List of Roman Emperors
Technically, the first Roman Emperor was Octavian Augustus, the adopted son of the legendary Caesar who, although put an end to the Roman Republic, was killed just before he could declare himself emperor. He laid the foundation for the first dynasty of emperors of Ancient Rome, known as Julius-Claudius and uniting several clans of Roman patricians at once. This dynasty gave Ancient Rome 8 emperors.
1st Century BC — 1st Century AD
Guy Julius Caesar — 48-44 BC — killed by senators
Octavian Augustus — 31 BC-14 AD — died from natural causes
Tiberius — 14-37 AD — died from natural causes
Guy Caligula — 37-41 AD — killed by soldiers
Claudius — 41-54 AD — poisoned
Nero — 54-68 AD — committed suicide
Galba — 68-69 AD — lynched by soldiers
Oton — 69 AD — committed suicide
Vitellius — 69 AD — lynched by soldiers
Vespasian — 69-79 AD — died from natural causes
Titus — 79-81 AD — died from natural causes
Domitian — 81-96 AD — killed by courtiers
Nerva — 96-98 AD — died from natural causes
2nd Century AD
Trajan — 98-117 AD — died from natural causes
Adrian — 117-138 AD — died from natural causes
Lucius Elius — 136-138 AD — died from natural causes
Antoninus Pius — 138-161 AD — died from natural causes
Marcus Aurelius — 161-180 AD — died from natural causes
Lucius Ver — 161-169 AD — died from natural causes
Commodus — 180-192 AD — killed by the court
Pertinax — 193 AD — lynched by soldiers
Didi Julian — 193 AD — killed by soldiers
Pescennius Niger — 193-194 AD — executed
Claudius Albin — 193-197 AD — killed
3rd Century AD
Septimius Severus — 193-211 AD — died from natural causes
Caracalla — 211-217 AD — killed by the emperor Makrin
Geta — 211 AD — assassinated by Emperor Caracalla
Makrin — 217-218 AD — executed
Diadumen — 217-218 AD — executed
Heliogabal — 218-222 AD — lynched by soldiers
Severus Alexander — 222-235 AD — lynched by soldiers
Frakiyets — 235-238 AD — lynched by soldiers
Gordian I — 238 AD — committed suicide
Gordian II — 238 AD — killed
Balba — 238 AD — lynched by soldiers
Pupien — 238 AD — lynched by soldiers
Gordian III — 238-244 AD — killed
Philip Arab — 244-249 AD — slain
Decius — 249-251 AD — killed
Gostilian — 251 AD — died of illness
Trebonian Gall — 251-253 AD — lynched by soldiers
Emilian — 253 AD — lynched by soldiers
Valerian — 253-260 AD — captured by the Parthians, died in captivity in 262
Gallien — 253-268 AD — killed by soldiers
Claudius II of Gotha — 268-270 AD — died from natural causes
Quintill — 270 AD — lynched by soldiers
Aurelian — 270-275 AD — killed by his secretary
Tacitus — 275-276 AD — two versions: died of illness or killed by soldiers
Florian — 276 AD — lynched by soldiers
Probus — 276-282 AD — lynched by soldiers
Marcus Aurelius Car — 282-283 AD — killed by lightning
Marcus Aurelius Karin — 283-283 AD — killed by his officer
Marcus Aurelius Numerian — 283-284 AD — assassinated by his father-in-law
4th Century AD
Diocletian — 284-305 AD — died from natural causes
Maximian — 285-310 AD — committed suicide
Constantine I Chlorine — 305-306 AD — died from natural causes
Galerius — 305-311 AD — died from natural causes
Flavius Severus — 306-307 AD — killed
Constantine the Great — 306-337 AD — died from natural causes
Maxentius — 306-312 AD — killed
Licinius — 308-324 AD — executed
Maximin Daya — 309-313 AD — died from natural causes
Constantius II — 337-340 AD — killed
Constantius — 337-350 AD — killed by the court
Constantine II — 337-361 AD — died from natural causes
Magnesium — 350-353 AD — committed suicide
Julian the Apostate — 360-363 AD — killed
Jovian — 363-364 AD — died from natural causes
Valence — 364-378 AD — killed
Valentinian I — 364-375 AD — died from natural causes
Grazian — 367-383 AD — killed by the emperor Magnus Maximus
Valentinian II — 375-392 AD — killed by his general Arbogast
Theodosius I — 379-395 AD — died from natural causes
Western Roman Empire
The division of the Roman Empire into Western and Eastern occurred at the behest of Constantine I, who divided the empire between his sons. Later, the empire was united several times and divided again until Theodosius I the Great, the last ruler of the united empire, died in 395. Starting in 395, the Western and Eastern Roman empires no longer had common rulers.
On this emperor, the history of the Roman Empire ends and begins the history of the emperors of the Western Roman Empire and Byzantium. We will not touch the eastern part of the empire here, but end with the last emperors of the Western Roman Empire, until the moment when the barbarians crushed it.
The Western Roman Empire lasted 81 years. During this time, 20 emperors were at the head of it, although they were not always ruled. If at the beginning of the history of the Western Roman Empire we still see emperors proclaimed their legions, then at the end of its history emperors were appointed either in Constantinople or the leaders / kings of victorious barbarians. The history of the Western Roman Empire ends on September 4, 476, when the commander of the barbarian mercenaries Odoacer overthrew the last emperor Romulus Augustulus and proclaimed himself king.
The Eastern Roman Empire, or Byzantium, lasted much longer, having managed to reach 1453. But that's another story.
List of the Western Roman Emperors
Magnus Maximus — 383-388 AD — executed
Arkady — 383-408 AD — died from natural causes
Honorius — 393-423 AD — died from natural causes
Flavius John — 423-425 AD — executed by troops of the Eastern Roman Empire
Valentinian III — 425-455 AD — killed
Petronius Maxim — 455 AD — lynched by soldiers
Avit — 455-456 AD — abdicated
Majorian — 457-461 AD — abdicated
Libius Severus — 461-465 AD — poisoned
Procopius Antemius — 467-472 AD — executed
Olibrius — 472 AD — died of a plague
Glycerium — 473-474 AD — deposed by emperor Julius Nepot
Julius Nepot — 474-475 AD — killed
Romulus Augustulus — 475-476 AD — overthrown by the barbarian leader Odoacre, on which the history of the Western Roman Empire itself ended.