Roman Emperors – An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Rulers and Their Families

The Imperial Index: The Rulers of the Roman Empire

From Augustus to Constantine XI Palaeologus
 
 

The United Roman Empire

DatesName
31-14Augustus
14-37Tiberius
37-41Gaius (Caligula)
41-54Claudius
54-68 Nero68 C. Iulius Vindex68 L. Clodius Macer
68-69GalbaC. Nymphidius Sabinus
69Otho
69Vitellius
69-79Vespasian
79-81Titus
81-96Domitian89 L. Antonius Saturninus
96-98Nerva
98-117Trajan
117-138Hadrian
138-161Antoninus Pius
161-180Marcus Aurelius 175 Avidius Cassius
161-166L. Verus
180-192Commodus
192-193Pertinax
193Didius Julianus
193-211Septimius Severus193-194 Pescennius Niger193-197 Clodius Albinus
211-217Antoninus (Caracalla)
211Geta
217-218Macrinus
218Diadumenianus
218-22ElagabalusSeleucusUraniusGellius MaximusVerus
222-235Severus Alexander 225-227 L. Seius SallustiusTaurinus
235-238Maximinus ThraxMagnusQuartinus
238Gordian I Gordian IIPupienus (Maximus)Balbinus
238-244Gordian III 240 Sabinianus
244-249Philip the Arab248 Pacatianus248 IotapianusSilbannacusSponsianus
247-249Philip Iunior
249-251Decius250 T. Julius Priscus250 Iulius Valens Licinianus251 Herennius Etruscus251 Hostilian 
251-253Trebonianus GallusVolusianus253 Uranius Antoninus
253Aemilius Aemilianus
253-260ValerianMareades
253-268Gallienus260 Ingenuus260 Regalianus260-261 Macrianus Senior260-261 Macrianus Iunior260-261 Quietus261 Piso261 Valens261 Ballista261 Mussius Aemilianus262 Memor262, 268 AureolusCelsusSaturninus
268-270Claudius II Gothicus Censorinus270 Quintillus
270-275Aurelian271-272 Domitianus271-272 Urbanus271-272 Septimius273 Firmus270-271? Felicissimus272 Vaballathus
260-274Gallic Emperors 260-269 Postumus269 Laelianus269 Marius269-270 Victorinus271-274 Tetricus I273?-274 Tetricus II274 Faustinus
275-276Tacitus
276Florianus 
276-282Probus280 Bonosus280-281 Proculus281 Saturninus
282-283Carus
283-284Numerianus
283-285Carinus
284-305 Diocletian297(296?) L. Domitius Domitianus 297-298? Aurelius Achilleus303? Eugenius
285-ca.310Maximianus Herculius285 or 286 Amandus285 or 286 Aelianusca. 286-293 Iulianus
286?-297?British Emperors 286/7-293 Carausius293-296/7 Allectus
293-306Constantius I Chlorus
293-311Galerius
305-313Maximinus Daia
305-307Severus II
306-312Maxentius308-309 L. Domitius Alexander
308-324Licinius314(316?)Valens324 Martinianus
306-337Constantine I 333/334 Calocaerus
337-340Constantine II
337-350Constans I
337-361Constantius II350-353 Magnentius350 Nepotian350 Vetranio355 Silvanus
361-363Julian
363-364Jovian
364-375Valentinian I 372?-374 or 375 Firmus
364-378Valens365-366 Procopius366 Marcellus
367-383Gratian
375-392Valentinian II
378-395Theodosius I the Great383-388 Magnus Maximus384-388 Flavius Victor392-394 Eugenius

The Western Empire

395PARTITION – WESTERN EMPIRE
393-423Honorius406-407 Marcus407 Gratian407-411 Constantine III409/10-411 Constans II409-411 Maximus409-410, 414-415 Priscus Attalus411-413 Jovinus412-413 Sebastianus413 Heraclianus421 Constantius III423-425 Johannes
425-455Valentinian III
455Petronius Maximus
455-456Avitus
457-461Majorian
461-465Libius Severus
467-472Anthemius468 Arvandus470 Romanus
472Olybrius
473-474Glycerius
474-475Julius Nepos
475-476Romulus Augustulus

The Eastern Empire

395PARTITION – EASTERN EMPIRE
Dynasty of Theodosius
395-408Arcadius
408-450Theodosius II
450-457Marcian (m. Pulcheria, gnddghtr Theod I)

457-474		Dynasty of Leo Leo I
474Leo II
474-491Zeno475-476 Basiliscus
475-476 Marcus484-488 Leontius 
491-518Anastasius
Dynasty of Justinian
518-527Justin
527-565Justinian I
565-578Justin II
578-582Tiberius II (I) Constantine
582-602Maurice
602-610Phocas
Dynasty of Heraclius
610-641Heraclius
641HeraclonasConstantine III
641-668 Constans II 646-647 Gregory649-653 Olympius669 Mezezius
668-685Constantine IV
685-695Justinian II (banished) 
695-698Leontius
698-705Tiberius III(II)
705-711Justinian II (restored)

711-713		Bardanes
713-716Anastasius II
716-717Theodosius III
Isaurian Dynasty
717-741Leo III
741-775Constantine V Copronymus741/2-743 Artabasdus
775-780Leo IV
780-797Constantine VI
797-802Irene
802-811Nicephorus I
811Stauracius
811-813Michael I
813-820Leo V

820-829		Phrygian Dynasty Michael II 821-823 Thomas
829-842Theophilus
842-867Michael III
Macedonian Dynasty
867-886Basil I 869-879 Constantine
887-912Leo VI
912-913 Alexander 
913-959Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus 
920-944Romanus I Lecapenus 921-931 Christopher924-945 Stephen
959-963Romanus II
963-969Nicephorus II Phocas
969-976John I Tzimiskes
976-1025Basil II
1025-1028Constantine VIII (IX) alone 
1028-1034Romanus III Argyrus 
1034-1041Michael IV the Paphlagonian 
1041-1042Michael V Calaphates 
1042Zoe and Theodora
1042-1055Constantine IX Monomachus 
1055-1056Theodora alone
1056-1057Michael VI Stratioticus 
Prelude to Comnenian Dynasty
1057-1059Isaac I Comnenos 
1059-1067Constantine X (1X) Ducas 
1068-1071Romanus IV Diogenes 
1071-1078Michael VII Ducas 
1078-1081Nicephorus III Botaniates
1078-1081Nicephorus Bryennius
1078-1081Nicephorus Basilacius
1080-1081Nicephorus Melissenus
Dynasty of the Comneni
1081-1118Alexius I Comnenus 
1118-1143John II Comnenus
1143-1180Manuel I
1180-1183Alexius II
1183-1185Andronicus I
1183-1191Isaac, Emperor of Cyprus
Dynasty of the Angeli
1185-1195Isaac II 
1195-1203Alexius III
1203-1204Isaac II (restored) with Alexius IV 
1204Alexius V Ducas Murtzuphlus 
Lascarid Dynasty in Nicaea
1204-1222Theodore I Lascaris
1222-1254John III Ducas Vatatzes 
1254-1258Theodore II Lascaris 
1258-1261John IV Lascaris 
Dynasty of the Palaeologi
1259-1282Michael VIII Paleologus 
1282-1328Andronicus II
1328-1341Andronicus III
1341-1391John V Palaeologus 1347-1354 John VI Cantacuzenus 
1376-1379Andronicus IV
1379-1391John V (restored) 
1390John VII
1391-1425Manuel II
1425-1448John VIII
1449-1453Constantine XI (XIII) Dragases 

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