Emperors of Rome
1st-5th Century
Roman Emperors (001-500 A.D.) | ||
The Chronology of the Roman Emperors until the Fall of Rome in AD 476. Later emperors (for example Constantius) are placed on the chronology on becoming Augusti, not on their being appointed Caesars | ||
Span |
Emperor | |
27 BC - | Augustus | |
14-37 | Tiberius | |
37-41 | Caligula | |
41-54 | Claudius | |
54-68 | Nero | |
68-69 | Galba | |
69 | Otho, Vitellius | |
69-79 | Vespasian | |
79-81 | Titus | |
81-96 | Domitian | |
96-98 | Nerva | |
98-117 | Trajan | |
117-138 | Hadrian | |
138-161 | Antonius Pius | |
161-180 | Marcus Aurelius (161-180), Lucius Verus (161-169) | |
180-192 | Commodus | |
193 | Pertinax | |
193 |
Didius Julianus,
Niger, Albinus, | |
193-211 | Septimus Severus | |
211-217 | Caracalla (211-217), Geta (211) | |
217-218 | Macrinus | |
218-222 | Elagabalus | |
222-235 | Alexander Severus | |
235-238 | Maximus Thrax | |
238 | Gordian, Gordian II, Pupienus, Balbinus | |
238-244 | Gordian III | |
244-249 | Phillippus Arabs | |
249-251 | Decius | |
251-253 | Trebonianus Gallus | |
253 | Aemilius Aemilianus | |
253-260 | Valerian (253-260), Gallienus (253-268) | |
260-268 |
The Gallic Empire: | Gallienus |
268-269 | Laelianus, Marius (269) | Claudius II (268-270) |
269-270 | Victorinus (269-271) |
Quintillus (270), |
271-275 |
Domitianus (271), | Aurelian |
275-276 | Tacitus | |
276 | Florianus | |
276-282 | Probus | |
282-283 | Carus | |
283-285 | Numerian (283-284), Carinus (283-285) | |
284-286 | Diocletian (splits empire, rules East) | |
286-337 | Western Empire | Eastern Empire |
286-305 | Maximian | Diocletian |
305-306 | Constantius I | Galerius (305-311) |
306-307 |
Severus (306-307), | Galerius |
307-308 |
Constantine (307-337) | Galerius |
308-312 | Constantine, Maxentius |
Galerius, |
313-324 | Constantine | Licinius |
324-364 | Re-United Empire after Licinius' Defeat | |
324-337 | Constantine | |
337-360 |
Constantine II (337-340), Constans (337-350), | |
361-363 |
Constantius, | |
363-364 |
Jovian | |
364-476 | Western Empire | Eastern Empire |
364-375 |
Valentinian (364-375), | Valens (364-378) |
375-378 | Valentinian II (375-392) | Valens |
379-392 | Valentinian II | Theodosius (379-395) |
392-395 | Eugenius (392-394) | Theodosius |
395-408 | Honorius (395-423) | Arcadius (395-408) |
408-423 | Honorius |
Theodosius II |
423-425 | John (423-425) | Theodosius II |
425-450 | Valentinian III (425-455) | Theodosius II |
450-455 |
Valentinian III, | Marcian (450-457) |
455-457 | Avitus (455-456) | Marcian |
457-461 | Majorian (457-461) | Leo (457-474) |
461-465 | Severus III (461-465) | Leo |
465-472 |
Anthemius (467-472), | Leo |
473-474 | Glycerius (473-474) | Leo |
474-476 |
Julius Nepos (474-475), | Zeno (474-476) |