Roman Emperors

This is a list of Roman Emperors. Shown are the dates of their reign.

For the worship of the Roman Emperor as a god, see imperial cult.

Julius Caesar (46 BC - 44 BC), technically Dictator, not Imperator
Augustus (27 BC - AD 14)
Tiberius (14 - 37)
Caligula (37 - 41)
Claudius (41 - 54)
Nero (54 - 68)
Galba (68 - 69)
Otho (69)
Vitellius (69)
Vespasian (69 - 79)
Titus Flavius (79 - 81)
Domitian (81 - 96)
Nerva (96 - 98)
Trajan (98 - 117)
Hadrian (117 - 138)
Antoninus Pius (138 - 161)
Marcus Aurelius (161 - 180) (co-emperor Lucius Verus, 161 - 169)
Commodus (180 - 193)
Pertinax (193)
Septimius Severus (193 - 211) (throne was also claimed by Didius Julianus (193), Pescennius Niger, 193 - 194, and Clodius Albinus, 193 - 197)
Caracalla (211 - 217)
Macrinus (217 - 218)
Heliogabalus (218 - 222)
Alexander Severus (222 - 235)
Maximinus Thrax (235 - 238)
Gordian I and Gordian II (238)
Pupienus and Balbinus (238)
Gordian III (238-244)
Philip the Arab (244-249)
Trajan Decius (249-251)
Herennius Etruscus (251)
Hostilian (251)
Trebonianus Gallus (251-253)
Aemilianus (253)
Valerian I (253-260)
Gallienus (260-268)
Claudius II Gothicus (268-270)
Quintillus (270)
Aurelian (270-275)
Tacitus (275-276)
Florianus (276)
Probus (276-282)
Carus (282-283)
Carinus (283-284) (throne was also claimed by Numerian)
Diocletian (284 - 305) (co-emperor Maximian)
Constantius Chlorus (305-306)
Constantine I, the Great (306 - 337) (co-emperors Galerius, 305 - 311, Licinius, 308 - 324 and Maximinus Daia, 308 - 313; throne claimed by Maxentius, 306 - 312)
Constantius II (337 - 361) (together with Constantine II, 337 - 340, and Constans, 337 - 350; throne claimed by Magnentius, 350 - 353)
Julian (361 - 363). Also known as 'the Apostate'
Jovian (363 - 364)
Valentinian I (364 - 375) (co-emperor Valens, 364 - 378)
Valentinian II (375 - 392) (co-emperor Gratianus, 375-383; throne claimed by Magnus Maximus, 383 - 388, usurper)
Theodosius I (379 - 395)

Western Empire

Honorius (395 - 423) (co-emperor Constantius III, 421; throne claimed by Constantine III, 409 - 411, Jovinus, 411 - 412)
Valentinian III (423 - 455) (throne also claimed by Joannes, 423 - 425)
Petronius Maximus (455)
Avitus (456 - 457)
Majorian (457 - 461)
Libius Severus (461) - 465)
Anthemius (467 - 472)
Olybrius (472)
Glycerius (473 - 474)
Julius Nepos - (474 - 475/480)
Romulus Augustus (a.k.a. Romulus Augustulus) 'last' western emperor (475 - 476)

continuation: see list of Barbarian kings of Rome

Eastern Empire

Arcadius (395 - 408)
Theodosius II (408 - 450)
Marcian (450 - 457)
Leo I (457 - 474)
Zeno - east (474 - 491)

continuation: see list of Byzantine Emperors

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