Roman Republic and Roman
Empire: Rulers
Roman Republic
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Cato the Elder, statesman (234–149
B.C.)
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Gracchi, Tiberius Sempronius Graccus [d. 133B.C.]
and Caius Sempronius Gracchus [d. 121
B.C.], statesmen and social
reformers
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Caius Marius, general and consul (157–86
B.C.)
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Lucius Cornelius Sulla, general and consul (138–78
B.C.)
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Pompey, general and member of First Triumvirate with
Julius Caesar and Crassus (106–48B.C.)
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Marcus Licinius Crassus, member of First Triumvirate
with Caesar and Pompey (d. 53 B.C.)
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Cato the Younger, statesman (95–46
B.C.)
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Julius Caesar, general and statesman (100?–44
B.C.)
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Marc Antony, politician and soldier, member of
Second Triumvirate with Lepidus and Octavian (Augustus)
(83–30 B.C.)
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Lepidus, member of Second Triumvirate with Marc
Antony and Octavian (d. 13 B.C.)
Roman Empire
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Augustus, (Octavian) first emperor, grandnephew of
Julius Caesar, (27 B.C.–A.D.
14)
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Tiberius, stepson of Augustus, (14–37)
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Caligula, grandnephew of Tiberius (37–41)
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Claudius, uncle of Caligula (41–54)
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Nero, stepson of Claudius (54–68)
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Galba, proclaimed emperor by his soldiers (68–69)
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Otho, military commander (69)
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Vitellius, military commander (69)
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Vespasian, military commander (69–79)
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Titus, son of Vespasian (79–81)
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Domitian, son of Vespasian (81–96)
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Nerva, elected interim ruler (96-98)
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Trajan, adopted son of Nerva (98–117)
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Hadrian, ward of Trajan (117–138)
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Antoninus Pius, adopted by Hadrian (138–161)
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Marcus Aurelius, adopted by Antoninus Pius (161–180)
- Lucius Verus, adopted by Antoninus Pius; ruled
jointly with Marcus Aurelius (161–169)
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Commodus, son of Marcus Aurelius (180–192)
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Pertinax, proclaimed emperor by the Praetorian Guard
(193)
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Didius Julianus, bought office from the Praetorian
Guard (193)
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Severus, proclaimed emperor (193–211)
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Caracalla, son of Severus (211–217)
- Geta, son of Severus, ruled jointly with Caracalla
(211–212)
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Macrinus, proclaimed emperor by his soldiers
(217–18)
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Heliogabalus, cousin of Caracalla (218–222)
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Alexander Severus, cousin of Heliogabalus (222–235)
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Maximin, proclaimed emperor by soldiers, (235–238)
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Gordian I, made emperor by the senate (238)
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Gordian II, son of Gordian I, ruled jointly with his
father (238)
- Balbinus, elected joint emperor by the senate (238)
- Pupienus Maximus, elected joint emperor with
Balbinus by the senate (238)
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Gordian III, (238–244)
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Philip (the Arabian), assassin of Gordian III
(244–249)
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Decius, proclaimed emperor by the soldiers
(249–2251)
- Hostilianus, son of Decius, colleague of Gallus
(251)
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Gallus, military commander (251–253)
- Aemilianus, military commander (253)
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Valerian, military commander (253–260)
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Gallienus, son of Valerian, coemperor with his
father and later sole emperor (253–268)
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Claudius II, military commander (268–270)
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Quintillus (270)
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Aurelian, chosen by Claudius II as successor
(270–275)
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Tacitus, chosen by the senate (275–276)
- Florianus, half brother of Tacitus (276)
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Probus, military commander (276–282)
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Carus, proclaimed by the Praetorian Guard (282–283)
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Carinus, son of Carus (283–285)
- Numerianus, son of Carus, joint emperor with Carinus
(283–284)
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Diocletian, military commander, divided the empire;
ruled jointly with Maximian and Constantius I 284–305)
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Maximian, appointed joint emperor by Diocletian
(286–305)
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Constantius I, joint emperor and successor of
Diocletian (305–306)
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Galerius, joint emperor with Constantius I (305–310)
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Maximin, nephew of Galerius (308–313)
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Licinius, appointed emperor in the West by Galerius;
later emperor in the East (308–324)
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Maxentius, son of Maximian (306–312)
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Constantine I (the Great), son of Constantius I
(306–337) - Byzantine empire
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Constantine II, son of Constantine I (337–340)
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Constans, son of Constantine
II (337–350)
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Constantius II, son of Constantine I (337–361)
- Magnentius, usurped Constans' throne, (350–353)
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Julian (the Apostate), nephew of Constantine I
(361–363)
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Jovian, elected by the army (363–364)
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Valentinian I, proclaimed by the army; ruled in the
West (364–375)
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Valens, brother of Valentinian I; ruled in the East
(364–378)
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Gratian, son of Valentinian I; coruler in the West
with Valentinian II (375–383)
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Maximus, usurper in the West (383–388)
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Valentinian II, son of Valentinian I, ruler of the
West (375–392)
- Eugenius, usurper in the West (393–394)
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Theodosius I (the Great), appointed ruler of the
East (379–395) by Gratian; last ruler of united empire
(394–395)
Emperors in the East
Emperors in the West
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Honorius, son of Theodosius (395–423)
- Maximus, usurper in Spain (409–411)
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Constantius III, named joint emperor by Honorius
(421)
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Valentinian III, nephew of Honorius and son of
Constantius III (425–455)
- Petronius Maximus, bought office by bribery (455)
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Avitus, placed in office by Goths (455–456)
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Majorian, puppet emperor of
Ricimer (457–461)
- Libius Severus, puppet emperor of
Ricimer (461–465)
- Anthemius, appointed by
Ricimer and Leo I (467–472)
- Olybrius, appointed by
Ricimer (472–473)
- Glycerius, appointed by
Leo I (473–474)
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Julius Nepos, appointed by
Leo I (474–475)
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Romulus Augustulus, put in office by Orestes, his
father (474–476)
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