List of Roman emperors

This is a list of theRomanemperors:

Many of them were murdered by relatives, enemies, friends, and soldiers.

Emperor of the Romans
Former Monarchy
Cameoof aneagle,asymbolof the Roman emperors (Kunsthistorisches Museum,Vienna)
First monarch	Augustus
Last monarch	Constantine XI Julius Nepos(western empire)
Style	Imperator,Augustus,Caesar,Princeps,Dominus Noster,AutokratororBasileus(depending on period)
Appointer	Senateand People of Rome (TheRoman armyrepresents the people)
Monarchy started	16 January 27BC
Monarchy ended	May 1453 AD

• Julio–Claudian dynasty

1. Augustus
2. Tiberius,married to the daughter of Augustus
3. Caligula,Tiberius's grand-nephew. Death byregicideduring 41 BC in his 28th year.
4. Claudius,Caligula's uncle. Claudius conqueredBritain,making it part of the Roman Empire.
5. Nero,Claudius's grand-nephew. Accused Christians of burning down Rome. First Roman Emperor to commit suicide.

• Year of the Four Emperors

6. Galba,military leader under Claudius.
7. Otho,friend of Nero.
8. Vitellius,military leader under Galba. Vitellius banned astrologers from Rome.

• Flavian dynasty

9. Vespasian,military leader under Claudius. Vespasian began the building of theColosseum.
10. Titus,Vespasian's son. Titus finished building theColosseum.
11. Domitian,Titus's younger brother. Domitian conquered southernScotland,making it (temporarily) part of the Roman Empire.

• Nerva-Antonine dynasty

12. Nerva,friend of Nero, who had saved Nero's life.
13. Trajan.Under Trajan, the Roman Empire was at its largest size ever.
14. Hadrian- Hadrian builtHadrian's Wallin Britain, to prevent thePictsfrom invadingRoman Britain.Hadrian died in 138 AD. From 138 AD until 284 AD, there were 32 more emperors.
15. Antoninus Pius
16. Lucius Verus
17. Marcus Aurelius
18. Commodus

19. Pertinax
20. Didius Julianus
21. Severus
22. Caracalla
23. Geta
24. Macrinus
25. Diadumenian
26. Elagabalus
27. Severus Alexander

• Year of the Five EmperorsandSeveran dynasty

BronzenudestatueofTrebonianus Gallus,a 3rd-century Roman emperor

• Crisis of the Third Century

28. Maximinus I
29. Gordian I
30. Gordian II
31. Pupienus
32. Balbinus
33. Gordian III
34. Philip I
35. Trajan Decius
36. Hostilian
37. Trebonianus Gallus
38. Aemilianus
39. Valerian
40. Gallienus
41. Claudius II Gothicus
42. Quintillus
43. Aurelian
44. Marcus Claudius Tacitus
45. Florian
46. Probus
47. Carus
48. Numerian
49. Carinus

• TheDominate:TetrarchyandConstantinian dynasty

50. Diocletianin 284 AD, created the tetrarchy, abdicated.
51. Maximian
52. Galerius
53. Constantius Chlorus
54. Valerius Severus
55. Constantinein 306 AD. Founded the city of Constantinople at Byzantium. Converted to Christianity.
56. Maxentius
57. Licinius
58. Maximinus II
59. Constantine II,son of Constantine
60. Constantius II,son of Constantine
61. Constans I,son of Constantine
62. Vetranio
63. Julian
64. Jovian

• Valentinianic dynasty

65. Valentinian I
66. Valens
67. Gratian
68. Valentinian II
69. Magnus Maximus

• Theodosian dynasty

70. Theodosius Iin 395 AD. He split the Roman Empire into two parts. The western part lasted until 476 AD, when it became ruled by theGermanicpeople. The eastern part lasted until 1453, when it became part of the Ottoman/Turkish Empire.

• Western Roman Empire
• Eastern Roman EmpireorByzantium

Note there were also numerous usurpers ( "fake" emperors) including:

1. Domitianus II (usurper)