Roman Emperors (27 BC - 395 AD)

  By Rider, 30 December 2006; Revised
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Julio-Claudian Dynasty

27 BC-AD 14     Augustus
14-37               Tiberius
37-41               Gaius Caligula
41-54               Claudius
54-68               Nero

Year of the Four Emperors

68-69       Galba
69-69       Otho
69-69       Vitellius

Flavian Dynasty

69-79       Vespasian
79-81       Titus
81-96       Domitianus

Nervo-Trajanic Dynasty

96-98         Nerva
98-117       Traianus
117-138     Hadrianus

Antonine Dynasty

138-161     Antoninus Pius
161-180     Marcus Aurelius
161-169     Lucius Verus
175-175     Avidius Cassius
177-192     Commodus

Severan Dynasty

193            Pertinax
193            Didius Julianus
193-211     Septimius Severus
193-195     Pescennius Niger
193-197     Clodius Albinus
198-217     Caracalla
209-211     Geta
217-218     Macrinus
217-218     Diadumenian
218-222     Elagabalus
222-235     Alexander Severus

The Crisis of the Third Century

235-238     Maximinus Thrax
238-238     Gordian I
238-238     Gordian II
238            Pupienus
238            Balbinus
238-244     Gordian III
240-240     Sabinianus
244-249     Philip the Arabian
248            Pacatianus
248-249     Iotapianus
248            Silbannacus
249-251     Decius
249-252     Priscus
250-250     Licinianus
251-251     Herennius Etruscus
251            Hostilian
251-253     Gallus
251-253     Volusianus
253-253     Aemilian
253-260     Valerian I
253-268     Gallienus
260            Saloninus
258-260     Ingenuus
260            Regalianus
260-261     Macrianus Major
260-261     Macrianus Minor
260-261     Quietus
261-262     Mussius Aemilianus
268-268     Aureolus

Illyrian Emperors

268-270     Claudius II Gothicus
270            Quintillus
270-275     Aurelian
271-271     Septimius
275-276     Tacitus
276-276     Florianus
276-282     Probus
280            Saturninus
280            Proculus
280            Bonosus
282-283     Carus
283-285     Carinus
283-284     Numerian

Tetrarchy

284-305     Diocletian
286-305     Maximian
305-306     Constantius I Chlorus
305-311     Galerius
306-307     Severus II
307-308     Maximian
306-312     Maxentius
312-337     Konstantinos I the Great
308            Domitius Alexander
308-324     Licinius
310-313     Maximinus Daia
316-317     Valerius Valens
324            Martinianus

Constantinian Dynasty

312-337     Konstantinos I the Great
337-340     Constantine II
337-361     Constantius II
337-350     Constans I
350-353     Magnentius
350            Vetranio
350            Nepotianus
361-363     Julian the Apostate
363-364     Jovian

Valentinian Dynasty

364-375     Valentinian I
367-383     Gratian
375-392     Valentinian II
383-388     Magnus Maximus
386-388     Flavius Victor
392-394     Eugenius

Theodosian Dynasty

388-395     Theodosius I the Great


The Roman Empire was divided forever after 395 and for continueing rulers, please look to corresponding articles:

Western Roman Emperors and Eastern Roman Emperors