - Aulus dies in Semarobriva. Birth of Fannia.  Augustus Drusus defeats Cyan in the Battle of Batavodurum.

• Summer - Birth of Decius Annius. Death of Livia.

• Winter -  Birth of Quintis Drusus. Appius Julius died at sea when his fleet was sunk north of the coast of Celtiberia his entire army was lost.

• Summer - Caius Julius conquers Domus Dulcis Domus and the Germans as a country ceased to exist.

• Winter - Birth of Asinius Maecenas. Rome declares war on Scythia.

• Summer - Augustus Drusus dies in his bed in Tribus Chatii, leaving his army under the command of Gaius Florus. Gaius Florus approached the town of Damme facing a rebel army in the north and 3 Briton armies, the largest being garrisoned in the town of Damme.  He ordered a detachment to attack the rebel army flanking him on his left. The detachment led by Captain Amulius defeated the rebel army and returned to cover Gaius Florus left flank and rear, while Gaius directly faced the town heavily defended by the Britons. In the following days, Gaius became too anxious for a fight and headed his army south of the town to confront one of the smaller size Briton forces not knowing he was being lured into a trap. Gaius' army were flanked from the rear by the larger force of Britons that came from the town. The Britons had superiority in numbers. Also Gaius unwisel chose a day when it was raining and nullified any advantage he had with his archers. He was also on a slope and the flanking Britons from the rear had the higher elevation. The result was a devastating lost of the Romans. The survivors escaped to the east. Meanwhile, the small detachment led by Captain Amulius was still northwest of the town, now overwhelmingly outmatched by the Briton army south of the town.  Gnaeus Annius dies in Osca. Birth of Papiria and Eutropia.
• Winter - Birth of Messalina and Honoria.  Riots in Corduba. Captain Amulius' detachment heading east towards Roman territory of Vicus Gothi were ambushed by Britons.

Not until the defeat of Gaius Florus when he underestimated the Britons, battles between the Romans and the Britons have been one-sided because
of the numerically superior and better trained Romans and the advantage of the use of cavalry.

Summer 176BC - Captain Amulius led a detachment of Gaius Florus' legion and defeated a rebel army flanking them on the north outside the town
of Damme.
 

• Winter - Death of Lucius Vellius. Birth of Baebiana, Aulus Varus and Decius Burrus.

• Winter - Tertius Gessius best friend friend Cassius Hemina adopted to the Julii Family.

• Summer - Galerius Quirinius married Mariniara. Birth of Licinia.  Mediolanium had the plague.
• Winter - The plague in Mediolanium killed 2,000 civilians.

• Summer - Decimus Octavius sieged Damme after gathering troops from Mogontiacum and Batavodurum. Coming from the east, Caius Julius gathered troops on his way to Damme rendezvousing troops from Vicus Gothi and Lovosice and even from Patavium. Caius avoided rebel troops on his way since his priority was to get to Damme and capture it. But Decimus Octavius, being a governor of Mogontiacum was nearer and was able to get there first.   The plague in Mediolanium killed 1800 civilians and 400 soldiers.

• Summer - Birth of Herrenius Varro Jr. (son of Herennius Varro Sr. and Crispina).  Caius Julius camped his army southeast of Damme.  Mount Vesuvius erupted. The plague in Mediolanium subsided.  Decimus Octavius attacked the town of Damme and enslaved the people. He avenged the defeat of Gaius Florus 5yrs earlier.
• Winter - Galerius Burrus (The Harsh) dies in bed in Ariminum. Violentilla the wife of Augustus Drusus died. Birth of Spurius Pennus (son of Kaeso Pennus the Cunning). Caius Julius the Might marries Fulvia (19yrs old). Caius was 41yrs old.

Summer 171BC - Decimus Octavius avenged the defeat of Gaius Florus 5 yrs earlier by taking Damme with minimal losses against large force
of Briton defenders.


Summer 171BC - The Romans under the command of Decimus Octavius, surrounded the last defenders of Damme and annihilated them with the last charge.
 

• Summer - Birth of Decimus Drusus (son of  )
• Winter - Samarobriva sieged by the Britons. Birth of Marcus Lappius (son of  ).  Birth of Pomponia (daughter of  ). The Senate, the Brutii and Scipii declared war on Thrace. Caius Julius takes over Bordesholm.  Birth of Marcus Lappius and Pomponia.

• Summer - Birth of Flavius Varro and Marcia. Coming of age of Quintis Varus. Three of the Senate offices held by the Julii. Kaeso Pennus as Pontifex Maximus, Tertius Gessius as Praetor, Galerius Quirinius as Quaestor. Titus Velius takes Tingi in North Africa. Aneirin of Gesoriacum attacked Roman Samarobriva. The Romans in the province were then enslaved by the Britons.

Summer 169BC - Titus Velius conquers Tingi after the Scipii abandoned it a few years earlier. Here they celebrate taking the city's central square.


Summer 169BC - More than 2,000 attacking Britons rushed through the walls of Samorobriva. The Roman Captain in charge with only a handful of
men chose to defend a pass and make it a chokepoint against the attackers.


Summer 169BC - Samarobriva, the Romans and their hired mercenaries defended the pass bravely.


Summer 169BC - Samarobriva, the sheer weight and manpower of the Britons with their charging chariots  finally overwhelm the defenders and once the
town was taken, all Romans in the province of Belgica were enslaved.
 

• Summer - Flavius Regulus married Tullia. The House of Julii declares war on Thrace.
• Winter - Birth of Plotina. Decimus Octavius retakes Samorobriva from the Britons although outnumbered by the defenders.

Winter 168BC - The Legion of Decimus Octavius prepares to assault Samorobriva after losing the town a year earlier.


Winter 168BC - Samarobriva, the Romans charged in the opened gate which was sabotaged by a Roman spy. The Roman Legionaires held off the flanking
Britons from both sides so more men can come in through the gate.


Winter 168BC - Samarobriva, the hardest fighting took place on the right flank of the Romans as several hundred Britons charged the right flank
causing Decimus Octavius to come close enough and rally his men.


Winter 168BC - Samarobriva, the right flank of the Romans was in danger of collapsing and hired mercenaries were sent in to strengthen the line. The
Britons were pushing the attackers back towards the gate.


Winter 168BC - Samarobriva, because of one Centurian's iniative to react to the dire situation, he led his men around to flank the Britons in the rear.
Once the Britons saw the Romans coming from the back, panic set in and the Briton's push of the Romans near the gate failed.


Winter 168BC - Samarobriva, the fight was far from over. After the trapped Britons were annihilated, the same flanking  Romans that came from the rear
continued their advance towards the town center but met charging chariots on the way.


Winter 168BC - Samarobriva, the Romans and their mercenaries pour through the gate and advanced to the town center were more Britons were waiting to
defend the town. Here you see hundreds lay dead, the fierce and bloody fighting that almost pushed the Romans back out of the gate.


Winter 168BC - Samarobriva, the Britons were not done, they had hundreds more to defend the town center and more fierce fighting until they were
flanked from both sides


Winter 168BC - Samarobriva, The Romans gain ground until the cavalry charged the Britons on their left flank and the Britons died to the last man.
 

• Summer - Birth of Lepida.
• Winter - Birth of Vibia.

• Summer - Caius Julius and Herennius Varro landed their legions in Britannia.  Caius headed north to take the town of Eburacum while Varro who landed earlier took  the settlement of Londinium. Death of Leontia (wife of the great Servius Gessius). Death of Tertius Lappius, the Conqueror and Governor of Palma.  After Caius Julius took Eburacum, he headed west and took Deva, ending the war against the Britons. The Britons were now under Roman rule.

Summer 166BC - Herennius Varro's Legion prepares to take Londinium. The defenders had reinforcements but were too small to make a difference and
the Romans now have a foot hold in the British isles.


Summer 166BC - Back in the province of Belgica, Octavius hunted down the last remnants of a Briton army roaming west of the town of Samarobriva. A few
of the Britons escaped death and took off with their ships and was never seen again.
 

• Summer - Riots in Vicus Gothi, killing 206 civialians and 12 soldiers. Oppius Pennus, Aulus Vaurs and Decius Burrus come of age. Captain Herius fought Rebel Leader Heriman and Alaric west of Mogontiacum
• Winter - Vicus Gothi riots, killing 103 civilians and 8 soldiers.

Summer 159BC - Mogontiacum, Agri Decumates. A hastily assembled roman army led by Captain Herius from the towns of Trier, Betavodurum, Alesia and Samarobriva marched towards Mogontiacum and engaged the Rebel Army of Heriman and Alaric. Herius lost his life while trying to protect the left flank.


Summer 159BC - Mogontiacum, Agri Decumates. Captain Herius who led his mercenary cavalry collided head on at the rebel cavalry with such force that
horses toppled and men flew in every direction. Flaming arrows from the Roman Archers soared pass them hitting the enemy and some of Herius' horsemen.


Summer 159BC - Mogontiacum, Agri Decumates. After Herius death, his soldiers continued fighting and were victorious.
 

• Summer - Vicus Gothi's situation worsened and the rebels took over the settlement. Marriaged of Augustus Turranius and Baebiana.  Tertius Gessius becomes Pontifex Maximus and Caius an Aedile. Coning of age of Secundus Velius, Vibius Octavius. Death of Magia, wife of Numerius Poppaeus. Aulus Varus, gets his first taste of battle by defeating a rebel army on his way to Mogontiacum.
• Winter - Mogontiacum revolted, killing 95 civilians. Decimus Octavius confronts the rebels controlling the town of Damme. He faces the rebel leader Athanaric, Adalgard and Eutlinde. The Rebels lost the battle and retreated. Damme was retaken by the Romans without struggle. Captain Decimus attacked the rebels controlling Vicus Gothi under Eraric and Gunderic.

Summer 159BC - Mogontiacum, Agri Decumates. Young Aulus Varus leaving the company of his fellow Generals whom he travelled with from Narbo
Martius, led an assembled army of Trier and Alesia and defeated a rebel army blocking the passage way towards Mogontiacum from Trier.


Winter 158BC - Damme, Tribus Chatii. Decimus Octavius fought a combined rebel army of Athanaric, Adalgard and Eutlinde. Flaming arrows was the
order of the day.


Winter 158BC - Damme, Tribus Chatii. Principes in the front line braced themselves from the charge of the rebel warriors.
 

• Summer - Herius Tubertus married Honoria, daughter of .....  Birth of Vistilia, daughter of Spurius Avidus (Governor of Patavium) and Fannia. Flavius the Cunning (husband of Ancharia) and 4 other Generals (Aulus Varus, Asinius Maecenas, Oppius Pennus and Decius Burrus retook Mogontiacum. Decimus Octavius, also known as Decimus Victor on his way east headed back north of Damme to confront another rebel army led by Tancred.   The capital of the House of Julii moved from Narbo Martius to Lugdunum.

Summer 157BC - Mogontiacum, Agri Decumates. Flavius along with his young generals Generals, Aulus Varus, Asinius Maecenas, Oppius Pennus and
Decius Burrus retook beautiful Mogontiacum from the rebels.


Summer 157BC - Mogontiacum, Agri Decumates. The Romans poured in through the gates and downed walls and met the defenders head on.


Summer 157BC - Mogontiacum, Agri Decumates. The rebel defenders retreated to the city center. The Romans marched through the streets of Mogontiacum.


Summer 157BC - Mogontiacum, Agri Decumates. The Romans charged to the heavily defended city center.  The general's bodyguards charged in for support
and finally overwhelmed the rebels and killed them to the last man.

Summer 157BC - Mogontiacum, Agri Decumates. The Romans celebrate their victory by taking Mogontiacum back for Rome.


Summer 157BC - Damme, Tribus Chatii, Decimus Octavius while heading east was informed that another rebel army was approaching Damme from the
north. He turned back his legion and intercepted the rebels. The ensuing battle was a route but the rebel leader, Tancred escaped.
 

• Summer - Asturica riots, killing 712 civilians and 19 soldiers. Corduba revolt, killing 2541 civilians and the city taken by the rebels, affecting financially the Julii territories. Luca Laeca married Eutropia, daughter of Tertius Gessius, the governor of Narbonensis.
• Winter - Asturica revolt, killing 465 civilians and took the town.  Spurius Papinianus married Papiria, daughter of Gaius Florus and Antistia. Death of Sempronia, wife of Lucius Vellius.  Oppius Pennus married Papilia.  Death of Tiberius Maecenas by natural causes in Betavodurum. Death of Ceacilia, wife of the late Galerius Burrus the Harsh.

• Summer - Marriage of Oppius Opimius and Vibia. daughter of Titus Vellius. Death of Decimus Octavius Victor by natural causes in Vicus Gothi. Coming of age of Herennius Varro, Spurius Pennus and Cnaeus Poppaeus. Titus Vellius took back Corduba coming from Tingi. A hard fought battle but the Romans fight street by street. Captain Lentulus retook the town of Asturica.
• Winter - Osca riots killing 768 civilians and killing 13 soldiers.  Corduba recently retaken by the Romans rioted killing 2422 civilians and 110 soldiers. Asturica recently retaken by Captain Lentulus revolted again. This time Capt. Lentulus loses his life after being ambushed inside the market square. The revolt resulted in 201 civilians dead. Roman command was handed to Capt. Cnaeus who ordered his men out of the town and the rebels controlled it.  Titus Maelius married Licinia, daughter of late Tertius Lappius. Secundus Vellius, son of Titus Vellius married Atia. The Julii capital that was Lugdunum was moved back to Narbo Martius again to help combat the revolts and riots in Hispania and surrounding regions.

Summer 155BC - The legion of Titus Vellius of Tingi advanced towards the walls of Corduba to retake the city from the rebels that controlled it.


Summer 155BC - The Romans assualted the walls with ladders, Corduba, Baetica.


Summer 155BC - The Romans fought street to street against rebel gladiators, Corduba, Baetica.
 

• Summer - Revolt in Londinium of Britannia Superior causing the garrison to leave the town and the rebels taking it, 651 civilians were killed. Tertius Gessius voted as Consul by the Senate. Spurius Pennus new governor of Lugdunum married Matidia. Marcus Lappius and Decimus Drusus came of age (16yrs.).  Herennius the Mad (Varro) led his garrison against Lugotorix and Cacumattus. The Romans having superiority in cavalry, chased away the chariots and flanked Lugotorix from both sides and killed him. Lugotorix's infantry ran to try to rescue him but the Romans line charged and surrounded the Britons in between and annihilated them. Herennius marched back to Londinium and massacred those he saw were participants of the revolt.
• Winter - Birth of Ulpia, daughter of Quintis the Cold Hearted (Varus) and Vipsania.

Summer 154BC - West of Londinium, Britannia Superior, Herennius Varro's calvary flanked Lugotorix on both sides and killed him after chasing off the
Briton's chariots.


Summer 154BC - West of Londinium, Britannia Superior, reinforcements by the Britons were met by overwhelming force by the Roman cavalry.
 

• Summer - Coming of age of Flavius Varro and Herennius Varro.
• Winter - Plague in Patavium, thought to have begun in the soldier's barrack in Patavium.

• Summer - Due to the threat of Julii leader Caius the Profane (Caius Julius) who fortified his legion north of Rome and their jealousy of his fame by the people, the Senate conspired by ordering him to commit suicide claiming it was for the good of Rome.  Caius refused and the Senate outlawed the Julii and declared war against them. The alliance of Scipii and Brutii were now torn to shreds and the Julii declared an enemy. Hence, a Civil War broke out. The popularity of Caius Julius was unmatched and the people of Rome would welcome him as their Ruler if he would march towards Rome and take the power from the Senators.  Plague in Patavium killed 3000 civialians and 100 soldiers. Luca Vibius governor of Arretium married Placidia, daughter of Flavius Regulus. Birth of Pulcheria, daughter of Oppius Opimius and Vivia, daughter of Titus Vellius of Tingi.  A Julli force led by Commander Spurius stationed in Sardinia sieged Caralis which was controlled by the Scipii.
• Winter - Ariminum, Umbria, General Luca Vibius confronted a Brutii army led by Commander Manius southeast of Ariminum.  The Brutii positioned themselves on a hill and the Julii marched up to engage them.  Commander Manius of the Brutii rode to the left flank of Luca Vibius. Vibius ordered both his calvary on his right and left to pursue Manius.  Manius was surrounded and killed in the ensuing fight.  After the Brutii calvary was wiped out, the Julii cavalry attacked the Brutii line while the Vibius ordered his legionaires to rush up the hill and attack. The result was a complete route of the Brutii.  Marcus Figulus, governor of Ariminum participated in the battle commanding his own guards and chasing down the enemy soldiers.

152 Summer - At the start of the Roman Civil War the territories of the Julii spanned from the British Isles, to Tribus Saxons (Denmark),
the land of the Marconmanii sharing the borders of Scythia south to the borders of Pannonnia and Illyria with the Brutii. In the south they
shared borders with the Scipii in Northern Africa

According to historian Scrotumus Maximus (translated from Latin):
The situation of the Julii during the commencement of the Civil War was of deep financial problem.  The revolts in Hispania (Corduba, Asturica, Osca) and the Revolts in Germania Inferior, the rebellion of Agri Decumates (Mogontiacum), Tribus Chatii and revolts in Britannia caused near financial ruin. The war declared by the Senate and Scipii in 152BC was a bit untimely although the door has now opened for Caius Julius plan to take Rome which he had dreamed and prepared for several years. Tensions between the Senate and Caius Julius have been getting worse and the fortification of southern Etruria which bordered Rome unsettled the Senators that someday Caius Julius march towards Rome is imminent. Caius was a favorite of the pleabs and the people loved him. Although Caius welcomed the war, financially he was not prepared for it.
 

Winter 152BC - Southeast of Ariminum, Umbria province, General Luca Vibius marched to engage the Brutii waiting on top of hill.


Winter 152BC - Southeast of Ariminum, Umbria province, after the Brutii calvary was taken annihilated, the Julii charged the right flank of the Brutii.

Winter 152BC - Southeast of Ariminum, Umbria province, the Brutii was outflanked by cavalry and infantry of General Luca Vibius.

Winter 152BC - Southeast of Ariminum, Umbria province, the first victory of the Cival War belonged to General Luca Vibius of Arretium by defeating the
Brutii Commander Manius who was heading southeast of Ariminum.
 

• Summer - Plague in Patavium killed 2800 civilians and 51 soldiers.  Commander Spurius defeats Scipii Commander Augustus in Sardinia, north of Caralis. Valerius Mus married Lucillia, daughter of Tertius Gessius. Gnaeus Annius wife Fabia dies. Caius Julius attacked and took over a fort of the Senate army, then a few weeks later approached Rome and engaged a combined Scipii and Senate army east of Rome.
• Winter - Caius Julius assassinated in Rome. An assassin came in his sleeping quarters and killed him while he was asleep. Quintis Varus who was governor in Alesia became the leader of the House of Julii.

Summer 151BC - Commander Spurius takes Caralis after defeating Commander Augustus of the Scipii who sallied forth out of Caralis to engage.

Summer 151BC - Caius Julius took over a Senate Fort north east of Rome.


Summer 151BC - A detachment of the Senate's army is massacred by Lucas Vibius north of Rome.


Summer 151BC - Caius Julius confronts a combined army of the Senate and Scipii east of Rome.  The defeat of the Senate Army led by Servius and Herius
Lepis left Rome open and Caius marched in the city uncontested.


Summer 151BC - Both cavalries clashed in the fields northwest of Rome while the main force of the Julii stood their ground waiting for the outcome.


Summer 151BC - The Senate cavalry made a frontal charge but could not dent the Julii line and was forced to retreat. With the defeat of the Senate
force, Caius Julius marched into Rome triumphantly and well received by the people.
 

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