The Imperial Index: The Rulers of the Roman Empire
From Augustus to Constantine XI Palaeologus
The United Roman Empire
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| 27-14 | Augustus |
| 14-37 | Tiberius |
| 37-41 | (Caligula) |
| 41-54 | Claudius |
| 54-68 | Nero |
| 68-69 | Galba |
| 69 | Otho |
| 69 | Vitellius |
| 69-79 | Vespasian |
| 79-81 | Titus |
| 81-96 | Domitian |
| 96-98 | Nerva |
| 98-117 | Trajan |
| 117-138 | Hadrian |
| 138-161 | Antoninus Pius |
| 161-180 | Marcus Aurelius |
| 161-166 | Lucius Verus |
| 180-192 | Commodus |
| 192-193 | Pertinax |
| 193 | Didius Julianus |
| 193-211 | Septimius Severus |
| 211-217 | Caracalla |
| 211 | Geta |
| 217-218 | Macrinus |
| 218 | Diadumenianus |
| 218-22 | Elagabalus |
| 222-235 | Severus Alexander
225-227 L. Seius Sallustius Taurinus |
| 235-238 | Maximinus Thrax |
| 238 | Gordian I
Gordian II Pupienus (Maximus) Balbinus |
| 238-244 | Gordian III
240 Sabinianus |
| 244-249 | Philip
the Arab
248 Pacatianus 248 Iotapianus |
| 247-249 | Philip Iunior |
| 249-251 | Decius
250 L. (?) Priscus 250 Iulius Valens Licinianus 251 Herennius Etruscus 251 Hostilian |
| 251-253 | Trebonianus Gallus
Volusianus 253 Uranius Antoninus |
| 253 | Aemilius Aemilianus |
| 253-260 | Valerian
Mareades |
| 253-268 | Gallienus
260 Ingenuus 260 Regalianus 260-261 Macrianus Senior 260-261 Macrianus Iunior 260-261 Quietus 261 Piso 261 Valens 261 Ballista 262 Memor 262, 268 Aureolus |
| 268-270 | Claudius II Gothicus
Censorinus |
| 270-275 | Aurelian
271-272 Domitianus 271-272 Urbanus 271-272 Septimius 273 Firmus 270-271? Felicissimus |
| 260-274 | Gallic Emperors
260-269 Postumus 269 Laelianus 269 Marius 269-270 Victorinus 271-274 Tetricus I 274 Faustinus |
| 275-276 | Tacitus |
| 276 | Florianus |
| 276-282 | Probus
280 Bonosus 280-281 Proculus 281 Saturninus |
| 282-283 | Carus |
| 283-284 | Numerianus |
| 283-285 | Carinus |
| 284-305 | Diocletian
297(296?) L. Domitius Domitianus 297-298? Aurelius Achilleus 303? Eugenius |
| 285-ca.310 | Maximianus
Herculius
285 or 286Amandus 285 or 286Aelianus ca. 286-293 Iulianus |
| 286?-297? | British Emperors
286/7-293 Carausius 293-296/7 Allectus |
| 293-306 | Constantius I Chlorus |
| 293-311 | Galerius |
| 305-313 | Maximinus Daia |
| 305-307 | Severus II |
| 306-312 | Maxentius
308-309 L. Domitius Alexander |
| 308-324 | Licinius
314(316?)Valens 324 Martinianus |
| 306-337 | Constantine I
333/334 Calocaerus |
| 337-340 | Constantine II |
| 337-350 | Constans I |
| 337-361 | Constantius
II
350-353 Magnentius 350 Nepotian 350Vetranio 355Silvanus |
| 361-363 | Julian |
| 363-364 | Jovian |
| 364-375 | Valentinian I
372?-374 or 375Firmus |
| 364-378 | Valens
365-366 Procopius 366 Marcellus |
| 367-383 | Gratian |
| 375-392 | Valentinian II |
| 378-395 | Theodosius I the Great
383-388 Magnus Maximus 384-388 Flavius Victor 392-394 Eugenius |
The Western Empire
| 395 | PARTITION - WESTERN EMPIRE |
| 393-423 | Honorius
406-407 Marcus 407 Gratian 407-411 Constantine III 409/10-411 Constans II 409-411 Maximus 409-410, 414-415 Priscus Attalus 411-413 Jovinus 412-413 Sebastianus 421 Constantius III 423-425 Johannes |
| 425-455 | Valentinian III |
| 455 | Petronius Maximus |
| 455-456 | Avitus |
| 457-461 | Majorian |
| 461-465 | Libius Severus |
| 467-472 | Anthemius
468 Arvandus 470 Romanus |
| 472 | Olybrius |
| 473-474 | Glycerius |
| 474-475 | Julius Nepos |
| 475-476 | Romulus Augustulus |
The Eastern Empire
| 395 | PARTITION - EASTERN EMPIRE |
| Dynasty of Theodosius | |
| 395-408 | Arcadius |
| 408-450 | Theodosius II |
| 450-457 | Marcian (m. Pulcheria, gnddghtr Theod I) |
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457-474 |
Dynasty of Leo |
| 474 | Leo II |
| 474-491 | Zeno
475-476 Basiliscus 484-488 Leontius |
| 491-518 | Anastasius |
| Dynasty of Justinian | |
| 518-527 | Justin |
| 527-565 | Justinian I |
| 565-578 | Justin II |
| 578-582 | Tiberius II (I) Constantine |
| 582-602 | Maurice |
| 602-610 | Phocas |
| Dynasty of Heraclius | |
| 610-641 | Heraclius |
| 641 | Heraclonas |
| 641-668 | Constans
II
646-647 Gregory 649-653 Olympius 669 Mezezius |
| 668-685 | Constantine IV |
| 685-695 | Justinian II (banished) |
| 695-698 | Leontius |
| 698-705 | Tiberius III(II) |
| 705-711 | Justinian II (restored) |
|
711-713 |
Bardanes |
| 713-716 | Anastasius II |
| 716-717 | Theodosius III |
| Isaurian Dynasty | |
| 717-741 | Leo III |
| 741-775 | Constantine V Copronymus
742-743 Artabasdus |
| 775-780 | Leo IV |
| 780-797 | Constantine VI |
| 797-802 | Irene |
| 802-811 | Nicephorus I |
| 811 | Strauracius |
| 811-813 | Michael I |
| 813-820 | Leo V |
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820-829 |
Phrygian Dynasty
Michael II 821-823 Thomas |
| 829-842 | Theophilus |
| 842-867 | Michael III |
| Macedonian Dynasty | |
| 867-886 | Basil I
869-879 Constantine |
| 887-912 | Leo VI |
| 912-913 | Alexander |
| 913-959 | Constantine VII Porphygenitus |
| 920-944 | Romanus I Lecapenus
921-931Christopher 924-945Stephen |
| 959-963 | Romanus II |
| 963-969 | Nicephorus II Phocas |
| 976-1025 | Basil II |
| 1025-1028 | Constantine VIII (IX) alone |
| 1028-1034 | Romanus III Argyrus |
| 1034-1041 | Michael IV the Paphlagonian |
| 1041-1042 | Michael V Calaphates |
| 1042 | Zoe and Theodora |
| 1042-1055 | Constantine IX Monomchus |
| 1055-1056 | Theodora alone |
| 1056-1057 | Michael VI Stratioticus |
| Prelude to Comnenian Dynasty | |
| 1057-1059 | Isaac I Comnenos |
| 1059-1067 | Constantine X (1X) Ducas |
| 1068-1071 | Romanus IV Diogenes |
| 1071-1078 | Michael VII Ducas |
| 1078-1081 | Nicephorus III Botaniates
Nicephorus Bryennius Nicephorus Basilacius 1080-1081 Nicephorus Melissenus |
| Dynasty of the Comneni | |
| 1081-1118 | Alexius I Comnenus |
| 1118-1143 | John II Comenus |
| 1143-1180 | Manuel I |
| 1180-1183 | Alexius II |
| 1183-1185 | Andronicus I |
| 1183-1191 | Isaac, Emperor of Cyprus |
| Dynasty of the Angeli | |
| 1185-1195 | Isaac II |
| 1195-1203 | Alexius III |
| 1203-1204 | Isaac II (restored) with Alexius IV |
| 1204 | Alexius V Ducas Murtzuphlus |
| Lascarid Dynasty in Nicaea | |
| 1204-1222 | Theodore I Lascaris |
| 1222-1254 | John III Ducas Vatatzes |
| 1254-1258 | Theodore II Lascaris |
| 1258-1261 | John IV Lascaris |
| Dynasty of the Palaeologi | |
| 1259-1282 | Michael VIII Paleologus |
| 1282-1328 | Andronicus II |
| 1328-1341 | Andronicus III |
| 1341-1391 | John V
1347-1354 John VICantancuzenus |
| 1376-1379 | Andronicus IV |
| 1379-1391 | John V (restored) |
| 1390 | John VII |
| 1391-1425 | Manuel II |
| 1425-1448 | John VIII |
| 1449-1453 | Constantine XI (XIII) Dragases |