Reign |
Common
Name
(born - died) |
Full
Name / Imperial Name |
Dynasty/Class/Notes |
27
BC - 14 AD |
Augustus
(c. 63 BC - 14 AD) |
Gaius
Julius Caesar Octavianus / Imperator Caesar Divi Filius
Augustus |
Julio-Claudian |
14
- 37 |
Tiberius
(c. 42 BC - 37 AD) |
Tiberius
Claudius Nero Caesar / Tiberius Caesar Augustus |
Julio-Claudian |
37
- 41 |
Gaius (Caligula)(c. 12 - 41) |
Gaius Caesar Germanicus / Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus |
Julio-Claudian |
41
- 54 |
Claudius(c. 10 BC - 54 AD) |
Tiberius
Claudius Nero Germanicus / Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus
Germanicus |
Julio-Claudian |
54
- 68 |
Nero
(c. 37 - 68) |
Claudius
Nero Caesar (born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) / Nero
Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus |
Julio-Claudian |
68
- 69 |
Galba
(3 BC - 69 AD) |
Servius
Sulpicius Galba / Servius Galba Imperator Caesar Augustus
|
Year
of the 4 Emperors |
69 |
Otho
(c. 32 - 69) |
Marcus
Salvius Otho / Imperator Marcus Otho Caesar Augustus |
Year
of the 4 Emperors |
69 |
Vitellius
(c. 15 - 69) |
Aulus
Vitellius / Aulus Vitellius Germanicus Imperator Augustus
|
Year
of the 4 Emperors |
69
- 79 |
Vespasian
(c. 9 - 79) |
Titus
Flavius Vespasianus / Imperator Vespasian Caesar Augustus
|
Year
of the 4 Emperors / Flavian |
79
- 81 |
Titus
(c. 39 - 79) |
Titus
Flavius Vespasianus / Imperator Titus Caesar Vespasianus
Augustus |
Flavian |
81
- 96 |
Domitian
(c. 51 - 96) |
Titus
Flavius Domitianus / Imperator Caesar Domitianus Augustus
|
Flavian |
96
- 98 |
Nerva
(c.30 - 98) |
Marcus
Cocceius Nerva / Imperator Nerva Caesar Augustus |
Adoptive
(5 Good Emperors) |
98
- 117 |
Trajan
(c. 53 - 117) |
Marcus
Ulpius Nerva Traianus / Imperator Caesar Divi Nervae Filius
Nerva Traianus |
Adoptive
(5 Good Emperors) |
117
- 138 |
Hadrian
(c. 76 - 138) |
Publius
Aelius Traianus Hadrianus / Imperator Caesar Traianus
Hadrianus Augustus |
Adoptive
(5 Good Emperors) |
138
- 161 |
Antoninus Pius
(c. 86 - 161) |
Titus
Aurelius Fulvius Boionius Arrius Antoninus Pius / Imperator
Titus Aelius Caesar Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus Pius
|
Adoptive
/ Antonine (5 Good Emperors) |
161
- 180 |
Marcus
Aurelius (c. 121 - 180) |
Marcus
Annius Aurelius Verus (also Marcus Aurelius
Antoninus) / Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Augustus |
Adoptive
/ Antonine (5 Good Emperors) |
161
- 169 |
Lucius
Verus (co-emperor) (c. 130 - 169) |
Lucius
Ceionius Commodus / Imperator Caesar Lucius Aurelius Verus
Augustus |
Adoptive
/ Antonine |
180
- 192 |
Commodus
(c. 161 - 192) |
Marcus
Aurelius Commodus Antoninus / Aurelius Commodus Antoninus
Augustus |
Adoptive
/ Antonine |
193 |
Pertinax
(c. 126 - 193) |
Publius
Helvius Pertinax / Imperator Caesar Publius Helvius Pertinax
Augustus |
. |
193 |
Didius Julianus
(c. 133 - 193) |
Marcus
Didius Severus Julianus / Imperator Caesar Marcus Didius
Severus Julianus Augustus |
. |
193
- 211 |
Septimius Severus (c. 145 - 211) |
Lucius
Septimius Severus / Imperator Caesar Lucius Septimius
Severus Pertinax Augustus |
Severan |
193
- 195 |
Pescennius
Niger (c. [135 - 140?] - 195) |
Gaius
Pescennius Niger |
Emperor
in Syria |
195
- 197 |
Clodius
Albinus (c. [140 -150?] - 197) |
Decimus
Clodius Septimius Albinus |
Emperor
in Britain |
211
- 217 |
Caracalla
(c. 188 - 217) |
born
Lucius Septimius Bassianus later changed to Marcus Aurelius
Antoninus / Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus
Pius Augustus |
Severan |
211 |
Geta
(c. 189 - 211) |
Publius
Septimius Geta / Imperator Caesar Publius Septimius Geta
Augustus |
Severan |
217
- 218 |
Macrinus
(c. 165 - 218) |
Marcus
Opellius Macrinus / Marcus Opellius Severus Macrinus Augustus
|
. |
218
- 222 |
Elagabalus
(c. 204 -222) |
Marcus
Aurelius Antoninus / Imperator Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Pius Felix Augustus Proconsul |
Severan |
222
- 235 |
Severus
Alexander (c. 208 - 235) |
Marcus
Aurelius Severus Alexander / Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius
Severus Alexander Pius Felix Augustus |
Severan |
235
- 238 |
Maximus
I (or Maximus Thrax) (c. 173? - 238) |
Gaius
Julius Verus Maximinus Thrax / Imperator Caesar Gaius
Julius Verus Maximinus Pius Felix Invictus Augustus |
. |
238 |
Gordian
I (c. 159 - 238) |
Marcus
Antonius Gordianus Sempronianus Romanus Africanus / Imperator
Caesar Marcus Antoninus Gordianus Sempronianus Romanus
Africanus |
. |
238 |
Gordian
II (c. 192 - 238) |
Marcus
Antonius Gordianus Sempronianus / Imperator Caesar Marcus
Antoninus Gordianus Sempronianus Romanus Africanus |
. |
238 |
Balbinus
(c.170? - 238) |
Decimus
Caelius Calvinus Balbinus
/ Imperator Caesar Decius Caelius Calvinus Balbinus Pius
Felix Augustus |
. |
238 |
Pupienus
(c. 175? - 238) |
Marcus
Clodius Pupienus Maximus
/ Imperator Caesar Marcus Clodius Pupienus Maximus Augustus
|
. |
238
- 244 |
Gordian
III (c. 225 - 244) |
Marcus
Antonius Gordianus Pius / Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius
Gordianus Pius Felix Augustus |
. |
244
- 249 |
Philip
I (the Arab) (c. 204 - 249) |
Marcus
Julius Philippus / Imperator Caesar Marcus Julius Phillipus
Pius Felix Invictus Augustus |
. |
249
- 251 |
Trajanus
Decius (c. 190 - 251) |
Gaius
Messius Quintus Trajanus Decius / Imperator Caesar Gaius
Messius Quintus Traianus Decius Pius Felix Invictus Augustus
|
. |
251
- 253 |
Trebonianus
Gallus (c. 206 - 253) |
Gaius
Vibius Trebonianus Gallus
/ Imperator Caesar Gaius Vibius Trebonianus Gallus Pius
Felix Invictus Augustus |
. |
253 |
Aemilian
(c. 207? - 253) |
Marcus
Aemilius Aemilianus / Imperator Caesar Marcus Aemilius
Aemilianus Pius Felix Invictus Augustus |
. |
253
- 260 |
Valerian
(c. 200? - 260) |
Publius
Licinius Valerianus / Imperator Caesar Publius Licinius
Valerianus Pius Felix Invictus Augustus |
. |
253
- 268 |
Gallienus
(c. 218 - 268) |
Publius
Licinius Egnatius Gallienus / Imperator Caesar Publius
Licinius Egnatius Gallienus Pius Felix Invictus Augustus
|
. |
| Gallic
Empire |
| 260
- 268 |
Postumus
(c. ? - 268) |
Marcus
Cassianius Latinius Postumus / Imperator Caesar Marcus
Cassianus Latinius Postumus Pius Felix Invictus Augustus
|
Gallic
Emperor |
| 269 |
Laelianus
(c. ? - 269) |
Ulpius
Cornelius Laelianus / Imperator Caesar Gaius Ulpius Cornelius
Laelianus Pius Felix Augustus |
Gallic
Emperor |
| 269 |
Marius
(c. ? - 269) |
Marcus
Aurelius Marius / Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Marius
Pius Felix Augustus |
Gallic
Emperor |
| 269
- 271 |
Victorinus
(c. ? - 271) |
Marcus
Piavonius Victorinus / Imperator Caesar Marcus Piavonius
Victorinus Pius Felix Invictus Augustus |
Gallic
Emperor |
| 271
- 274 |
Tetricus
(c. ? - 274) |
Caius
Pius Esuvius Tetricus / Imperator Caesar Gaius Pius Esuvius
Tetricus Felix Invictus Augustus |
Gallic
Emperor |
| End
of Gallic Empire |
268
- 270 |
Claudius
II Gothicus (c. 214 - 270) |
Marcus
Aurelius Valerius Claudius / Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius
Claudius Pius Felix Invictus Augustus |
. |
270 |
Quintillus
(c. ? - 270) |
Marcus
Aurelius Quintillus / Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius
Claudius Quintillus Invictus Pius Felix Augustus |
. |
270
- 275 |
Aurelian
(c. 214 - 275) |
Lucius
Domitius Aurelianus / Imperator Caesar Lucius Domitius
Aurelianus Pius Felix Invictus Augustus |
. |
275
- 276 |
Tacitus
(c. ? - 276) |
Marcus
Claudius Tacitus / Imperator Caesar Marcus Claudius Tacitus
Pius Felix Augustus |
. |
276 |
Florianus
(c.? - 276) |
Marcus
Annius Florianus
Pius / Imperator Caesar Marcus Annius Florianus Pius Felix
Augustus |
. |
276
- 282 |
Probus
(c. 232 - 282) |
Marcus
Aurelius Equitius Probus / Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius
Probus Pius Felix Invictus Augustus |
. |
282
- 283 |
Carus
(c. 230? - 283) |
Marcus
Aurelius Numerius Carus / Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius
Carus Pius Felix Invictus Augustus |
. |
283
- 285 |
Carinus
(c. ? - 285) |
Marcus
Aurelius Carinus / Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Carinus
Pius Felix Invictus Augustus |
co-emperor
with Numerianus |
283
- 284 |
Numerianus(c. ? - 284) |
Marcus
Aurelius Numerius Numerianus / Imperator Caesar Marcus
Aurelius Numerianus Pius Felix Augustus |
co-emperor
with Carinus |
284
- 305 |
Diocletian
(c. 240? - 305) |
Gaius
Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus Jovius / Imperator Caesar
Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus Pius Felix Invictus
Augustus |
co-emperor
with Maximian / House of Constantine |
286
- 305, 307 -308 |
Maximianus
(c. ? - 308) |
Marcus
Aurelius Valerius Maximianus Herculius / Imperator Caesar
Gaius Aurelius Valerius Maximianus Pius Felix Invictus
Augustus |
co-emperor
with Diocletian / House of Constantine |
| Britannic
Empire |
286
- 293 |
Carausius
(c. ? - 293) |
Marcus
Aurelius Mausaeus |
Emperor
in Britannia |
293
- 297 |
Allectus
(c. ? - 297) |
? |
Emperor
in Britannia |
| End
of Britannic Empire |
305
- 306 |
Constantius
I Chlorus
(c. 250? - 306) |
Flavius
Valerius Constantius / Imperator Caesar Gaius Flavius
Valerius Constantius Augustus |
House
of Constantine |
305
- 311 |
Galerius
(c. 250? -311) |
Caius
Galerius Valerius Maximianus / Imperator Caesar Galerius
Valerius Maximianus Pius Felix Invictus Augustus |
House
of Constantine |
306
- 307 |
Severus
II (c. ? - 307) |
Flavius
Valerius Severus / Imperator Severus Pius Felix Augustus
|
co-emperor
with Galerius |
306
- 312 |
Maxentius
(c. 279 - 312) |
Marcus Aurelius
Valerius Maxentius / Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius
Pius Felix Invictus Augustus |
House of Constantine |
306
- 337 |
Constantine
I The Great (c. 285 - 337) |
Flavius Valerius
Constantinus / Imperator Caesar Flavius Constantinus Pius
Felix Invictus Augustus |
House of Constantine |
308
- 324 |
Licinius
(c. 250 - 325) |
Valerius Licinianus
Licinius / Imperator Caesar Gaius Valerius Licinius Pius
Felix Invictus Augustus |
. |
337
- 340 |
Constantine
II (c. 317 - 340) |
Flavius Claudius
Constantinus / Imperator Caesar Flavius Valerius Constantinus
Augustus |
House of Constantine |
337
- 361 |
Constantius
II (c. 321 - 361) |
Flavius Julius
Constantius / Imperator Caesar Flavius Julius Constantinus
Augustus |
House of Constantine |
337
- 350 |
Constans
I (c. 323 - 350) |
Flavius Julius
Constans / Imperator Caesar Flavius Julius Constans Augustus |
House of Constantine |
350
- 353 |
Magnentius
(c. 303 - 353) |
Flavius Magnus
Magnentius / Imperator Caesar Flavius Magnus Magentius
Augustus |
. |
361
- 363 |
Julian
I the Apostate (c. 332 - 363) |
Flavius Claudius
Julianus / Imperator Caesar Flavius Claudius Julianus
Augustus |
House of Constantine |
363
- 364 |
Jovian
(c. 330 - 364) |
Flavius Jovianus
/ Imperator Caesar Flavius Jovianus Augustus |
. |
Split
of the Empire - Western Empire |
364
- 375 |
Valentinian
I (c. 321 - 375) |
Flavius Valentinianus /
Imperator Caesar Flavius Valentinianus Augustus |
House of Valentinian,
emperor in the west |
367
- 383 |
Gratian
(c. 359 - 383) |
Flavius Gratianus /
Imperator Caesar Flavius Gratianus Augustus |
House of Valentinian,
emperor in the west |
375
- 392 |
Valentinian
II (c. 371 - 392) |
Flavius Valentinianus /
Imperator Caesar Flavius Valentinianus Augustus |
House of Valentinian,
emperor in the west |
379
- 395 |
Theodosius
I The Great (c. 347 - 395) |
Flavius Theodosius
/ Imperator Caesar Flavius Theodosius Augustus |
Theodosian Dynasty / joint emperor in the west, emperor
in the east |
383
- 388 |
Magnus
Maximus (c. 335 - 388) |
Magnus Maximus |
Rival in the
west |
392
- 394 |
Eugenius
(c. ? - 394) |
Flavius Eugenius |
Usurper in
the west |
395
- 423 |
Honorius
(c. 384 - 423) |
Flavius Honorius |
Theodosian Dynasty |
423
- 425 |
Johannes
(c. ? - 425) |
. |
. |
425
- 455 |
Valentinian
III (c. 419 - 455) |
Flavius Placidus
Valentinianus |
Theodosian Dynasty |
455 |
Petronius
Maximus (c. 396 - 455) |
Flavius Petronius
Maximus |
. |
455
- 456 |
Avitus
(c. 395 - 456) |
Marcus Maecilius
Flavius Eparchius |
. |
457
- 461 |
Majorian
(c. ? - 461) |
Julius Valerius
Majorianus |
. |
461
- 465 |
Libius
Severus (c. 461 - 465) |
Libius Severus |
. |
467
- 472 |
Anthemius
(c. 420 - 472) |
Procopius
Anthemius |
. |
472 |
Olybrius
(c. ? - 472) |
Ancius Olybrius |
. |
473
- 474 |
Glycerius
(c. ? - 474) |
. |
. |
474
- 475, 477 - 480 |
Julius
Nepos (c. ? - 480) |
. |
Emperor in
the West until 475, Emperor in Dalmatia 477 - 480, technically
the last western emperor |
475
- 476 |
Romulus
Augustulus (c. ? - ?) |
. |
. |
Split
of the Empire - Eastern Empire |
364
- 378 |
Valens
(c. 328 - 378) |
Flavius Julius
Valens / Imperator Caesar Flavius Julius Valens Augustus |
House of Valentinian,
emperor in the east |
365
- 366 |
Procopius
(c. ? - 366) |
|
usurper to
Valens |
379
- 395 |
Theodosius
I The Great (c. 347 - 395) |
Flavius Theodosius
/ Imperator Caesar Flavius Theodosius Augustus |
Theodosian Dynasty / joint emperor in the west, emperor
in the east |
395
- 408 |
Arcadius
(c. 377 - 408) |
Flavius Arcadius
/ Imperator Caesar Flavius Arcadius Augustus |
Theodosian Dynasty |
408
- 450 |
Theodosius
II (c. 401 - 450) |
Flavius Theodosius
/ Imperator Caesar Flavius Theodosius Augustus |
Theodosian Dynasty |
450
- 457 |
Marcian
(c. 392 - 457) |
Flavius Marcianus
/ Imperator Caesar Flavius Marcianus Augustus |
Theodosian Dynasty |
457
- 474 |
Leo
I The Great (c. 401 - 474) |
Flavius Valerius
Leo / Imperator Caesar Flavius Valerius Leo Augustus |
. |
474 |
Leo
II (c. 467 - 474) |
Flavius Leo
/ Imperator Caesar Flavius Leo Augustus |
. |
474
- 5, 476 - 491 |
Zeno
(c. ? - 491) |
Flavius Zeno
/ Imperator Caesar Flavius Zeno Augustus |
. |
475
- 476 |
Basiliscus
(c. ? - 476) |
Flavius Basiliscus |
Rival to Zeno |
491
- 518 |
Anastasius
(c. 430 - 518) |
Flavius Anastasius |
. |
