Roman emperor
The Principate
Julio-Claudian dynasty
| # | Bust | Coin | Names and Reign | Territory |
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| 1 | Augustus GAIVS OCTAVIVS GAIVS IVLIVS CAESAR IMPERATOR CAESAR AVGVSTVS 27 BC–AD 14 |
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| 2 | Tiberius TIBERIVS CLAVDIVS NERO TIBERIVS IVLIVS CAESAR TIBERIVS CAESAR AVGVSTVS AD 14–37 |
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| 3 | Caligula GAIVS IVLIVS CAESAR GAIVS CAESAR GERMANICVS GAIVS CAESAR AVGVSTVS GERMANICVS AD 37–41 |
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| 4 | Claudius TIBERIVS CLAVDIVS NERO TIBERIVS CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVGVSTVS GERMANICVS AD 41–54 |
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| 5 | Nero LVCIVS DOMITIVS AHENOBARBVS NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR DRVSVS GERMANICVS NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AUGVSTVS GERMANICVS AD 54–68 |
Year of the Four Emperors and Flavian dynasty
| # | Bust | Coin | Names and Reign |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Galba SERVIVS SVLPICIVS GALBA SERVIVS GALBA CAESAR AVGVSTVS AD 68–69 | ||
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Otho MARCVS SALVIVS OTHO IMPERATOR MARCVS OTHO CAESAR AVGVSTVS AD 69 | |
| 8 | Vitellius AVLUS VITELLIVS AVLVS VITELLIVS GERMANICVS IMP. CAES. AVGVSTVS AD 69 | ||
| 9 | Vespasian TITVS FLAVIVS VESPASIANVS IMPERATOR CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVGVSTVS AD 69–79 | ||
| 10 | Titus TITVS FLAVIVS VESPASIANVS IMPERATOR TITVS CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVGVSTVS AD 79–81 | ||
| 11 | Domitian TITVS FLAVIVS DOMITIANVS IMPERATOR CAESAR DOMITIANVS AVGVSTVS AD 81–96 |
Nerva–Antonine dynasty
| Bust | Coin | Names and Reign | Territory | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Nerva Marcus Cocceius Nerva Imperator Nerva Caesar Augustus 96–98 |
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| 13 | Trajan Marcus Ulpius Traianus Imperator Caesar Nerva Traianus Augustus 98–117 |
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| 14 | Hadrian Publius Aelius Hadrianus Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus 117–138 |
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| 15 | Antoninus Pius Titus Aurelius Fulvus Boionius Arrius Antoninus Titus Aelius Caesar Antoninus Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus 138–161 |
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| 17 | Lucius Verus Lucius Ceionius Commodus Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus Lucius Aurelius Verus 161–169 |
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| 18 | Marcus Aurelius Marcus Annius Verus Marcus Aelius Aurelius Verus Marcus Aurelius Antoninus 161–180 |
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| 19 | Commodus Lucius Aurelius Commodus Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus 180–192 |
Year of the Five Emperors
| Bust | Coin | Names and Reign |
|---|---|---|
| Pertinax Publius Helvius Pertinax 193 | ||
| Didius Julianus Marcus Didius Julianus 193 | ||
| Pescennius Niger 193–194 (usurper) | ||
| Clodius Albinus 193–197 (usurper) |
Severan Dynasty and usurpers
| Bust | Coin | Names and Reign |
|---|---|---|
| Septimius Severus Lucius Septimius Severus 193–211 | ||
| Publius Septimius Geta 211 | ||
| Caracalla Lucius Septimius Bassianus Marcus Aurelius Antoninus 211–217 | ||
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Macrinus Marcus Opellius Macrinus 217–218 | |
| Diadumenian Marcus Opellius Diadumenianus M. Op. Antoninus Diadumenianus 218 (child co-emperor) | ||
| Elagabalus Varius Avitus Bassianus Marcus Aurelius Antoninus 218–222 | ||
| Severus Alexander ... Bassianus Alexianus M. Aurelius Severus Alexander 222–235 |
Crisis of the Third Century
- Maximinus I Thrax
- Gordian I
- Gordian II
- Pupienus
- Balbinus
- Gordian III
- Philippus I
- Philippus II
- Decius
- Etruscus
- Hostilian
- Gallus
- Volusianus
- Aemilianus
- Valerian
- Gallienus
- Saloninus
- Claudius II Gothicus
- Quintillus
- Aurelian
- Tacitus
- Florianus
- Probus
- Carus
- Carinus
- Numerian
Usurpers
Gallic Empire
Britannic Empire
The Dominate
Eastern Tetrarchs
Western Tetrarchs
Constantinian dynasty
Valentinian dynasty
Western Empire
Eastern Empire
- Arcadius (395–408)
- Theodosius II (408–450)
- Marcian (450–457)
- Leo I (457–474)
- Leo II (474)
- Zeno (474–491)
- Basiliscus (475–476)
- Zeno (restored) (476–491)
For continuation, see: Byzantine emperors
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