The Roman Empire

List of Emperors and Usurpers

including relations, supporters etc. depicted on coins

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AUGUSTUS (Caius Julius Caesar Octavianus) 27 BC - 14 AD

AGRIPPA - general of Augustus

TIBERIUS (Tiberius Claudius Nero) 14 AD - 37 AD

DRUSUS - son of Tiberius

GERMANICUS - adoptee of Tiberius, father of Caligula

CALIGULA (Caius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus) 37 AD - 41 AD

CLAUDIUS I (Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus) 41 AD - 54 AD

ANTONIA - mother of Claudius

MESSALINA - wife of Claudius

AGRIPPINA JR - wife and niece of Claudius

NERO (Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus) 54 AD - 68 AD

POPPAEA - wife of Nero

CLODIUS MACER (Lucius Clodius Macer) 68 AD

GALBA (Servius Sulpicius Galba) 68 AD - 69 AD

OTHO (Marcus Salvius Otho) 69 AD

VITELLIUS (Aulus Vitellius) 69 AD

VESPASIAN (Titus Flavius Sabinus Vespasianus) 69 AD - 79 AD

TITUS (Titus Flavius Sabinus Vespasianus) 79 AD - 81 AD

JULIA TITI - daughter of Titus

DOMITIAN (Titus Flavius Domitianus) 81 AD - 96 AD

NERVA (Marcus Cocceius Nerva) 96 AD - 98 AD

TRAJAN (Marcus Ulpius Traianus) 98 AD - 117 AD

HADRIAN (Publius Aelius Hadrianus) 117 AD - 138 AD

SABINA - wife of Hadrian

AELIUS (Lucius Aelius Verus Caesar) 136 AD - 138 AD

ANTONINUS PIUS (Titus Aurelius Fulvus Boionus Arrius Antoninus) 138 AD - 161 AD

FAUSTINA senior - wife of Antoninus Pius

MARCUS AURELIUS (Marcus Aelius Aurelius Antoninus) 161 AD - 180 AD

FAUSTINA junior - wife of Marcus Aurelius

LUCIUS VERUS (Lucius Aurelius Verus) 161 AD - 169 AD

LUCILLA - wife of Lucius Verus

COMMODUS (Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus) 177 AD - 192 AD

CRISPINA - wife of Commodus

PERTINAX (P. Helvius Pertinax) 193 AD

DIDIUS JULIANUS (M. Didius Julianus) 193 AD

MANLIA SCANTILLA - wife of Didius Julianus

DIDIA CLARA - daughter of Didius Julianus

PESCENNIUS NIGER (C. Pescennius Niger) 193 AD - 194 AD

CLODIUS ALBINUS (Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus) 195 AD - 197 AD

SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS (Lucius Septimius Severus) 193 AD - 211 AD

JULIA DOMNA - wife of Septimius Severus

CARACALLA (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) 198 AD - 217 AD

PLAUTILLA - wife of Caracalla

GETA (Publius Septimius Geta) 209 AD - 212 AD

MACRINUS (Marcus Opellius Severus Macrinus) 217 AD - 218 AD

DIADUMENIAN (Marcus Opellius Diadumenianus) 218 AD

ELAGABALUS (Varius Avitus Bassianus) 218 AD - 222 AD

JULIA PAULA - first wife of Elagabalus

AQUILLIA SEVERA - second wife of Elagabalus

JULIA SOAEMIAS - mother of Elagabalus

JULIA MAESA - grandmother of Elagabalus and Severus Alexander

SEVERUS ALEXANDER (M. Aurelius Severus Alexander) 222 AD - 235 AD

ORBIANA - wife of Severus Alexander

JULIA MAMAEA - mother of Severus Alexander

MAXIMINUS I (Gaius Julius Verus (Thrax)) 235 AD - 238 AD

PAULINA -wife of Maximinus I

MAXIMUS (C. Julius Verus Maximus) 235 AD - 238 AD

GORDIAN I Africanus (Marcus Antonius Gordianus) 238 AD

GORDIAN II Africanus (Marcus Antonius Gordianus) 238 AD

BALBINUS (Decius Caelius Calvinus Balbinus) 238 AD

PUPIENUS (M. Clodius Pupienus Maximus) 238 AD

GORDIAN III (Marcus Antonius Gordianus) 238 AD - 244 AD

TRANQUILLINA - wife of Gordian III

PHILIP I (Marcus Julius Philippus) 244 AD - 249 AD

OTACILLIA SEVERA - wife of Philip I

PHILIP II (M. Julius Philippus) 247 AD - 249 AD

PACATIAN (Ti. Claudius Marinus Pacatianus) c. 248 AD

JOTAPIAN (M. Fulvius Rufus Iotapianus) c. 248 AD

SILBANNACUS c. 249 AD

TRAJAN DECIUS (Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius) 249 AD - 251 AD

HERENNIA ETRUSCILLA - wife of Trajan Decius

HERENNIUS ETRUSCUS (Quintus Herennius Etruscus Messius Decius) 251 AD

HOSTILIAN (C. Valens Hostilianus Messius Quintus) 251 AD

TREBONIANUS GALLUS (Gaius Vibius Trebonianus Gallus) 251 AD - 253 AD

VOLUSIAN (C. Vibius Afinius Gallus Vendumnianus Volusianus) 251 AD - 253 AD

AEMILIAN (M. Aemilius Aemilianus) 253 AD

URANIUS ANTONINUS (J. Julius Aurelius Sulpicius Uranius Antoninus) c 253 AD - 254 AD

VALERIAN I (Publius Licinius Valerianus) 253 AD - 260 AD

MARINIANA - wife of Valerian I

GALLIENUS (Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus) 253 AD - 268 AD

SALONINA - wife of Gallienus

VALERIAN II (P. Cornelius Licinius Valerianus) 256 AD - 258 AD

SALONINUS (Cornelius Saloninus Valerianus) 259 AD

MACRIANUS (Fulvius Junius Macrianus) 260 AD - 261 AD

QUIETUS (Fulvius Junius Quietus) 260 AD - 261 AD

REGALIANUS (P. Caius Regalianus) c 260 AD

POSTUMUS (Marcus Cassianius Postumus) 259 AD - 268 AD

LAELIANUS (Ulpius Cornelius Laelianus) 268 AD

MARIUS (Marcus Aurelius Marius) 268 AD

DOMITIANUS c. 268 AD

VICTORINUS (Marcus Piavonius Victorinus) 268 AD - 270 AD

TETRICUS I (C. Pius Esuvius Tetricus) 270 AD - 273 AD

TETRICUS II (C. Pius Esuvius Tetricus) 270 AD - 273 AD

CLAUDIUS II, Gothicus (Marcus Aurelius Claudius Gothicus) 268 AD - 270 AD

QUINTILLUS (M. Aurelius Claudius Quintillus) 270 AD

AURELIAN (Lucius Domitius Aurelianus) 270 AD - 275 AD

ZENOBIA (Septimia Zenobia) 267 - 270 AD

VABALATHUS (sometimes called Athenodorus) 271 AD - 272 AD

TACITUS (M. Claudius Tacitus) 275 AD - 276 AD

FLORIANUS (Marcus Annius Florianus) 276 AD

PROBUS (M. Aurelius Probus) 276 AD - 282 AD

BONOSUS 280 AD

SATURNINUS (Sextus Julius Saturninus) c. 280 AD

CARUS (Marcus Aurelius Carus) 282 AD - 283 AD

NUMERIAN (Marcus Aurelius Numerianus) 283 AD - 284 AD

CARINUS (Marcus Aurelius Carinus) 283 AD - 285 AD

MAGNIA URBICA - wife of Carinus

JULIAN OF PANNONIA (M. Aurelius Julianus) 284 AD - 285 AD

DIOCLETIAN (Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus) 284 AD - 305 AD

AMANDUS 285 AD - 286 AD

DOMITIUS DOMITIANUS (Lucius Domitius Domitianus) 296 AD - 297 AD

CARAUSIUS (M. Aurelius Mausaeus Carausius) 287 AD - 293 AD

ALLECTUS 293 AD - 296 AD

MAXIMIANUS (Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus) 286 AD - 305 AD

CONSTANTIUS I (Gaius Flavius Valerius Constantius) 305 AD - 306 AD

HELENA - first wife of Constantius I and mother of Constantine I

THEODORA - second wife of Constantius I

GALERIUS (Galerius Valerius Maximianus) 305 AD - 311 AD

GALERIA VALERIA - wife of Galerius

SEVERUS II (Flavius Valerius Severus) 306 AD - 307 AD

MAXIMINUS II (Galerius Valerius Maximinus) 309 AD - 313 AD

MAXENTIUS (M. Aurelius Valerius Maxentius) 306 AD - 312 AD

ROMULUS - son of Maxentius

ALEXANDER (L. Domitius Alexander) 308 AD - 309 AD

LICINIUS I (Valerius Licinianus Licinius) 308 AD - 324 AD

LICINIUS II (Valerius Licinianus Licinius) 317 AD - 324 AD

VALENS (Aurelius Valerius Valens) 314 AD

MARTINIAN (Marcus Martinianus) 324 AD

CONSTANTINE I (the Great) (Flavius Valerius Constantinus) 307 AD - 337 AD

FAUSTA - wife of Constantine I

CRISPUS (Gaius Flavius Julius) 317 AD - 326 AD

DELMATIUS (Flavius Delmatius) 335 AD - 337 AD

HANNIBALLIANUS 335 AD - 337 AD

CONSTANTINE II (Flavius Claudius Constantinus) 337 AD - 340 AD

CONSTANS (Flavius Julius Constans) 337 AD - 350 AD

CONSTANTIUS II (Flavius Julius Constantius) 337 AD - 361 AD

MAGNETIUS (Flavus Magnus Magnetius) 350 AD - 353 AD

DECENTIUS (Magnus Decentius) 351 AD - 353 AD

VETRANIO 350 AD

NEPOTIAN (Flavius Julius Popilius Nepotianus Constantinus) 350 AD

CONSTANTIUS GALLUS (Flavius Claudius Constantius (originally Gallus)) 351 AD - 354 AD

JULIAN II (Flavius Claudius Julianus) 360 AD - 363 AD

JOVIAN (Flavius Jovianus) 363 AD - 364 AD


Western Emperors see below for Eastern Emperors

VALENTINIAN I (Flavius Valentinianus) 364 AD - 375 AD

GRATIAN (Flavius Gratianus) 367 AD - 383 AD

VALENTINIAN II (Flavius Valentinianus) 375 AD - 392 AD

MAGNUS MAXIMUS (Magnus Clemens Maximus) 383 AD - 388 AD

FLAVIUS VICTOR 387 AD - 388 AD

EUGENIUS 392 AD - 394 AD

HONORIUS (Flavius Honorius) 393 AD - 423 AD

CONSTANTINE III 402 AD - 450 AD

CONSTANS 408 - 411 AD

MAXIMUS 409 - 411 AD

PRISCUS ATTALUS 409-410/414-415 AD

JOVINUS 411 - 413 AD

SEBASTIANUS 412 - 413 AD

CONSTANTIUS III 421 AD

GALLA PLACIDIA -daughter of Theodosius I, wife of Constantius III

HONORIA daughter of Constantius III

JOHANNES 423 - 425 AD

VALENTINIAN III 425 - 455 AD

LICINIA EUDOXIA -daughter of Theodosius II, wife of Valentinian III

PETRONIUS MAXIMUS 455 AD

AVITUS 455 - 456 AD

MAJORIAN 457 - 461 AD

SEVERUS III 461 - 465 AD

ANTHEMIUS 467 - 472 AD

EUPHEMIA - daughter of Marcian, wife of Anthemius

OLYBRIUS 472 AD

GLYCERIUS 473 - 474 AD

JULIUS NEPOS 474 - 475 AD

ROMULUS AUGUSTUS 475 - 476 AD


Eastern Emperors

VALENS (Flavius Valens) 364 AD - 378 AD

PROCOPIUS 365 AD - 366 AD

THEODOSIUS I (Flavius Theodosius) 379 AD - 395 AD

AELIA FLACCILLA - wife of Theodosius I

ARCADIUS (Flavius Arcadius) 383 AD - 408 AD

EUDOXIA - wife of Arcadius

THEODOSIUS II 402 AD - 450 AD

EUDOCIA -wife of Theodosius II

PULCHERIA daughter of Arcadius, regent for Theodosius II

MARCIAN 450 AD - 457 AD

LEO I 457 - 474 AD

VERINA -wife of Leo I

ARIADNE -daughter of Leo I

LEO II 473 - 474 AD

ZENO 474 - 491 AD

BASILISCUS 475 - 476 AD

ZENO And LEO Caesars

LEONTIUS 484 - 488 AD

ANASTASIUS I 491 - 518 AD

The coinage reforms of Anastasius marks the start of the Byzantine period.

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