<<I prefer to be the first in a village than the second in Rome>>
| EMPERORS | YEARS | FAMILY |
|---|---|---|
| Augustus | 27 BC-14 AD | JULIO-CLAUDIAN dynasty |
| Tiberius | 14-37 | JULIO-CLAUDIAN dynasty |
| Caligula | 37-41 | JULIO-CLAUDIAN dynasty |
| Claudius | 41-54 | JULIO-CLAUDIAN dynasty |
| Nero | 54-68 | JULIO-CLAUDIAN dynasty |
| Galba | 68-69 | succession fights |
| Otho | 69 | succession fights |
| Vitellius | 69 | succession fights |
| Vespasian | 69-79 | FLAVIAN dynasty |
| Titus | 79-81 | FLAVIAN dynasty |
| Domitian | 81-96 | FLAVIAN dynasty |
| Nerva | 96-98 | NERVA-ANTONINE dynasty |
| Trajan | 98-117 | NERVA-ANTONINE dynasty |
| Hadrian | 117-138 | NERVA-ANTONINE dynasty |
| Antoninus Pius | 138-161 | NERVA-ANTONINE dynasty |
| Marcus Aurelius | 161-180 | NERVA-ANTONINE dynasty |
| Commodus | 180-192 | NERVA-ANTONINE dynasty |
| Pertinax | 193 | - |
| Didius Julianus | 193 | - |
| Septimius Severus | 193-211 | SEVERAN dynasty |
| Geta | 211-212 | SEVERAN dynasty |
| Caracalla | 211-217 | SEVERAN dynasty |
| Macrinus | 217-218 | - |
| Elagabalus | 218-222 | - |
| Severus Alexander | 222-235 | - |
| Maximinus Thrax | 235-238 | Beggining of the soldier emperors |
| Gordian I | 238 | - |
| Gordian II | 238 | - |
| Pupienus | 238 | - |
| Balbinus | 238 | - |
| Gordian III | 238-244 | - |
| Philip the Arab | 244-249 | - |
| Decius | 249-251 | - |
| Trebonianus Gallus | 251-253 | - |
| Aemilian | 253 | - |
| Valerian | 253-260 | (Government with his son Gallienus) |
| Galienus | 253-268 | - |
| Postumus | 260-268 | Emperor of the GALLIC EMPIRE (secession) |
| Lelianus | 268 | Emperor of the GALLIC EMPIRE (secession) |
| Marius | 268 | Emperor of the GALLIC EMPIRE (secession) |
| Victorinus | 268-270 | Emperor of the GALLIC EMPIRE (secession) |
| Tetricus | 270-274 | Emperor of the GALLIC EMPIRE (secession) |
| Claudius II Gothicus | 268-270 | ILLIRIC dynasty |
| Aurelian | 270-275 | ILLIRIC dynasty |
| Tacitus | 275-276 | ILLIRIC dynasty |
| Probus | 276-282 | ILLIRIC dynasty |
| Carus (and his sons: Carinus and Numerian) | 282-285 | ILLIRIC dynasty |
| Diocletian | 284-305 | ILLIRIC dynasty-Ending of the soldier emperors-contemporary emperors |
| Maximian | 286-305 | contemporary emperors |
| Constantius Chlorus | 305-306 | contemporary emperors |
| Galerius | 305-311 | contemporary emperors |
| Flavius Severus | 306-307 | contemporary emperors |
| Maxentius | 306-312 | contemporary emperors |
| Maximinus II | 308-313 | contemporary emperors |
| Constantine the Great | 307-337 | contemporary emperors |
| Licinius | 308-323 (abdica) | contemporary emperors |
| Constantine II | 337-340 | contemporary emperors |
| Constans | 337-350 | contemporary emperors |
| Constantius II | 337-361 | contemporary emperors |
| Magnentius | 350-353 | contemporary emperors |
| Julian the Apostate | 360-363 | contemporary emperors |
| Jovian | 363-364 | contemporary emperors |
| Valentinian I | 364-375 | contemporary emperors |
| Valens | 364-378 | contemporary emperors |
| Gratian | 367-378 | contemporary emperors |
| Valentinian II | 375-392 | contemporary emperors |
| Theodosius | 379-395 | contemporary emperors - Empire's division |
| Honorius | 395-423 | - |
| Joannes | 423-425 | - |
| Valentinian III | 425-455 | - |
| Petronius Maximus | 455 | - |
| Avitus | 455-456 | - |
| Majorian | 457-461 | - |
| Libius Severus | 461-465 | - |
| Anthemius | 467-472 | - |
| Olybrius | 472 | - |
| Glycerius | 473-474 | - |
| Julius Nepos | 474-475 | - |
| Romulus Augustulus | 475-476 | - |
Author: Eduardo Ortiz Pardina