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List of Rulers: Roman Empire
Portrait head of the Emperor Augustus [Roman] Intaglio portrait of Emperor Tiberius [Roman] Emperor Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus, known as Caligula, The [Roman] Coins of Titus, Trajan, and Hadrian [Roman] Portrait of the emperor Antoninus Pius [Roman] Relief Portrait of the emperor Lucius Verus [Roman] Portrait head of the emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (called Caracalla) [Roman] Two portraits of Trebonianus Gallus [Roman] Portrait head of the emperor Constantine [Roman]



     
  Augustus 27 B.C.–14 A.D.
  Tiberius 14–37 A.D.
  Gaius Germanicus (Caligula) 37–41 A.D.
  Claudius 41–54 A.D.
  Nero 54–68 A.D.
  Galba 68–69 A.D.
  Otho 69 A.D.
  Vitellius 69 A.D.
     
     
  Vespasian 69–79 A.D.
  Titus 79–81 A.D.
  Domitian 81–96 A.D.
     
     
  Nerva 96–98 A.D.
  Trajan 98–117 A.D.
  Hadrian 117–38 A.D.
  Antoninus Pius 138–61 A.D.
  Marcus Aurelius 161–80 A.D.
     
     
  Antoninus Pius 138–61 A.D.
  Marcus Aurelius (with Lucius Verus, 161–69 A.D.) 161–80 A.D.
  Commodus (with Marcus Aurelius, 177–80) 177–92 A.D.
  Pertinax 193 A.D.
  Didius Julianus 193 A.D.
  Pescennius Niger 194 A.D.
     
     
  Septimius 193–211 A.D.
  Caracalla (with Geta, 211–12 A.D.) 211–17 A.D.
  Macrinus 217–18 A.D.
  Diadumenianus 218 A.D.
  Elagabalus 218–22 A.D.
  Alexander Severus 222–35 A.D.
     
     
  Maximinus I 235–38 A.D.
  Gordian I and II (in Africa) 238 A.D.
  Balbinus and Pupienus (in Italy) 238 A.D.
  Gordian III 238–44 A.D.
  Philip the Arab 244–49 A.D.
  Trajan Decius 249–51 A.D.
  Trebonianus Gallus (with Volusian) 251–53 A.D.
  Aemilianus 253 A.D.
  Gallienus (with Valerian, 253–60 A.D.) 253–68 A.D.
     
Follows the death of Valerian  
   
Postumus 260–69 A.D. Odenathus c. 250-67 A.D.
Laelian 268 A.D. Vaballathus (with Zenobia) 267-72 A.D.
Marius 268 A.D.    
Victorinus 268–70 A.D.    
Domitianus 271 A.D.    
Tetricus I and II 270–74 A.D.    
   
     
  Claudius II Gothicus 268–70 A.D.
  Quintillus 270 A.D.
  Aurelian 270–75 A.D.
  Tacitus 275–76 A.D.
  Florianus 276 A.D.
  Probus 276–82 A.D.
  Carus 282–83 A.D.
  Carinus 283–84 A.D.
  Numerianus 283–84 A.D.
  Diocletian (and Tetrarchy) 284–305 A.D.
     
   
Maximianus 287–305 A.D. Diocletian 284–305 A.D.
Constantius I 305–6 A.D. Galerius 305–11 A.D.
Severus II 306–7 A.D.   306–12 A.D.
Maxentius (Italy) 306–12 A.D.
Constantine I 307–37 A.D. Maximinus Daia 309–13 A.D.
    Licinius 308–24 A.D.
   
*empire reunited by Constantine's defeat of Licinius
     
  Constantine II 337–40 A.D.
  Constans 337–50 A.D.
  Constantius II 337–61 A.D.
  Magnentius 350–53 A.D.
  Julian 361–63 A.D.
  Jovian 363–64 A.D.
   
   
Valentinian 364–75 A.D. Valens 364–78 A.D.
Gratian 375–83 A.D. Theodosius I 379–95 A.D.
Valentinian II 375–92 A.D.    
Eugenius 392–94 A.D.    
Honorius 395–423 A.D. Arcadius 395–408 A.D.
Constantinius III 421 A.D. Theodosius II 408–50 A.D.
John 423–25 A.D.    
Valentinian III 425–55 A.D. Marcian 450–57 A.D.
Petronius Maximus 455 A.D.    
Avitus 455–56 A.D. Leo 457–74 A.D.
Majorian 457–461 A.D.    
Severus III 461–65 A.D.    
Anthemius 467–72 A.D.    
Olybrius 472 A.D.    
Glycerius 473–74 A.D.    
Julius Nepos 474–75 A.D. Zeno 474–91 A.D.
Romulus Augustulus 475–76 A.D. Anastasius 491–518 A.D.