List of Rulers of the Roman Empire
See works of art
-
07.286.115 -
1994.230.7 -
14.37 -
08.170.120 -
99.35.177 -
33.11.3 -
13.227.1 -
99.35.218 -
40.11.1a -
2011.87 -
05.30 -
26.229 -
67.107 -
04.35.18
27 B.C.–68 A.D.
Augustus (07.286.115)
27 B.C.–14 A.D.
Tiberius (1994.230.7)
14–37 A.D.
Gaius Germanicus (Caligula) (14.37)
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.
69–96 A.D.
Vespasian
69–79 A.D.
Titus
79–81 A.D.
Domitian
81–96 A.D.
The Five Good Emperors
96–180 A.D.
Nerva
96–98 A.D.
Trajan (08.170.120)
98–117 A.D.
Hadrian (99.35.177)
117–138 A.D.
Antoninus Pius (33.11.3)
138–161 A.D.
Marcus Aurelius
161–180 A.D.
138–193 A.D.
193–235 A.D.
The Soldier Emperors
235–284 A.D.
Maximinus I
235–238 A.D.
Gordian I and II (in Africa)
238 A.D.
Balbinus and Pupienus (in Italy)
238 A.D.
Gordian III
238–244 A.D.
Philip the Arab
244–249 A.D.
Trajan Decius
249–251 A.D.
Trebonianus Gallus (with Volusian) (05.30)
251–253 A.D.
Aemilianus
253 A.D.
Gallienus
253–268 A.D.
with Valerian
253–260 A.D.
Gallic Empire (West)
following the death of Valerian
Postumus
260–269 A.D.
Laelian
268 A.D.
Marius
268 A.D.
Victorinus
268–270 A.D.
Domitianus
271 A.D.
Tetricus I and II
270–274 A.D.
Odenathus
c. 250–267 A.D.
Vaballathus (with Zenobia)
267–272 A.D.
The Soldier Emperors (continued)
Claudius II Gothicus
268–270 A.D.
Quintillus
270 A.D.
Aurelian
270–275 A.D.
Tacitus
275–276 A.D.
Florianus
276 A.D.
Probus
276–282 A.D.
Carus
282–283 A.D.
Carinus
283–284 A.D.
Numerianus
283–284 A.D.
Diocletian (and Tetrarchy)
284–305 A.D.
Western Roman Empire
Maximianus
287–305 A.D.
Constantius I
305–306 A.D.
Severus II
306–307 A.D.
Constantine I (26.229)
307–337 A.D.
Eastern Roman Empire
Diocletian
284–305 A.D.
Galerius
305–311 A.D.
Maxentius (Italy)
306–312 A.D.
Maximinus Daia
309–313 A.D.
Licinius
308–324 A.D.
Constantine Dynasty
337–363 A.D.
Western Roman Empire (after death of Jovian)
Valentinian
364–375 A.D.
Gratian
375–383 A.D.
Valentinian II
375–392 A.D.
Eugenius
392–394 A.D.
Honorius
395–423 A.D.
Constantinius III
421 A.D.
John
423–425 A.D.
Valentinian III
425–455 A.D.
Petronius Maximus
455 A.D.
Avitus
455–456 A.D.
Majorian
457–461 A.D.
Severus III
461–465 A.D.
Anthemius
467–472 A.D.
Olybrius
472 A.D.
Glycerius
473–474 A.D.
Julius Nepos
474–475 A.D.
Romulus Augustulus
475–476 A.D.
Eastern Roman Empire (after death of Jovian)
Valens
364–378 A.D.
Theodosius I
379–395 A.D.
Arcadius
395–408 A.D.
Theodosius II
408–450 A.D.
Marcian
450–457 A.D.
Leo
457–474 A.D.
Zeno
474–491 A.D.
Anastasius
491–518 A.D.
Department of Greek and Roman Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
October 2004
Citation
Department of Greek and Roman Art. “List of Rulers of the Roman Empire.” In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/roru/hd_roru.htm (October 2004)
Related
Chronology
- Italian Peninsula, 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.
- Italian Peninsula, 1–500 A.D.
- Italian Peninsula, 500–1000 A.D.
- Anatolia and the Caucasus (Asia Minor), 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.
- Ancient Greece, 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.
- Ancient Greece, 1–500 A.D.
- Asia Minor (Anatolia and the Caucasus), 1–500 A.D.
- Central Europe (including Germany), 500–1000 A.D.
- Eastern Europe and Scandinavia, 1–500 A.D.
- Eastern Europe and Scandinavia, 500–1000 A.D.
- Egypt, 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.
- Egypt, 1–500 A.D.
- Egypt, 500–1000 A.D.
- Iberian Peninsula, 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.
- Iberian Peninsula, 1–500 A.D.
- Mesopotamia, 1–500 A.D.
- The Eastern Mediterranean and Syria, 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.
- The Eastern Mediterranean and Syria, 1–500 A.D.
- Western and Central Europe, 1–500 A.D.
- Western North Africa, 1–500 A.D.
- Western North Africa (The Maghrib), 500–1000 A.D.
Keywords
- Ancient Roman Art
- Ancient Roman Literature / Poetry
- Antonine Dynasty
- Augustan Period
- Balkan Peninsula
- Central Europe
- Cyprus
- Early Imperial Roman Period
- Egypt
- Europe
- Flavian Dynasty
- France
- Germany
- Great Britain and Ireland
- Greece
- Hadrianic Period
- Hungary
- Iberian Peninsula
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Italy
- Jordan
- Julio-Claudian Dynasty
- Late Imperial Roman Period
- Lebanon
- Mid-Imperial Roman Period
- The Netherlands
- North Africa
- Palestine
- Portugal
- Rome
- Ruler
- Russia
- Severan Dynasty
- Spain
- Syria
- Trajanic Period
- Turkey
- 1st Century B.C.
- 1st Century A.D.
- 2nd Century A.D.
- 3rd Century A.D.
- 4th Century A.D.
- 5th Century A.D.
- 6th Century A.D.
CLOSE
Related
CLOSE
Marble portrait of the emperor Augustus
Gold ring with carnelian intaglio portrait of Tiberius
Marble portrait bust of the emperor Gaius, known as Caligula
Bronze sestertius of Trajan
Gold aureus of Hadrian
Marble portrait of the emperor Antoninus Pius
Marble portrait of the co-emperor Lucius Verus
Gold aureus of Septimius Severus
Marble portrait of the emperor Caracalla
Marble portrait bust of Severus Alexander
Bronze statue of the emperor Trebonianus Gallus
Marble portrait head of the Emperor Constantine I
Head of Emperor Constans (r. 337-350)
Gold Solidus of Constantine II
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History