Visual Chronology of Roman Emperors: Augustus to Constantine

Mark Cartwright
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The Julio-Claudian Dynasty

Augustus as Pontifex Maximus (Detail)
Augustus as Pontifex Maximus (Detail) Mark Cartwright (CC BY-NC-SA)

Augustus 16 Jan 27 BCE - 19 Aug 14 CE

Tiberius, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Tiberius, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Cnyborg (CC BY-SA)

Tiberius 18 Sep 14 CE - 16 Mar 37 CE

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

Caligula 18 Mar 37 CE - 24 Jan 41 CE

Claudius Bust, Milan
Claudius Bust, Milan Mark Cartwright (CC BY-NC-SA)

Claudius 25 Jan 41 CE - 13 Oct 54 CE

Roman Emperor Nero
Roman Emperor Nero cjh1452000 (CC BY-SA)

Nero 13 Oct 54 CE - 11 Jun 68 CE

Roman Emperor Galba
Roman Emperor Galba Carole Raddato (CC BY-SA)

Galba 8 Jun 68 CE - 15 Jan 69 CE

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

Otho 15 Jan 69 CE - 16 Apr 69 CE

Vitellius, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
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
Roman Emperor Vespasian, Palazzo Massimo Carole Raddato (CC BY-SA)

Vespasian 26 Dec 69 CE - 23 Jun 79 CE

Titus Bust, Vatican Museums
Titus Bust, Vatican Museums Mark Cartwright (CC BY-NC-SA)

Titus 24 Jun 79 CE - 13 Sep 81 CE

Roman Emperor Domitian, Louvre
Roman Emperor Domitian, Louvre Mary Harrsch (Photographed at the Musée de Louvre) (CC BY-NC-SA)

Domitian 14 Sep 81 CE - 18 Sep 96 CE

The Adoptive Emperors

Nerva
Nerva Mary Harrsch (Photographed at the Capitoline Museum, Rome) (CC BY-NC-SA)

Nerva 18 Sep 96 CE - 27 Jan 98 CE

Trajan Bust, Vatican Museums
Trajan Bust, Vatican Museums Mark Cartwright (CC BY-NC-SA)

Trajan 28 Jan 98 CE - 7 Aug 117 CE

Hadrian Bust, Vatican Museums
Hadrian Bust, Vatican Museums Mark Cartwright (CC BY-NC-SA)

Hadrian 11 Aug 117 CE - 10 Jul 138 CE

Bust of Antoninus Pius
Bust of Antoninus Pius Mark Cartwright (CC BY-NC-SA)

Antoninus Pius 10 Jul 138 CE - 9 Mar 161 CE

Marble Bust of Lucius Verus
Marble Bust of Lucius Verus Carole Raddato (CC BY-SA)
.Lucius Verus 161 CE - 169 CE

Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius
Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius Bibi Saint-Pol (Public Domain)

Marcus Aurelius 7 Mar 161 CE - 17 Mar 180 CE

Commodus
Commodus Mark Cartwright (CC BY-NC-SA)

Commodus 17 Mar 180 CE - 31 Dec 192 CE

Pertinax Sestertius
Pertinax Sestertius Classical Numismatic Group (CC BY-SA)

Pertinax 1 Jan 193 CE - 28 Mar 193 CE

Didius Julianus
Didius Julianus Panairjjde (CC BY-SA)

Didius Julianus 28 Mar 193 CE - 1 Jun 193 CE

Pescennius Niger
Pescennius Niger Sailko (CC BY-SA)

Pescennius Niger 193 CE - 194 CE

Clodius Albinus
Clodius Albinus Mark Cartwright (CC BY-NC-SA)

Clodius Albinus 193 CE - 197 CE

The Severan Dynasty

Septimius Severus, Glyptothek Munich
Septimius Severus, Glyptothek Munich Bibi Saint-Pol (Public Domain)

Septimius Severus 9 Apr 193 CE - 4 Feb 211 CE

Geta
Geta Jastrow (Public Domain)

Geta 211 CE - 212 CE

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

Caracalla Dec 211 CE - 8 Apr 217 CE

Macrinus
Macrinus Mark Cartwright (CC BY-NC-SA)

Macrinus 11 Apr 217 CE - 8 Jun 218 CE

Roman Emperor Elagabalus
Roman Emperor Elagabalus Mark Cartwright (CC BY-NC-SA)

Elagabalus 8 Jun 218 CE - 11 Mar 222 CE

Severus Alexander Bust, Milan
Severus Alexander Bust, Milan Mark Cartwright (CC BY-NC-SA)

Alexander Severus 13 Mar 222 CE - 18 Mar 235 CE

Maximinus I
Maximinus I Mark Cartwright (CC BY-NC-SA)

Maximinus Thrax Mar 235 CE - May 238 CE

Gordian I
Gordian I Mark Cartwright (CC BY-NC-SA)

Gordian I 238 CE

Gordian III
Gordian III Mark Cartwright (CC BY-NC-SA)

Gordian III 238 CE - 244 CE

Roman Coin of Philip the Arab
Roman Coin of Philip the Arab Christopher Willis (GNU FDL)

Philip the Arab 244 CE - 249 CE

Decius
Decius Egisto Sani (used with permission) (Copyright)

Decius 249 CE - 251 CE

Trebonianus Gallus
Trebonianus Gallus Louisonze (CC BY-SA)

Trebonianus Gallus 251 CE - 253 CE

Valerian I
Valerian I Medium69 (CC BY-SA)

Valerian 253 CE - 260 CE

Gallienus, Vatican Museums
Gallienus, Vatican Museums Mark Cartwright (CC BY-NC-SA)

Gallienus 253 CE - 268 CE

The Gallic Emperors

Coin Depicting Roman Emperor Postumus
Coin Depicting Roman Emperor Postumus wikipedia user: PHGCOM (Public Domain)

Postumus 259 CE - 268 CE

Victorinus
Victorinus wikipedia user: Cropbot (Public Domain)

Victorinus 268 - 270 CE

Coin Depicting Roman Emperor Tetricus
Coin Depicting Roman Emperor Tetricus Rasiel Suarez (CC BY-SA)

Tetricus 270 CE - 273 CE

The Illyrian Emperors

Roman Emperor Claudius II
Roman Emperor Claudius II Ronan.guilloux (CC BY-SA)

Claudius II Gothicus 268 CE - 270 CE

Coin Depicting Roman Emperor Aurelian
Coin Depicting Roman Emperor Aurelian Wikipedia User: CNG (CC BY-SA)

Aurelian Sep 270 CE - c. Sep 275 CE

Marcus Claudius Tacitus
Marcus Claudius Tacitus MobyDick (Public Domain)

Tacitus 275 CE - 276 CE

Probus
Probus Mark Cartwright (CC BY-NC-SA)

Probus 276 CE - 282 CE

Carus
Carus Rasiel Suarez (CC BY-SA)

Carus 282 CE - 283 CE

Numerian
Numerian CharlesS (CC BY-SA)

Numerian 283 CE - 284 CE

Carinus
Carinus Wikipedia User: TcfkaPanairjdde (CC BY-SA)

Carinus 283 CE - 285 CE

Roman Emperor Diocletian
Roman Emperor Diocletian Carole Raddato (CC BY-SA)

Diocletian 284 CE - 305 CE

The Tetrarchy

Maximianus
Maximianus Olybrius (CC BY)
Maximianus 286 CE - 305 CE (West)

Constantius Chlorus
Constantius Chlorus Mark Cartwright (CC BY-NC-SA)

Constantius 305 - 306 CE (West)

Galerius
Galerius Peter Roan (CC BY-NC-SA)

Galerius 305 CE - 311 CE (East)

Maxentius
Maxentius Shakko (CC BY)

Maxentius 306 CE -312 CE (West)

Licinius
Licinius Digital Imaging (CC BY-SA)

Licinius 308 CE - 324 CE (East)

Constantine I
Constantine I Mark Cartwright (CC BY-NC-SA)

Constantine I 306-337 CE

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Cartwright, M. (2015, December 19). Visual Chronology of Roman Emperors: Augustus to Constantine. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/677/visual-chronology-of-roman-emperors-augustus-to-co/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Visual Chronology of Roman Emperors: Augustus to Constantine." World History Encyclopedia, December 19, 2015. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/677/visual-chronology-of-roman-emperors-augustus-to-co/.

MLA Style

Cartwright, Mark. "Visual Chronology of Roman Emperors: Augustus to Constantine." World History Encyclopedia, 19 Dec 2015, https://www.worldhistory.org/article/677/visual-chronology-of-roman-emperors-augustus-to-co/.

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