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Roman Emperors

November 20, 2023 Sightseers’ Delight Uncategorized
NameReign StartsReign EndsNotes
AugustusJanuary 16, 27 BCAugust 19, 14 ADFirst Roman emperor
TiberiusSeptember 17, 14March 16, 37
Caligula3741Ruled until his assassination
Claudius4154
Nero5468
Galba6869Otho ordered Galba's murder and followed him as emperor during the Year of the Four Emperors
OthoJanuary 15, 69April 16, 69Served as the second of four emperors in the Year of the Four Emperors
VitelliusApril 19, 69December 20, 69
Vespasian6979
Titus7981
Domitian8196
NervaSeptember 18, 96January 27, 98
TrajanJanuary 28, 98August 11, 117
HadrianAugust 11, 117July 10, 138
Antoninus PiusJuly 11, 138March 7, 161
Marcus AureliusMarch 7, 161March 17, 180Co-emperor with Lucius Verus and Commodus
Lucius VerusMarch 7, 161169Co-emperor with Marcus Aurelius
Commodus177December 31, 192Co-emperor with Marcus Aurelius
PertinaxJanuary 1, 193March 28, 193
Didius JulianusMarch 28, 193June 2, 193
Septimius Severus193211
Caracalla198217Co-ruler with Septimius Severus
Geta209211
MacrinusApril 11, 217June 8, 218Co-emperor with Diadumenian
DiadumenianMay 217May 218Co-emperor with Macrinus
ElagabalusMay 16, 218March 11, 222
Severus AlexanderMarch 13, 222March 22, 235
Maximinus Thrax235June 238
Gordian IMarch 238April 238
Gordian IIMarch 238April 238
PupienusApril or May 238July or August 238Co-emperor with Balbinus
BalbinusApril or May 238July or August 238Co-emperor with Pupienus
Gordian IIIAugust 238February 244
Philip the ArabFebruary 244September 249Co-emperor with Philip II
Philip II247249
DeciusSeptember 249June 251Co-emperor with Herennius Etruscus
Herennius EtruscusMay 251June 251Co-emperor with Decius
Trebonianus GallusJune 251August 253
HostilianJune 251July 251Co-emperor with Trebonianus Gallus
VolusianusAugust 251August 253
AemilianusJune 253September 253
ValerianSeptember 253June 260Co-emperor with Gallienus; captured after the Battle of Edessa by the Persian emperor Shapur I
SaloninusJune 260June 260Co-emperor with Gallienus
GallienusSeptember 253September 268Co-emperor with Valerian
Claudius Gothicus268270
Quintillus270270Aurelian challenged Quintillus' claim to be emperor
Aurelian270275
TacitusDecember 275June 276
FlorianusJune 276September 276
ProbusJune 276September 282
CarusSeptember 282July 283
Carinus283July 285Co-emperor with Carus and Numerian
Numerian283284Co-emperor with Carinus
Diocletian284305Abdicated; co-emperor with Maximian
Maximian286305
GaleriusMay 1, 305May 311
Constantius I305306
Severus IIJuly 25, 306April 307
MaxentiusOctober 28, 306October 28, 312
Constantine the GreatJuly 25, 306May 22, 337First emperor to convert to Christianity
Maximinus Daza310July 313
LiciniusNovember 11, 308September 19, 324
Constantine II337340
Constans337350
VetranioMarch 350December 350
Magnentius350353
Constantius II337361
Julian361363
Jovian363364
Valentinian IFebruary 26, 364November 17, 375
ValensMarch 28, 364August 9, 378
Theodosius IJanuary 19, 379January 7, 395
ArcadiusJanuary 16, 383May 1, 408
HonoriusJanuary 23, 393August 15, 423
Theodosius IIJanuary 10, 402July 28, 450
JoannesNovember 20, 423May 425
Valentinian IIIOctober 23, 425March 16, 455Roman emperor in the West
Petronius MaximusMarch 17, 455May 31, 455Roman emperor in the West (unrecognized in the East)
Marcian450457Roman emperor in the East
Leo I457474Roman emperor in the East
Leo II473474Roman emperor in the East
ZenoJanuary 29, 474January 9, 475
Julius NeposJune 24, 474August 28, 475
Romulus AugustulusOctober 31, 475September 4, 476
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