Name↕ | Reign Start↕ | Reign End↕ | Dynasty↕ | Fate↕ | Legacy↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Augustus | -27 | 14 | Julio-Claudian | Natural death | First Roman emperor, founded Principate |
Tiberius | 14 | 37 | Julio-Claudian | Natural death | Capable general, paranoid late reign |
Caligula | 37 | 41 | Julio-Claudian | Assassinated | Infamous for cruelty and eccentricity |
Claudius | 41 | 54 | Julio-Claudian | Likely poisoned | Conquered Britain, expanded administration |
Nero | 54 | 68 | Julio-Claudian | Suicide | Great Fire of Rome, persecution of Christians |
Vespasian | 69 | 79 | Flavian | Natural death | Restored stability, began the Colosseum |
Titus | 79 | 81 | Flavian | Natural death | Vesuvius eruption, completed Colosseum |
Domitian | 81 | 96 | Flavian | Assassinated | Authoritarian but efficient administrator |
Nerva | 96 | 98 | Nerva-Antonine | Natural death | First of the Five Good Emperors |
Trajan | 98 | 117 | Nerva-Antonine | Natural death | Empire reached greatest extent |
Hadrian | 117 | 138 | Nerva-Antonine | Natural death | Built Hadrian's Wall, consolidated borders |
Antoninus Pius | 138 | 161 | Nerva-Antonine | Natural death | Peaceful and prosperous reign |
Marcus Aurelius | 161 | 180 | Nerva-Antonine | Natural death (plague) | Philosopher king, wrote Meditations |
Commodus | 180 | 192 | Nerva-Antonine | Assassinated | Decadent, fought as gladiator |
Septimius Severus | 193 | 211 | Severan | Natural death | North African-born, military reforms |
Caracalla | 198 | 217 | Severan | Assassinated | Extended citizenship to all free residents |
Elagabalus | 218 | 222 | Severan | Assassinated | Religious eccentric, scandalous reign |
Aurelian | 270 | 275 | Crisis era | Assassinated | Reunited the empire, built Aurelian Walls |
Diocletian | 284 | 305 | Tetrarchy | Retired (abdicated) | Ended Crisis of the Third Century, Tetrarchy |
Constantine the Great | 306 | 337 | Constantinian | Natural death | Legalized Christianity, founded Constantinople |
Julian the Apostate | 361 | 363 | Constantinian | Killed in battle | Attempted pagan restoration |
Theodosius I | 379 | 395 | Theodosian | Natural death | Last emperor to rule unified empire |
Valentinian I | 364 | 375 | Valentinian | Natural death (stroke) | Strong frontier defender |
Honorius | 395 | 423 | Theodosian | Natural death | Sack of Rome by Visigoths in 410 |
Romulus Augustulus | 475 | 476 | Last Western | Deposed | Last emperor of the Western Roman Empire |
Vitellius | 69 | 69 | Year of 4 Emperors | Killed by mob | Gluttonous short-lived ruler |
Otho | 69 | 69 | Year of 4 Emperors | Suicide | Brief reign, noble suicide |
Galba | 68 | 69 | Year of 4 Emperors | Assassinated | First emperor after Nero |
Maximinus Thrax | 235 | 238 | Crisis era | Assassinated | First barracks emperor |
Philip the Arab | 244 | 249 | Crisis era | Killed in battle | Celebrated Rome's 1000th anniversary |
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