| 12 Caesars |
Collapse of Order 235-284
AD |
Gallic Secessionists |
Waning of the Empire |
| Julius
Caesar (48-44 BC) |
Maximinus
I Thrax (235-238) |
Postumus
(Usurper, 260-269) |
Valentinian
I (364-375) |
| Augustus
(27 BC-AD 14) |
Maximus
(Caesar, 235-238) |
Laelianus
(Usurper, 269) |
Valens
(364-378) |
| Agrippa
(Friend of Augustus) |
Gordian
I (238) |
Marius
(Usurper, 269) |
Procopius (Usurper,
365-366) |
| Tiberius
(14-37) |
Gordian
II (238) |
Victorinus
(Usurper, 269-271) |
Gratian
(367-383) |
| Nero
Claudius Drusus (Brother of Tiberius) |
Balbinus (238) |
Tetricus
I (Usurper, 271-274) |
Valentinian
II (375-392) |
| Drusus
(Son of Tiberius) |
Pupienus
(238) |
Tetricus
II (Caesar, 273-274) |
Theodosius
I (375-395) |
| Germanicus
(Son of Nero Claudius Drusus) |
Gordian
III (238-244) |
Palmyrene Secessionists |
Magnus
Maximus (Usurper, 383-388) |
| Nero
& Drusus (Sons of Germanicus) |
Philip
I "The Arab" (244-249) |
Vabalathus
(Usurper, 271-272) |
Flavius
Victor (Usurper, 384-388) |
| Gaius
Caligula
(37-41) |
Philip
II (247-249) |
Tetrarchy |
Eugenius
(Usurper, 392-394) |
| Claudius
(41-54) |
Jotapian
(Usurper, 248) |
Diocletian
(284-305) |
Western Empire |
| Britannicus
(Son of Claudius) |
Silbannacus
(Usurper, 248) |
Julian
I (Usurper, 284) |
Honorius
(394-423) |
| Nero
(54-68) |
Trajan
Decius (249-251) |
Maximian
(286-305) |
Constantine
III (Usurper, 407-411) |
| Clodius
Macer (Usurper, 68) |
Herennius
Etruscus (251) |
Domitius
Domitianus (Usurper, 296-297) |
Constans
II (Usurper, 409-411) |
| Galba
(68-69) |
Hostilian
(251) |
Constantius
I Chlorus (305-306) |
Maximus
(Usurper, 409-411) |
| Otho
(69) |
Trebonianus
Gallus (251-253) |
Galerius
(305-311) |
Priscus
Attalus (Usurper, 409-410/414-415) |
| Vitellius
(69) |
Volusian
(251-253) |
Severus
II (306-307) |
Jovinus
(Usurper, 411-413) |
| Vespasian
(69-79) |
Aemilian
(253) |
Licinius
(308-324) |
Sebastianus
(Usurper, 412-413) |
| Titus
(79-81) |
Uranius
Antoninus (Usurper, 253-254) |
Licinius
II (Caesar, 312-324) |
Constantius
III (421) |
| Domitian
(81-96) |
Valerian
I (253-260) |
Maxentius
(306-312) |
Joannes
(423-425) |
| |
Valerian
II (Caesar, 253-255) |
Romulus
(Caesar, 309) |
Valentinian III
(425-455) |
| Adoptive
Emperors |
Gallienus
(260-268) |
Maximinus
II Daia (308-313) |
Petronius
Maximus (455) |
| Nerva
(96-98) |
Saloninus
(260) |
British Secessionists |
Avitus
(455-456) |
| Trajan
(98-117) |
Regalianus
(Usurper, 260) |
Carausius
(Usurper, 286-293) |
Majorian
(457-461) |
| Hadrian
(117-138) |
Quietus
(Usurper, 261) |
Allectus
(Usurper, 293-296) |
Libius
Severus III (461-465) |
| Aelius
(Caesar 136-138) |
Macrianus
(Usurper, 261) |
Constantinian
Dynasty |
Anthemius
(467-472) |
| Antoninus
Pius (138-161) |
Claudius
II Gothicus (268-270) |
Constantine
I The Great (306-337) |
Olybrius
(472) |
| Marcus
Aurelius (161-180) |
Quintillus
(270) |
Domitius
Alexander (Usurper, 308-311) |
Glycerius
(473-474) |
| Lucius
Verus (161-169) |
Aurelian
(270-275) |
Valerius
Valens (Caesar, 316) |
Julius
Nepos (474-475/480) |
| Commodus
(180-193) |
Domitian
II (Usurper, 271) |
Crispus
(Caesar, 317-326) |
Romulus
Augustus (475-476) |
| |
Tacitus
(275-276) |
Martinian
(Usurper, 324) |
Eastern Empire |
| Civil War 193-197 AD |
Florianus
(276) |
Delmatius
(Caesar, 335-337) |
Arcadius
(383-408) |
| Pertinax
(193) |
Probus
(276-282) |
Hanniballianus
(Caesar, 335-337) |
Theodosius
II (402-450) |
| Didius
Julianus (193) |
Saturninus
(Usurper, 280) |
Constantine
II (337-340) |
Marcian
(450-457) |
| Pescennius
Niger (Usurper, 193-194) |
Carus
(282-283) |
Constans
(337-350) |
Leo I (457-474) |
| |
Numerian
(283-284) |
Nepotian
(350) |
Leo
II (474) |
| Severan
Dynasty |
Carinus
(283-284) |
Magnentius
(Usurper, 350-353) |
Zeno
(474-491) |
| Septimius
Severus (193-211) |
Nigrinian
(Caesar) |
Vetranio
(Usurper, 350) |
Basiliscus
(Usurper, 475-476) |
| Clodius
Albinus (Usurper, 195-196) |
|
Constantius
II (337-361) |
Leontius
(Usurper, 484-488) |
| Caracalla
(198-217) |
|
Decentius
(Caesar, 351-353) |
Anastasius
(491-518) |
| Geta
(209-212) |
|
Constantius Gallus
(Caesar, 351-354) |
|
| Macrinus
(217-218) |
|
Julian
II (361-363) |
|
| Diadumenian
(218) |
|
Jovian
(363-364) |
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| Elagabalus
(218-222) |
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| Severus
Alexander (222-235) |
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