Barracks Emperors Timeline

The Crisis of the Third Century in Rome; period of the Barracks Emperors.

Reign of Roman Emperor Maximinus Thrax.

Assassination of Alexander Severus and his mother, which begins crisis and period of Barracks Emperors.

Reign of Gordian III in Rome.

Reign of Gordian I and Gordian II in Rome.

Reign of Balbinus and Pupienus in Rome.

Reign of Philip the Arab in Rome.

Reign of Decius in Rome.

Reign of Hostilian in Rome.

Reign of Gallus in Rome.

Reign of Roman emperor Valerian with his son Gallienus as co-emperor.

Reign of Aemilianus in Rome.

Reign of Gallienus in Rome.

Postumus rules the "breakaway" Gallic Empire.

Reign of Claudius Gothicus in Rome.

Zenobia rules the "breakaway" Palmyrene Empire.

Reign of Roman emperor Aurelian.

Tetricus I rules the Gallic Empire until defeated by Aurelian.

Reign of Tacitus in Rome.

Reign of Florianus in Rome.

Reign of Probus in Rome.

Reign of Carus in Rome.

Reign of Numerian and Carinus in Rome.

Reign of Diocletian who resolves the Crisis of the Third Century and eventually divides the Roman Empire for easier management.