\begin{timechart}[
    minor tick interval=5,
    major tick interval=25,
    grid/.append style={ draw=lightgray },
    axis line/.append style={ draw=gray },
    minor tick/.append style={ draw=gray },
    major tick/.append style={ draw=gray },
    interval label/.append style={ node font=\sffamily\small },
    julioclaudian/.style={ interval bar color=red!80!black },
  ]{-50}{75}
  \timechartinterval[right,julioclaudian]{-63}{-14}{Augustus}
  \timechartinterval[right,julioclaudian]{-42}{37}{Tiberius}
  \timechartinterval[julioclaudian]{12}{41}{Caligula}
  \timechartinterval[julioclaudian]{-10}{54}{Claudius}
  \timechartinterval[julioclaudian]{37}{68}{Nero}
\end{timechart}
