Roman Emperors

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Principate (27 BC – AD 284)

Julio-Claudian Dynasty (27 BC – AD 68)

  • Augustus
  • Tiberius
  • Caligula
  • Claudius
  • Nero

Year of the Four Emperors (68–69)

  • Galba
  • Otho
  • Vitellius

Flavian Dynasty (69–96)

  • Vespasian
  • Titus
  • Domitian

Nerva–Antonine Dynasty (96–192)

  • Nerva
  • Trajan
  • Hadrian
  • Antoninus Pius
  • Marcus Aurelius
  • Lucius Verus
  • Commodus

Year of the Five Emperors (193)

  • Pertinax
  • Didius Julianus

Severan Dynasty (193–235)

  • Septimius Severus
  • Caracalla
  • Geta
  • Macrinus
  • Diadumenian
  • Elagabalus
  • Severus Alexander

Crisis of the Third Century (235–285)

  • Maximinus I
  • Gordian I
  • Gordian II
  • Pupienus
  • Balbinus
  • Gordian III
  • Philip I
  • Philip II
  • Decius
  • Herennius Etruscus
  • Trebonianus Gallus
  • Hostilian
  • Volusianus
  • Aemilianus
  • Silbannacus
  • Valerian
  • Gallienus
  • Saloninus
  • Claudius II
  • Quintillus
  • Aurelian
  • Tacitus
  • Florianus
  • Probus
  • Carus
  • Carinus
  • Numerian

Dominate (284–476)

Tetarchy (284–324)

  • Diocletian
  • Maximian
  • Galerius
  • Constantius I
  • Severus II
  • Maxentius
  • Licinius
  • Maximinus II
  • Valerius Valens
  • Martinian

Constantinian Dynasty (306–363)

  • Constantine I
  • Constantine II
  • Constans I
  • Constantius II
  • Magnentius
  • Vetranio
  • Nepotianus
  • Julian
  • Jovian

Valentinianic Dynasty (364–392)

  • Valentinian I
  • Valens
  • Procopius
  • Gratian
  • Magnus Maximus
  • Valentinian II
  • Eugenius

Theodosian Dynasty (379–457)

  • Theodosius I
  • Arcadius
  • Honorius
  • Constantine III
  • Theodosius II
  • Priscus Attalus
  • Constantius III
  • Joannes
  • Valentinian III
  • Marcian

Last Western Emperors (455–476)

  • Petronius Maximus
  • Avitus
  • Majorian
  • Libius Severus
  • Anthemius
  • Olybrius
  • Glycerius
  • Julius Nepos
  • Romulus

Later Eastern Emperors (457–1453)

Leonid Dynasty (457–518)

  • Leo I
  • Leo II
  • Zeno
  • Basiliscus
  • Anastasius I

Justinian Dynasty (518–602)

  • Justin I
  • Justinian I
  • Justin II
  • Tiberius II Constantine
  • Maurice
  • Phocas

Heraclian Dynasty (610–695)

  • Heraclius
  • Heraclius Constantine (Constantine III)
  • Heraclonas
  • Constans II
  • Constantine IV
  • Justinian II

Twenty Years' Anarchy (695–717)

  • Leontius
  • Tiberius III
  • Justinian II
  • Philippicus
  • Anastasius II
  • Theodosius III

Isaurian (Syrian) Dynasty (717–802)

  • Leo III
  • Constantine V
  • Artabasdos
  • Leo IV
  • Constantine VI
  • Irene

Nikephorian Dynasty (802–813)

  • Nikephoros I
  • Staurakios
  • Michael I Rangabe
  • Leo V

Amorian Dynasty (820–867)

  • Michael II
  • Theophilos
  • Michael III

Macedonian Dynasty (867–1056)

  • Basil I
  • Leo VI
  • Alexander
  • Constantine VII
  • Romanos I
  • Romanos II
  • Nikephoros II Phokas
  • John I Tzimiskes
  • Basil II
  • Constantine VIII
  • Romanos III Argyros
  • Michael IV
  • Michael V
  • Zoë Porphyrogenita
  • Theodora Porphyrogenita
  • Constantine IX Monomachos
  • Theodora Porphyrogenita
  • Michael VI Bringas
  • Isaac I Komnenos

Doukas Dynasty (1059–1078)

  • Constantine X Doukas
  • Eudokia Makrembolitissa
  • Romanos IV Diogenes
  • Michael VII Doukas
  • Nikephoros III Botaneiates

Komnenos Dynasty (1081–1185)

  • Alexios I Komnenos
  • John II Komnenos
  • Manuel I Komnenos
  • Alexios II Komnenos
  • Andronikos I Komnenos

Angelos Dynasty (1185–1204)

  • Isaac II Angelos
  • Alexios III Angelos
  • Alexios IV Angelos
  • Isaac II Angelos
  • Alexios V Doukas

Laskaris Dynasty (1205–1261)

  • Theodore I Laskaris
  • John III Vatatzes
  • Theodore II Laskaris
  • John IV Laskaris

Palaiologos Dynasty (1259–1453)

  • Michael VIII Palaiologos
  • Andronikos II Palaiologos
  • Michael IX Palaiologos
  • Andronikos III Palaiologos
  • John V Palaiologos
  • John VI Kantakouzenos
  • Andronikos IV Palaiologos
  • John VII Palaiologos
  • Manuel II Palaiologos
  • John VIII Palaiologos
  • Constantine XI Palaiologos