Roman Emperor List

  • After 27 BCE, although the Roman Republic continued in name, Roman Emperors concentrated all the power of the Roman State into themselves.
  • Between 27 BCE and 476 CE, there were 77 Western Roman Emperors, of which 25 died of natural causes, 29 were executed, 10 were assassinated by the Praetorian Guard, 6 committed suicide, 5 died in battle, 1 was drowned and 1 died in captivity.

Julius Caesar (c.100-44 BCE)

  • Julius Caesar is not considered to be one of the Roman Emperors.
  • However, he did create the necessary conditions for the Office of Roman Emperor.

Why is the Roman Empire divided into two Periods - the Principate and the Dominate?

The Principate or Early Roman Empire (27 BCE – 284 CE)

Julio-Claudian Dynasty (27 BCE to 68 CE)

Year of the Four Emperors (68-9 CE)

Flavian Dynasty (69-96 CE)

The Five Good Emperors (96-180 CE)

Nervo-Trajanic Dynasty (96-138 CE)

Antonine Dynasty (138-192 CE)

Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (165 – 476 CE)

Year of the Five Emperors (193 CE)

Severan Dynasty (193-235 CE)

The Crisis of the Third Century (235-284 CE)

The Soldier Emperors (235-84 CE)

Year of the Six Emperors (238 CE)

The Empire breaks up

The Gallic Empire (260-74 CE)

The Palmyrene Empire (c. 250-72 CE)

The Britannic Empire (286-97 CE)

The Empire starts to regroup

The Soldier Emperors (cont.)

The Dominate or Late Roman Empire (284 – 476 CE)

The Roman Empire is reunited under Diocletian and then divided into East and West (284 – 324 CE)

  • 284 CE This marks the end of The Principate or The Early Roman Empire.
  • 284 CE Start of The Dominate, or The Late Roman Empire until 476 CE.

Diocletian, The Tetrarchy (284 – 305 CE)

The Western Roman Empire

The Eastern Roman Empire

The Empire is Reunited under the Constantine Dynasty (324-364 CE)

Constantine I (324 – 337 CE)

Constantine Dynasty (306-63 CE)

The Empire is again divided into East and West (364-395 CE)

The Western Roman Empire

Valentinian Dynasty (364-395 CE)

The Eastern Roman Empire

Theodosian Dynasty (379-457 CE)

The Permanent Division of the Eastern and Western Roman Empire (395 CE)

The Western Roman Empire (395 CE-476 CE)

The Eastern Roman Emperors also known as The Byzantine Empire (395-1453 CE)

Theodosian Dynasty Leonid Dynasty Justinian Dynasty

Usurper

  • Phocas (23 Nov 602 – 5 Oct 610 CE)

Heraclian Dynasty

  • Heraclius (5 Oct 610 – 11 Feb 641 CE)
  • Constantine III (11 Feb 641 – 25 May 641 CE)
  • Heraklonas (11 Feb 641 – Sept 641 CE)
  • Constans II (Sept 641 – 15 July 668 CE)
  • Constantine IV (Sep 668 – 10 July 685 CE)
  • Justinian II (10 July 685 – 695 and 705 ~ 4 Nov 711 CE)

 

 

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