Herodian's Roman History

Book one: the reign of Commodus (180-192)

1. Introduction;
2. Marcus Aurelius, the perfect emperor;
3. Marcus' final years;
4. Death of Marcus in Vindobona;
5. Commodus becomes emperor;
6. Commodus breaks off the northern war;
7. Commodus returns to Rome;
8. Conspiracy of Lucilla; 
9. Conspiracy of Perennis;
10. Insurrection of Maternus;
11. Digression on the Mother of the gods;
12. Plague;
13. Fall of Cleander, Commodus' praetorian prefect; 
14. Fire destroys Rome;
15. Commodus gladiator;
16. Commodus' plans for the New Year;
17. Commodus assassinated.

Book two: the year of five emperors (193)

1. Pertinax becomes emperor;
2. Pertinax and the army;
3. Pertinax and the Senate;
4. Pertinax' policy;
5. Pertinax murdered by angry soldiers;
6. The empire is sold to Didius Julianus;
7. Julianus runs into financial troubles;
8. Pescennius Niger is proclaimed emperor in Syria;
9. Septimius Severus thinks about becoming emperor;
10. Severus' speech to his soldiers;
11. Severus' march on Rome;
12. Chaos in Rome;
13. Severus disarms the Praetorian Guard;
14. Severus prepares for war against Niger;
15. Clodius Albinus recognized as caesar.

Book three: the reign of Septimius Severus (193-211)

1. Niger prepares for war against Severus;
2. Severus in Asia Minor;
3. Severus crosses the Taurus mountains;
4. The battle of Issus; death of Niger;
5. Severus tries to dismiss Albinus;
6. Severus' war against Albinus;
7. Severus defeats Albinus near Lyon; 
8. Severus' revenge on the adherents of Albinus;
9. Severus' war against the Parthian Empire;
10. Severus is worried about his sons;
11. Conspiracy of Plautianus;
12. End of Plautianus;
13. Severus and his sons;
14. Severus' British expedition;
15. Death of Severus in York.

Book four: the reign of Caracalla (211-217)

1. Severus' sons Caracalla and Geta become emperor;
2. Funeral of Severus;
3. Bad relations between Caracalla and Geta;
4. Caracalla kills Geta; 
5. Caracalla in the Senate;
6. Execution of adherents of Geta;
7. Caracalla's Germanic War;
8. Caracalla in the East;
9. Massacre in Alexandria; 
10. Diplomatic contacts;
11. Caracalla's Parthian war;
12. Macrinus feels himself threatened;
13. Macrinus has Caracalla killed;
14. Accession of Macrinus;
15. Peace with Parthia.

Book five: the reign of Heliogabalus (218-222)

1. Macrinus and the Senate;
2. Macrinus and the army;
3. Soldiers proclaim Heliogabalus emperor;
4. Death of Macrinus;
5. Heliogabalus' unusual behavior;
6. Heliogabalus' religious excesses;
7. Heliogabalus adopts Alexianus;
8. Death of Heliogabalus.

Book six: the reign of Severus Alexander (222-235)

1. Return to normalcy in Rome;
2. The Sasanian Empire makes territorial demands;
3. Severus Alexander declares war against the Sasanians;
4. Diplomatic moves;
5. Alexander's Persian War;
6. End of the Persian War;
7. Germanic incursions;
8. Maximinus proclaimed emperor;
9. Alexander killed by his soldiers.

Book seven: the reign of Maximinus (235-238)

1. Maximinus recognized;
2. Maximinus' war against the Alamans;
3. Maximinus' tyranny;
4. Revolt in Africa;
5. The Gordians made emperor;
6. Execution of the praetorian prefect;
7. Revolt in Rome;
8. Maximinus prepares a march on Rome;
9. End of the two Gordians;
10. The Senate appoints Pupienus and Balbinus;
11. The Roman populace attacks the praetorians;
12. Civil war in Rome.

Book eight: the year of the six emperors (238)

1. Maximinus marches on Rome;
2. Siege of Aquileia; 
3. Negotiations at Aquileia;
4. Failure of the siege of Aquileia;
5. Disappointed soldiers kill Maximinus;
6. Relief;
7. Pupienus in Aquileia;
8. Soldiers kill Pupienus and Balbinus; beginning of the reign of Gordian III.