Rulers of the Roman Empire ( (table))
Rulers of the Roman Empire
Rulers of the Roman Empire (including dates of reign) | |||||||||||||||
Augustus, grandnephew of Julius Caesar, 27 BC–AD 14 | |||||||||||||||
Tiberius, stepson of Augustus, AD 14–AD 37 | |||||||||||||||
Caligula, grandnephew of Tiberius, 37–41 | |||||||||||||||
Claudius, uncle of Caligula, 41–54 | |||||||||||||||
Nero, stepson of Claudius, 54–68 | |||||||||||||||
Galba, proclaimed emperor by his soldiers, 68–69 | |||||||||||||||
Otho, military commander, 69 | |||||||||||||||
Vespasian, military commander, 69–79 | |||||||||||||||
Vitellius, military commander, 69 | |||||||||||||||
Titus, son of Vespasian, 79–81 | |||||||||||||||
Domitian, son of Vespasian, 81–96 | |||||||||||||||
Nerva, elected interim ruler, 96–98 | |||||||||||||||
Trajan, adopted son of Nerva, 98–117 | |||||||||||||||
Hadrian, ward of Trajan, 117–38 | |||||||||||||||
Antoninus Pius, adopted by Hadrian, 138–61 | |||||||||||||||
Marcus Aurelius, adopted by Antoninus Pius, 161–80 | |||||||||||||||
Lucius Verus, adopted by Antoninus Pius; ruled jointly Marcus Aurelius, 161–69 | |||||||||||||||
Commodus, son of Marcus Aurelius, 180–92 | |||||||||||||||
Pertinax, proclaimed emperor by the Praetorian Guard, 193 | |||||||||||||||
Didius Julianus, bought office from the Praetorian Guard, 193 | |||||||||||||||
Severus, proclaimed emperor, 193–211 | |||||||||||||||
Caracalla, son of Severus, 211–17 | |||||||||||||||
Geta, son of Severus, ruled jointly with Caracalla, 211–12 | |||||||||||||||
Macrinus, proclaimed emperor by his soldiers, 217–18 | |||||||||||||||
Heliogabalus, cousin of Caracalla, 218–22 | |||||||||||||||
Alexander Severus, cousin of Heliogabalus, 222–35 | |||||||||||||||
Maximin, proclaimed emperor by soldiers, 235–38 | |||||||||||||||
Gordian I, made emperor by the senate, 238 | |||||||||||||||
Gordian II, son of Gordian I, ruled jointly with his father, 238 | |||||||||||||||
Balbinus, elected joint emperor by the senate, 238 | |||||||||||||||
Pupienus Maximus, elected joint emperor with Balbinus by the senate, 238 | |||||||||||||||
Gordian III, son of Gordian II, 238–44 | |||||||||||||||
Philip (the Arabian), assassin of Gordian III, 244–49 | |||||||||||||||
Decius, proclaimed emperor by the soldiers, 249–51 | |||||||||||||||
Hostilianus, son of Decius, colleague of Gallus, 251 | |||||||||||||||
Gallus, military commander, 251–53 | |||||||||||||||
Aemilianus, military commander, 253 | |||||||||||||||
Valerian, military commander, 253–60 | |||||||||||||||
Gallienus, son of Valerian, coemperor with his father and later sole emperor, 253–68 | |||||||||||||||
Claudius II, military commander, 268–70 | |||||||||||||||
Aurelian, chosen by Claudius II as successor, 270–75 | |||||||||||||||
Tacitus, chosen by the senate, 275–76 | |||||||||||||||
Florianus, half-brother of Tacitus, 276 | |||||||||||||||
Probus, military commander, 276–82 | |||||||||||||||
Carus, proclaimed by the Praetorian Guard, 282–83 | |||||||||||||||
Carinus, son of Carus, 283–85 | |||||||||||||||
Numerianus, son of Carus, joint emperor with Carinus, 283–84 | |||||||||||||||
Diocletian, military commander, divided the empire; ruled jointly with Maximian and Constantius I, 284–305 | |||||||||||||||
Maximian, appointed joint emperor by Diocletian, 286–305 | |||||||||||||||
Constantius I, joint emperor and successor of Diocletian, 305–6 | |||||||||||||||
Galerius, joint emperor with Constantius I, 305–10 | |||||||||||||||
Maximin, nephew of Galerius, 308–13 | |||||||||||||||
Licinius, appointed emperor in the West by Galerius; later emperor in the East, 308–24 | |||||||||||||||
Maxentius, son of Maximian, 306–12 | |||||||||||||||
Constantine I (the Great), son of Constantius I, 306–37 | |||||||||||||||
Constantine II, son of Constantine I, 337–40 | |||||||||||||||
Constans, son of Constantine I, 337–50 | |||||||||||||||
Constantius II, son of Constantine I, 337–61 | |||||||||||||||
Magnentius, usurped Constans' throne, 350–53 | |||||||||||||||
Julian (the Apostate), nephew of Constantine I, 361–63 | |||||||||||||||
Jovian, elected by the army, 363–64 | |||||||||||||||
Valentinian I, proclaimed by the army; ruled in the West, 364–75 | |||||||||||||||
Valens, brother of Valentinian I; ruled in the East, 364–78 | |||||||||||||||
Gratian, son of Valentinian I; coruler in the West with Valentinian II, 375–83 | |||||||||||||||
Maximus, usurper in the West, 383–88 | |||||||||||||||
Valentinian II, son of Valentinian I, ruler of the West, 375–92 | |||||||||||||||
Eugenius, usurper in the West, 393–94 | |||||||||||||||
Theodosius I (the Great), appointed ruler of the East, 379–95, by Gratian; last ruler of united empire, 394–95 | |||||||||||||||
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