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Rulers and
Emperors
| B. C. 45 |
Julius Caesar - ruler of
Rome declared himself "dictator for life". Caesar is probably the most famous politican and
general. |
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Mark Antony - friend of
Caesar |
| B. C. 23 |
Octavian/Augustus - Caesar's heir
- Octavian became the first Roman emperor in 27
B.C. He took the name Augustus. He strengthened the army and expanded the Roman
Empire. |
Forum of Augustus
Photos courtesy and ©1997 Leo Curran, Maecenas: Images of
Ancient Greece and Rome |
| A. D. 14 |
Tiberus |
| 37 |
Gaius (Caligula) - an
emperor of Rome from 37 - 41 AD. He was known as Caligula because of the soldier's boots
called caligae that he wore as a child. After only a few months in power, Caligula
suffered an illness that left him deranged. He began to act strangely. After four years in
power he was murdered. |
| 41 |
Claudius |
| 54 |
Nero - a cruel emperor from
37 - 68 AD. He murdered anyone who opposed him, including his own wife and his mother. He
may have caused a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64 AD. The people of Rome finally
made him leave. |
| 68-69 |
Galba |
| 69 |
Otho and Vitellius |
| 69 |
Vespasian |
| 79 |
Titus |
| 81 |
Domitian |
| 96 |
Nerva |
| 97 |
Trajan |
| 117 |
Hadrian - became emperor in 117 AD. He built a
stone wall across northern Britain to keep out the barbarians. |
| 138 |
Antoninus Pius |
| 161-180 |
Marcus Aurelius |
| 176 - 192 |
Commodus |
| 193 |
Pertinax |
| 193-217 |
Macrinus |
| 218 |
Elagabalus |
| 222 |
Severus Alexander |
| 235 |
Maximin Thrax |
| 238 |
Gordian I, II, III |
| 244 |
Phillip and others |
| 249 |
Decius and others |
| 253 |
Gallienus and others |
| 268 |
Claudius II |
| 269 |
Aurelian and others |
| 275 |
Tacitus |
| 276 |
Probus |
| 282 |
Carus |
| 283 |
Carinus and Numerian |
Diocletian was an army general who was declared
emperor by his troops. He became emperor in 284 AD.
He divided the empire in two.
Eastern |
Western |
| 284-285 |
Diocletian |
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286-305 |
Maximian |
| 293-311 |
Galerius |
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293-296 |
Constantius Chlorus |
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305 - 307 |
Flavius Severus |
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308-324 |
Licinus |
306-337
Constantine I was the sole emperor of East and West. Constantine made Christianity the
state religion in 320. He set up a new capital called Constantinople. From there he ruled
the eastern half of the empire.
| Eastern |
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Western |
| 337-361 |
Constantius II |
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337-340 |
Constantine II |
| 361-363 |
Julian |
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337-361 |
Constans |
| 363-364 |
Jovian |
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367-383 |
Gratian |
| 364-375 |
Valentinian I |
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375-393 |
Valentinian II |
| 364-378 |
Valens |
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385-388 |
Maximius |
| 379-395 |
Theodosius I |
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392-394 |
Eugenius |
| 457-474 |
Leo I |
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395-423 |
Honorius |
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425-455 |
Valentinian III |
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475-476 |
Romulus Augus |
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