List of Roman emperors

This is a chronologically ordered list of Roman emperors. See also Roman Empire, ancient Rome and timeline of the Roman Empire.

1st century ce

• Augustus (27 bce–14 ce)
• Tiberius (14–37 ce)
• Caligula (37–41 ce)
• Claudius (41–54 ce)
• Nero (54–68 ce)
• Galba (68–69 ce)
• Otho (January–April 69 ce)
• Aulus Vitellius (July–December 69 ce)
• Vespasian (69–79 ce)
• Titus (79–81 ce)
• Domitian (81–96 ce)
• Nerva (96–98 ce)

2nd century ce

• Trajan (98–117 ce)
• Hadrian (117–138 ce)
• Antoninus Pius (138–161 ce)
• Marcus Aurelius (161–180 ce)
• Lucius Verus (161–169 ce)
• Commodus (177–192 ce)
• Publius Helvius Pertinax (January–March 193 ce)
• Marcus Didius Severus Julianus (March–June 193 ce)
• Septimius Severus (193–211 ce)

3rd century ce

• Caracalla (198–217 ce)
• Publius Septimius Geta (209–211 ce)
• Macrinus (217–218 ce)
• Elagabalus (218–222 ce)
• Severus Alexander (222–235 ce)
• Maximinus (235–238 ce)
• Gordian I (March–April 238 ce)
• Gordian II (March–April 238 ce)
• Pupienus Maximus (April 22–July 29, 238 ce)
• Balbinus (April 22–July 29, 238 ce)
• Gordian III (238–244 ce)
• Philip (244–249 ce)
• Decius (249–251 ce)
• Hostilian (251 ce)
• Gallus (251–253 ce)
• Aemilian (253 ce)
• Valerian (253–260 ce)
• Gallienus (253–268 ce)
• Claudius II Gothicus (268–270 ce)
• Quintillus (270 ce)
• Aurelian (270–275 ce)
• Tacitus (275–276 ce)
• Florian (June–September 276 ce)
• Probus (276–282 ce)
• Carus (282–283 ce)
• Numerian (283–284 ce)
• Carinus (283–285 ce)
• Diocletian (east, 284–305 ce; divided the empire into east and west)
• Maximian (west, 286–305 ce)

4th century ce

• Constantius I (west, 305–306 ce)
• Galerius (east, 305–311 ce)
• Severus (west, 306–307 ce)
• Maxentius (west, 306–312 ce)
• Constantine I (306–337 ce; reunified the empire)
• Galerius Valerius Maximinus (310–313 ce)
• Licinius (308–324 ce)
• Constantine II (337–340 ce)
• Constantius II (337–361 ce)
• Constans I (337–350 ce)
• Gallus Caesar (351–354 ce)
• Julian (361–363 ce)
• Jovian (363–364 ce)
• Valentinian I (west, 364–375 ce)
• Valens (east, 364–378 ce)
• Gratian (west, 367–383 ce; coemperor with Valentinian I)
• Valentinian II (375–392 ce; crowned as child)
• Theodosius I (east, 379–392 ce; east and west, 392–395 ce)
• Arcadius (east, 383–395 ce, coemperor; 395–402 ce, sole emperor)
• Magnus Maximus (west, 383–388 ce)
• Honorius (west, 393–395 ce, coemperor; 395–423 ce, sole emperor)

5th century ce

• Theodosius II (east, 408–450 ce)
• Constantius III (west, 421 ce, coemperor)
• Valentinian III (west, 425–455 ce)
• Marcian (east, 450–457 ce)
• Petronius Maximus (west, March 17–May 31, 455 ce)
• Avitus (west, 455–456 ce)
• Majorian (west, 457–461 ce)
• Libius Severus (west, 461–465 ce)
• Anthemius (west, 467–472 ce)
• Olybrius (west, April–November 472 ce)
• Glycerius (west, 473–474 ce)
• Julius Nepos (west, 474–475 ce)
• Romulus Augustulus (west, 475–476 ce)
• Leo I (east, 457–474 ce)
• Leo II (east, 474 ce)
• Zeno (east, 474–491 ce)

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