Adoption And Imperial Succession Of The Five Good Emperors In Ancient Rome

Roman adoption is first mentioned in the Lex duodecim tabularum, then after thousand of years of evolution. Adoptive relationship first appeared is to meet the needs of the population and inheritance,but with the development of the society, adopted more widely applied in the political field to satisfy the interests of the people.27 BC, Rome into the empire,the throne inheritance way become a social focus.The way of the throne of the Roman empire is no clear specification,there are three main ways:adoption of inheritance,hereditary succession, military support.The early stage of the empire,adoption of inheritance as the main way the throne inheritance.The emperor according to his own judgment,choose the person who he think is the most suitable as his adopted son to inherit the throne.In the history of the Roman empire, many emperors inherited the throne or designated heir by adoption,and the most typical representative is five good emperors.Five good emperor period is the golden age of the Roman empire,this makes people have great interest on adoption of inheritance.The author analyzed from multiple perspectives,like Roman law of adoption, Factors of the royal family adoption and so on.Hope to be able to increase the understanding of the rise and fall of the Roman empire.