Visual Chronology of Roman Emperors: Augustus to Constantine

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by Mark Cartwright
published on 19 December 2015

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The Julio-Claudian Dynasty

Augustus as Pontifex Maximus (Detail)
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Augustus 16 Jan 27 BCE - 19 Aug 14 CE

Tiberius, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
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Tiberius 18 Sep 14 CE - 16 Mar 37 CE

Caligula, Ny Carlsberg Glypotek
Carole Raddato (CC BY-SA)

Caligula 18 Mar 37 CE - 24 Jan 41 CE

Claudius Bust, Milan
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Claudius 25 Jan 41 CE - 13 Oct 54 CE

Roman Emperor Nero
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Nero 13 Oct 54 CE - 11 Jun 68 CE

Roman Emperor Galba
Carole Raddato (CC BY-SA)

Galba 8 Jun 68 CE - 15 Jan 69 CE

Roman Emperor Otho
Mary Harrsch (Photographed at the MusÃ¨e du Louvre) (CC BY-NC-SA)

Otho 15 Jan 69 CE - 16 Apr 69 CE

Vitellius, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Carole Raddato (CC BY-SA)

Vitellius 17 Apr 69 CE - 20 Dec 69 CE

The Flavian Dynasty

Roman Emperor Vespasian, Palazzo Massimo
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Vespasian 26 Dec 69 CE - 23 Jun 79 CE

Titus Bust, Vatican Museums
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Titus 24 Jun 79 CE - 13 Sep 81 CE

Roman Emperor Domitian, Louvre
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Domitian 14 Sep 81 CE - 18 Sep 96 CE

The Adoptive Emperors

Nerva 18 Sep 96 CE - 27 Jan 98 CE

Trajan Bust, Vatican Museums
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Trajan 28 Jan 98 CE - 7 Aug 117 CE

Hadrian Bust, Vatican Museums
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Hadrian 11 Aug 117 CE - 10 Jul 138 CE

Bust of Antoninus Pius
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Antoninus Pius 10 Jul 138 CE - 9 Mar 161 CE

Marble Bust of Lucius Verus
Carole Raddato (CC BY-SA)

.Lucius Verus 161 CE - 169 CE

Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius
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Marcus Aurelius 7 Mar 161 CE - 17 Mar 180 CE

Commodus 17 Mar 180 CE - 31 Dec 192 CE

Pertinax Sestertius
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Pertinax 1 Jan 193 CE - 28 Mar 193 CE

Didius Julianus 28 Mar 193 CE - 1 Jun 193 CE

Pescennius Niger 193 CE - 194 CE

Clodius Albinus 193 CE - 197 CE

The Severan Dynasty

Septimius Severus, Glyptothek Munich
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Septimius Severus 9 Apr 193 CE - 4 Feb 211 CE

Geta 211 CE - 212 CE

Caracalla, Ny Carslberg Glyptotek
Carole Raddato (CC BY-SA)

Caracalla Dec 211 CE - 8 Apr 217 CE

Macrinus 11 Apr 217 CE - 8 Jun 218 CE

Roman Emperor Elagabalus
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Elagabalus 8 Jun 218 CE - 11 Mar 222 CE

Severus Alexander Bust, Milan
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Alexander Severus 13 Mar 222 CE - 18 Mar 235 CE

Maximinus I
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Maximinus Thrax Mar 235 CE - May 238 CE

Gordian I 238 CE

Gordian III 238 CE - 244 CE

Roman Coin of Philip the Arab
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Philip the Arab 244 CE - 249 CE

Decius 249 CE - 251 CE

Trebonianus Gallus 251 CE - 253 CE

Valerian 253 CE - 260 CE

Gallienus, Vatican Museums
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Gallienus 253 CE - 268 CE

The Gallic Emperors

Coin Depicting Roman Emperor Postumus
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Postumus 259 CE - 268 CE

Victorinus 268 - 270 CE

Coin Depicting Roman Emperor Tetricus
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Tetricus 270 CE - 273 CE

The Illyrian Emperors

Roman Emperor Claudius II
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Claudius II Gothicus 268 CE - 270 CE

Coin Depicting Roman Emperor Aurelian
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Aurelian Sep 270 CE - c. Sep 275 CE

Marcus Claudius Tacitus
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Tacitus 275 CE - 276 CE

Probus 276 CE - 282 CE

Carus 282 CE - 283 CE

Numerian 283 CE - 284 CE

Carinus 283 CE - 285 CE

Roman Emperor Diocletian
Carole Raddato (CC BY-SA)

Diocletian 284 CE - 305 CE

The Tetrarchy

Maximianus 286 CE - 305 CE (West)

Constantius Chlorus
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Constantius 305 - 306 CE (West)

Galerius 305 CE - 311 CE (East)

Maxentius 306 CE -312 CE (West)

Licinius 308 CE - 324 CE (East)

Constantine I 306-337 CE

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Mark Cartwright

Mark is a history writer based in Italy. His special interests include pottery, architecture, world mythology and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share in common. He holds an MA in Political Philosophy and is the Publishing Director at WHE.

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