History of the Roman Empire founder of the brief Flavian dynasty, to be followed by the Nerva–Antonine dynasty which produced the "Five Good Emperors": Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius and the philosophically inclined Marcus Aurelius. In the view of the Greek historian Dio Cassius, a contemporary observer, the accession of the emperor Commodus in 180 AD marked the descent "from a kingdom of gold to one of rust and iron"—a famous comment which has led some historians, notably Edward Gibbon, to take Commodus' reign as the beginning of the decline of the Roman Empire. In 212, during the reign of Caracalla, Roman citizenship was granted
The Fall of the American Empire to the rule of Roman Emperor Caligula, which could be followed by a Nero figure "and three centuries of inexorable decay". On 8 March 2018, Seville International previewed "The Fall of American Empire" with a series of videos, revealing Pierre Curzi would be in the cast. The release was scheduled for 28 June 2018. Arcand also sought to enter the film into the 2018 Cannes Film Festival; Arcand had experience with Cannes. Despite the 28 June release, Les Films Séville and producer Denise Robert announced there would be no release with English subtitles until fall 2018. "The Fall of the