Roman Emperors

List of the Roman Emperors

Here follows a list of the Roman emperors considering,:

• the family;
• the common name;
• the official name;
• the date of birth;
• the beginning and end dates of the reign.

Augustus and the Julio-Claudian dynasty

Emperor	Name	Birth	Reign
Augustus	IMPERATOR CAESAR DIVI FILIVS AVGVSTVS	63 a.C.	27 a.C.	14 d.C.
Tiberius	TIBERIVS IVLIVS CAESAR AVGVSTVS	42 a.C.	14	37
Caligula	GAIVS IVLIVS CAESAR AVGVSTVS GERMANICVS	12	37	41
Claudius	TIBERIVS CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVGVSTVS GERMANICVS	10 AC	41	54
Nero	NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVGVSTVS GERMANICVS	37	54	68
...
Galba	SERVIVS SVLPICIVS GALBA CAESAR AVGVSTVS	3	68	69
Otho	MARCVS SALVIVS OTHO CAESAR AVGVSTVS	32	69
Vitellius	AVLVS VITELLIVS GERMANICVS AVGVSTVS	15	69

Flavian dynasty

Emperor	Name	Birth	Reign
Vespasian	TITVS FLAVIVS CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVGVSTVS	9	69	79
Titus	TITVS FLAVIVS CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVGVSTVS	39	79	81
Domitan	TITVS FLAVIVS CAESAR DOMITIANVS AVGVSTVS	51	81	96

The adoptive emperors and the Antoninians

Emperor	Name	Birth	Reign
Nerva	MARCVS COCCEIVS NERVA CAESAR AVGVSTVS	22 o 32 o 35	96	98
Trajan	CAESAR MARCVS VLPIVS NERVA TRAIANVS AVGVSTVS	53	98	117
Hadrian	CAESAR PVBLIVS AELIVS TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS	76	117	138
Antoninus Pius	CAESAR TITVS AELIVS HADRIANVS ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS PIVS	86	138	161
Marcus Aurelius	CAESAR MARCVS AVRELIVS ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS	121	161	180
Lucius Verus	CAESAR LVCIVS AVRELIVS VERVS AVGVSTVS	130	161	169
Commodus	CAESAR MARCVS AVRELIVS COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS	161	180	192
...
Pertinax	CAESAR PVBLIVS HELVIVS PERTINAX AVGVSTVS	126	192	193
Didius Julianus	CAESAR MARCVS DIDIVS SEVERVS IVLIANVS AVGVSTVS	133	193

Severan dynasty

Emperor	Name	Birth	Reign
Septimius Severus	CAESAR LVCIVS SEPTIMIVS SEVERVS PERTINAX AVGVSTVS	146	193	211
Caracalla	CAESAR MARCVS AVRELIVS SEVERVS ANTONINVS PIVS AVGVSTVS	186	211	217
Geta	CAESAR PVBLIVS SEPTIMIVS GETA AVGVSTUS	189	211	212
...
Macrinus	MARCVS OPELLIVS SEVERVS MACRINVS AVGVSTVS PIVS FELIX	164	217	218
Diadumenian	MARCVS OPELLIVS ANTONINVS DIADUMENIANVS	164	217	218
Elagabalus	MARCVS AVRELIVS ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS	204	218	222
Severus Alexandrer	CAESAR MARCVS AVRELIVS SEVERVS ALEXANDER AVGVSTVS	208	222	235

Emperors of the Crisis of the Third Century

Emperor	Name	Birth	Reign
Maximus I	CAESAR GAIVS IVLIVS VERVS MAXIMINVS AVGVSTVS	173	235	238
Gordian I	CAESAR MARCVS ANTONIVS GORDIANVS SEMPRONIANVS AFRICANVS AVGVSTVS	159	238
Gordian II	CAESAR MARCVS ANTONIVS GORDIANVS SEMPRONIANVS ROMANVS AFRICANVS AVGVSTVS	192
Pupienus	CAESAR MARCVS CLODIVS PVPIENVS MAXIMVS AVGVSTVS	178	238
Balbinus	CAESAR DECIMVS CAELIVS CALVINVS BALBINVS PIVS AVGVSTVS	178
Gordian III	CAESAR MARCVS ANTONIVS GORDIANVS AVGVSTVS	225	238	244
Philip I	CAESAR MARCVS IVLIVS PHILIPPVS AVGVSTVS	204	244	249
Trajan Decius	CAESAR GAIVS MESSIVS QVINTVS TRAIANVS DECIVS AVGVSTVS	201	249	251
Trebonianus Gallus	CAESAR GAIVS VIBIVS TREBONIANVS GALLVS AVGVSTVS	205	251	253
Aemilian	CAESAR MARCVS AEMILIVS AEMILIANVS AVGVSTVS	208	253
Valerian	CAESAR PVBLIVS LICINIVS VALERIANVS AVGVSTVS	190	253	260
Gallienus	CAESAR PVBLIVS LICINIVS EGNATIVS GALLIENVS AVGVSTVS	218	253	268
Claudius Gothicus	CAESAR MARCVS AVRELIVS CLAVDIVS AVGVSTVS	214	268	270
Quintillus	CAESAR MARCVS AVRELIVS CLAVDIVS QVINTILLVS AVGVSTVS		270
Aurelian	CAESAR LVCIVS DOMITIVS AVRELIANVS AVGVSTVS	214	270	275
Tacitus	CAESAR MARCVS CLAVDIVS TACITVS AVGVSTVS	205	275	276
Florian	CAESAR MARCVS ANNIVS FLORIANVS AVGVSTVS		276
Probus	CAESAR MARCVS AVRELIVS PROBVS AVGVSTVS	232	276	282
Carus	CAESAR MARCVS AVRELIVS CARVS AVGVSTVS	223	282	283
Numerian	CAESAR MARCVS AVRELIVS NVMERIVS NVMERIANVS AVGVSTVS		283	284
Carinus	CAESAR MARCVS AVRELIVS CARINVS AVGVSTVS		283	285

Emperors of the Tetrarchy

Emperor	Name	Birth	Reign
Diocletian	CAESAR GAIVS AVRELIVS VALERIVS DIOCLETIANVS AVGVSTVS	243	284	305
Maximian	CAESAR GAIVS AVRELIVS VALERIVS MAXIMIANVS AVGVSTVS	250	286	305
Constantius I Chlorus	CAESAR GAIVS FLAVIVS VALERIVS CONSTANTIVS AVGVSTVS	250	305	306
Galerius	CAESAR GALERIVS VALERIVS MAXIMIANVS AVGVSTVS	250	305	311
Severus II	FLAVIVS VALERIVS SEVERVS AVGVSTVS		306	307
Massimino Daia	Galerio Valerio Massimino Daia		308	313
Licinius	Flavio Valerio Liciniano Licinius	250	308	324
Constantine I	CAESAR FLAVIVS CONSTANTINVS VALERIVS AVGVSTVS	274	306	337

The second Flavian dynasty

Emperor	Name	Birth	Reign
Constantine II	CAESAR FLAVIVS CLAVDIVS CONSTANTINVS AVGVSTVS	316	337	340
Constantius II	CAESAR FLAVIVS IVLIVS CONSTANTIVS AVGVSTVS	317	337	361
Constans	CAESAR FLAVIVS IVLIVS CONSTANS AVGVSTVS	321	337	350
Julian II	CAESAR FLAVIVS CLAVDIVS IVLIANVS AVGVSTVS	331	360	363
...
Jovian	CAESAR FLAVIVS IOVIANVS AVGVSTVS	331	363	364

Valentinian dynasty

Emperor	Name	Birth	Reign
Valentinian I	FLAVIVS VALENTINIANVS AVGVSTVS	321	364	375
Valens	FLAVIVS IVLIVS VALENS AVGVSTVS	328	364	378
Gratian	FLAVIVS GRATIANVS AVGVSTVS	359	375	383
Valentinian II	FLAVIVS VALENTINIANVS INVICTVS AVGVSTVS	371	375	392
Theodosius I	FLAVIVS THEODOSIVS AVGVSTVS	346	379	395

Western Roman emperors

Emperor	Name	Birth	Reign
Honorius	FLAVIVS HONORIVS AVGVSTVS	384	395	423
Giovanni Primicerio		423	425
Valentinian III	Flavio Placido Valentinianus	419	425	455
Petronius Maximus	FLAVIVS ANICIVS PETRONIVS MAXIMVS AVGVSTVS	397	455
Avitus	EPARCHIVS AVITVS AVGVSTVS		455	456
Majoran	IVLIVS VALERIVS MAIORIANVS AVGVSTVS		457	461
Libius Severus	LIBIVS SEVERVS AVGVSTVS		461	465
...
Anthemius	PROCOPIVS ANTHEMIVS AVGVSTVS		467	472
Olybrius	FLAVIVS ANICIVS OLYBRIVS AVGVSTVS		472
Glycerius	FLAVIVS GLYCERIVS AVGVSTVS		473	474
Julius Nepos	FLAVIVS IVLIVS NEPOS AVGVSTVS		474	475
Romolus Augustulus	FLAVIVS ROMVLVS AVGVSTVS	459	475	476

Usually, the end of the Western Roman Empire coincide with the delivery of imperial insignias from Odoacer to the eastern emperor Zeno, in 476. Nevertheless it must be considered that the emperor Julius Nepos from the Dalmatia continued to consider him the legitimate western emperor up to his death in 480.