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This is a list of Roman Emperors with the dates they controlled the Roman Empire.
Note that in the list below Julius Caesar is not mentioned as an Emperor, while conventionally he is not considered as such. For a more in-depth discussion of whether or not Julius Caesar might have been considered as the first Emperor, see Roman Emperor.
For the worship of the Roman Emperor as a god, see imperial cult.
For a simplified list see: Concise List of Roman Emperors
italics: claimant who cannot be considered to have ruled or held power over part of the empire only
bold italics: nickname by which the individual is commonly known
The Principate
adiht| Rícetíd | Gemǣne nama | Āgennama & Tītul æt byrde/ on ǣfne rīces onfenges | Cāserlic nama | Nōtas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 June 68 to 15 Æfterran Géolan 69 | Galba | SERVIVS SVLPICIVS GALBA | SERVIVS GALBA IMPERATOR CAESAR AVGVSTVS | Murdered by Otho; see: Year of the four emperors |
| 15 Æfterran Géolan 69 to 16 Éastermónaþ 69 | Otho | MARCVS SALVIVS OTHO | IMPERATOR MARCVS OTHO CAESAR AVGVSTVS | Committed suicide; see: Year of the four emperors |
| 2 January 69 to 20 Géolmónaþ 69 | Vitellius | AVLVS VITELLIVS | AVLVS VITELLIVS GERMANICVS IMPERATOR AVGVSTVS | Co-emperor; murdered in the Forum; see: Year of the four emperors |
| Rícetíd | Gemǣne nama | Āgennama & Tītul æt byrde/ on ǣfne rīces onfenges | Cāserlic nama | Nōtas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mǣdmōnaþ 69 oþ 24 Sēremōnaþ 79 | Vespasian | TITVS FLAVIVS VESPASIANVS | IMPERATOR VESPASIANVS CAESAR AVGVSTVS | AD70: Pontifex Maximus Pater Patriae co-emperor; see: Year of the four emperors |
| 24 Sēremōnaþ 79 oþ 13 Hærfestmōnaþ 81 | Titus | TITVS FLAVIVS VESPASIANVS TITVS CAESAR VESPASIANVS | IMPERATOR TITVS CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVGVSTVS | AD70: Pontifex Maximus Pater Patriae |
| of Wēodmōnþe 69 IMPERATOR TITVS CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVGVSTVS | ||||
| 14 Hærfestmōnaþ 81 oþ 18 Hærfestmōnaþ 96 | Domitian | TITVS FLAVIVS DOMITIANVS CAESAR DOMITIANVS | IMPERATOR CAESAR DOMITIANVS AVGVSTVS, PONTIFEX MAXIMVS PATER PATRIAE | lateAD83: Germanicus; assassinated |
Severan Dynasty, African, Asian and Syrian Emperors
adihtGallisc Rīce 260 to 274
adiht| Rícetíd | Gemǣne nama | Āgennama & Tītul æt byrde/ on ǣfne rīces onfenges | Cāserlic nama | Nōtas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 260 oþ 268 | Postumus | MARCVS CASSIANIVS LATINIVS POSTVMVS | IMPERATOR CAESAR MARCVS CASSIANVS LATINIVS POSTVMVS PIVS FELIX INVICTVS AVGVSTVS | |
| 269 oþ 269 | Laelianus | VLPIVS CORNELIVS LAELIANVS | IMPERATOR CAESAR GAIVS VLPIVS CORNELIVS LAELIANVS PIVS FELIX AVGVSTVS | |
| 269 oþ 269 | Marius | MARCVS AVRELIVS MARIVS | IMPERATOR CAESAR MARCVS AVRELIVS MARIVS PIVS FELIX AVGVSTVS | |
| 269 oþ 271 | Victorinus | MARCVS PIAVONIVS VICTORINVS | IMPERATOR CAESAR MARCVS PIAVONIVS VICTORINVS PIVS FELIX INVICTVS AVGVSTVS | |
| 270 oþ 271 | Domitianus | Ābodod cāsere þæs Galliscan Rīces | ||
| 271 oþ 274 | Tetricus I | CAIVS PIVS ESVVIVS TETRICVS | IMPERATOR CAESAR GAIVS PIVS ESVVIVS TETRICVS FELIX INVICTVS AVGVSTVS |
Tetrarchies, unifications and new splits
adiht| Rícetíd | Gemǣne nama | Āgennama & Tītul æt byrde/ on ǣfne rīces onfenges | Cāserlic nama | Nōtas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 February 364 to 17 November 375 | Valentinian I | FLAVIVS VALENTINIANVS | IMPERATOR CAESAR FLAVIVS VALENTINIANVS AVGVSTVS | |
| 24 August 367 to 383 | Gratian | FLAVIVS GRATIANVS | IMPERATOR CAESAR FLAVIVS GRATIANVS AVGVSTVS | Assassinated |
| 375 to 385 | Valentinian II | FLAVIVS VALENTINIANVS | IMPERATOR CAESAR FLAVIVS VALENTINIANVS AVGVSTVS | Deposed; died in suspicious circumstances |
| 383 to 388 | Magnus Maximus | MAGNVS MAXIMVS | Rival in the west; deposed and executed | |
| c.386 to 388 | Flavius Victor | FLAVIVS VICTOR | Fate uncertain | |
| 392 to 394 | Eugenius | FLAVIVS EVGENIVS | Usurper in the west; killed in battle |
| Rícetíd | Gemǣne nama | Āgennama & Tītul æt byrde/ on ǣfne rīces onfenges | Cāserlic nama | Nōtas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 286 to 293 | Carausius | MARCVS AVRELIVS MAVSAEVS | ||
| 293 to 297 | Allectus | not known | not known |
| Rícetíd | Gemǣne nama | Āgennama & Tītul æt byrde/ on ǣfne rīces onfenges | Cāserlic nama | Nōtas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 388 to 17 January 395 | Theodosius I the Great | FLAVIVS THEODOSIVS | IMPERATOR CAESAR FLAVIVS THEODOSIVS AVGVSTVS | Co-emperor; emperor in the east from 379 |
| 23 January 393 to 395 | Flavius Augustus Honorius | FLAVIVS HONORIVS | Becoming emperor in the west |
- For continuation, see: list of Barbarian kings of Italy
| Rícetíd | Gemǣne nama | Āgennama & Tītul æt byrde/ on ǣfne rīces onfenges | Cāserlic nama | Nōtas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 February 364 to 17 November 375 | Valentinian I | FLAVIVS VALENTINIANVS | IMPERATOR CAESAR FLAVIVS VALENTINIANVS AVGVSTVS | Co-emperor with Valens 364 to 378 |
| 28 March 364 to 9 August 378 | Valens | FLAVIVS IVLIVS VALENS | IMPERATOR CAESAR FLAVIVS IVLIVS VALENS AVGVSTVS | Killed in battle |
| September 365 to 27 May 366 | Procopius | PROCOPIVS | Usurper; executed by Valens | |
| 24 August 367 to 383 | Gratianus | FLAVIVS GRATIANVS | IMPERATOR CAESAR FLAVIVS GRATIANVS | co-emperor with Valentinian II (375 to 392); assassinated |
| 19 January 379 to 17 January 395 | Theodosius I The Great | FLAVIVS THEODOSIVS | IMPERATOR CAESAR FLAVIVS THEODOSIVS AVGVSTVS | Co-emperor in the west from 388 |
| 383 to January 395 | Arcadius | FLAVIVS ARCADIVS | IMPERATOR CAESAR FLAVIVS ARCADIVS AVGVSTVS | Becoming Byzantine Emperor January 395 |
Byzantisce Cáseras
- Arcadius (395 - 408)
- Theodosius II (408 - 450)
- Martianus (450 - 457)
- Leo I (457 - 474)
- Leo II (474)
- Zeno (474 - 491)
- Basiliscus (475 - 476)
- Zeno (restored) (476 - 491)
- For continuation, see: List of Byzantine Emperors
Séo éac
adihtÚtanwearde bendas
adiht- There are good biographies of most of the Roman Emperors in De Imperatoribus Romanis.
- The Roman Law Library by Yves Lassard and Alexandr Koptev.