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Roman Emperors (27 BC to 491 CE)
Julio-Claudians |
Years |
| Augustus ("Octavian") Tiberius Gaius ("Caligula") Claudius Nero |
27 BC-14 CE 14-37 37-41 41-54 54-68 |
Year of the Four Emperors |
Years |
| Galba Otho Vitellius Vespasian |
68-69 69 69 69-79 |
Flavians |
Years |
| Vespasian Titus Domitian Nerva Trajan Hadrian |
69-79 79-81 81-96 96-98 98-117 117-138 |
| Antonines | Years |
| Antoninus Pius Marcus Aurelius Lucius Verus Commodus Pertinax Didius Julianus |
138-61 161-80 161-169 180-192 193 193 |
Severans and their rivals |
Years |
| Septimius Severus Pescennius Niger Clodius Albinus Caracalla Geta Macrinus Elagabalus Severus Alexander Maximinus ("Thrax") Gordian I Gordian II Pupienus Balbinus Gordian III Philip I ("the Arab") Pacatian Jotapian Decius Gallus Aemilian Valerian Gallienus Macrianus Quietus Regalianus Aemilianus ("Aegippius") Aurelous Laelianus |
193-211 193-194 193-197 211-217 211-212 217-218 218-222 222-235 235-238 238 238 238 238 238-244 244-249 248 249 249-251 251-253 253 253-259/260 253-268 260-261 260-261 260-261 267-268 268 |
Gallic Empire |
Years |
| Postumus Marius Victorinus Tetricus Claudius II ("Gothicus") Quintillus Aurelian Domitian II Vaballathus Tacitus Florian Probus Saturninus Carus Julian I Carinus (caesar) Numerian |
260-269 268 269-271 271-273 268-269/270 269/270 269/270-275 270/275 270-271 275-276 276 276-282 280 282-283 283 283-285 (282-283) 283-284 |
The Tetrarchy |
Years |
| Diocletian Maximian Constantius I ("Chlorus," caesar) Galerius (caesar 293-305) Carausius (in Britain and Gaul) Allectus (in Britain and Gaul) Domitius Domitianus (in Egypt) Flavius Severus (caesar) Maximin Daia Maxentius Alexander (in Africa) Licinius Valens I |
284-305 286-305, 307-308 293-305 305-311 (293-305) 287-393 293-306 297 306-307 (305-306) 309-313 307/308-312 308-308/310 308-324 316 |
House of Constantius and their rivals |
Years |
| Constantius I (Augustus) Constantine I ("the Great") Constantine II Constans Constantius II Nepotian Vetranio Magnentius Silvanus (in Gaul) Julian II ("the Apostate") (caesar) Jovian |
305-306 306-337 337-340 337-350 337-361 350 350 350-353 355 360-363 (355-360) 363-364 |
House of Valentinian and their rivals |
Years |
| Valentinian I Valens Procopius Gratian Valentinian II |
364-375 364-378 365-366 375-383 375-392 |
House of Theodosius and their rivals |
Years |
| Theodosius I ("the
Great") Magnus Maximus Eugenius |
379-395 383-388 392-394 |
Emperors In the West |
Years |
| Honorius Marcus (in Britain) Gratian (in Britain) Constantine III Maximus (in Spain) Jovinus (in Gaul) Johannes (John) Constantius III (Flavius Constantius) Valentinian III Petronius Maximus Avitus Majorian Libius Severus Anthemius Olybrius Glycerius Julius Nepos Romulus ("Augustulus") |
395-423 406 407 407-411 409-411 411-413 411-413 421 425-55 455 455-456 457-461 461-465 467-72 472 473 473-380 475-476 |
Emperors In the East |
Years |
| Arcadius Theodosius II Marcian Leo I Leo II Zeno |
395-408 408-450 450-457 457-474 474 474-91 |