The Emperors

When it comes to the Roman Emperors, many of us ask "Who's who?" The following is a list of emperors by their common name, their full name, and their name as most commonly seen on their coinage. For now, this list will consist of the emperors from Augustus through Romulus Augustus in 476 A.D. (the technical end of the Empire). This list is not comprehensive, but merely a starting point in attributing coins and reading inscriptions. For consistency in use, the full names and inscriptions will be written as they would have been in the orginal Latin.

Common Name Full Name On Inscriptions

 Date

Augustus CAIVS IVLIVS CAESAR OCTAVIANVS AVGVSTVS

CAESAR AVGVSTVS

27 B.C.E-14 C.E.
Tiberius TIBERIVS CLAVDIVS NERO TI CAES AVGVSTVS 14-37 C.E.
Caligula CAIVS CAESAR C CAESAR 37-41 C.E.
Claudius I TIBERIVS CLAVDIVS DRVSVS TI CLAVD CAES 41-54 C.E.
Nero NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR DRVSVS BRITTANICVS NERO CAES AVG

NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR 

54-68 C.E.
Galba SERVIVS SVLPICIVS GALBA SER GALBA IMP CAES

IMP SER GALBA AVG

68-69 C.E.
Otho MARCVS SALVIVS OTHO IMP M OTHO CAES 69 C.E.
Vitellius AVLVS VITELLIVS A VITELLIVS GERMANICVS 69 C.E.
Vespasian TITVS FLAVIVS SABINVS VESPASIANVS IMP CAES VESP 69-79 C.E.
Titus TITVS FLAVIVS SABINVS VESPASIANVS T CAES IMP

IMP T CAES VESP

79-81 C.E.
Domitian TITVS FLAVIVS DOMITIANVS IMP CAES DOMIT 81-96 C.E.
Nerva MARCVS COCCEIVS NERVA IMP NERVA CAES 96-98 C.E.
Trajan MARCVS VLPIVS TRAIANVS IMP TRAIANO AVG

IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO

98-117 C.E.
Hadrian PVBLIVS AELIVS HADRIANVS HADRIANVS AVG 117-138 C.E.
Antoninus Pius TITVS AELIVS HADRIANVS ANTONINVS IMP T AEL CAES HADRIANVS ANTONINVS

ANTONINVS AVG PIVS

138-161 C.E.
Marcus Aurelius MARCVS AELIVS AVRELIVS VERVS IMP CAES M AVREL ANTONINVS 161-180 C.E.
Lucius Verus LVCIVS AVRELIVS VERVS IMP CAES L AVREL VERVS 161-169 C.E.
Commondus LVCIVS AVRELIVS COMMODVS L AVREL COMMODVS 180-192 C.E.
Pertinax PVBLIVS HELVIVS PERTINAX IMP CAES P HELV PERTINAX 193 C.E.
Didius Julianus MARCVS DIDIVS SALVIVS IVLIANVS IMP CAES M DID SEVER IVLIAN 193 C.E.
Pescennius Neger CAIVS PESCENNIVS NIGER IMP CAES C PESCENNIVS NIGER 193-194 C.E.
Clodius Albinus DECIMVS CLODIVS CEIONIVS SEPTIMIVS ALBINVS IMP D CL SEP ALB

IMP CAES D CL SEP ALB

195-197 C.E.
Septimius Severus LVCIVS SEPTIMIVS SEVERVS L SEPT SEV 193-211 C.E.
Caracalla MARCVS AVRELIVS ANTONINVS IMP CAES M AVR ANTON

ANT PIVS AVG

198-217 C.E.
Geta LVCIVS or PVBLIVS SEPTIMIVS GETA P SEPT GETA CAES

IMP CAES P SEPT GETA

L SPETIMIVS GETA CAES

209-212 C.E.
Macrinus MARCVS OPELIVS SEVERVS MACRINVS IMP C M OPEL MACRINVS 217-218 C.E.
Diadumenian MARCVS OPELIVS ANTONINVS DIADVMENIANAVS M OPEL ANTONINVS DIADVMENIANVS 218 C.E.
Elagabalus MARCVS AVRELIVS ANTONINVS IMP ANTONINVS

ANTONINVS PIVS FEL

218-222 C.E.
Severus Alexander MARCVS AVRELIVS SEVERVS ALEXANDER IMP SEV ALEXANDER

IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXANDER

222-235 C.E.
Maximinus CAIVS IVLIVS VERVS MAXIMINVS IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG 235-238 C.E.
Maximus (Caesar) CAIVS IVLIVS VERVS MAXIMVS C IVL VERVS MAXIMVS 235-238 C.E.
Gordian I MARCVS ANTONIVS GORDIANVS IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS 238 C.E.
Gordian II MARCVS ANTONIANVS GORDIANVS IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS 238 C.E.
Balbinus DECIMVS CAELIVS BALBINVS IMP C D CAEL BALBINVS 238 C.E.
Pupienus MARCVS CLODIVS PVPIENVS MAXIMVS IMP CAES PVPIEN

IMP C M CLOD PVPIENVS

238 C.E.
Gordian III Pius MARCVS ANTONIVS GORDIANVS IMP GORDIANVS PIVS 238-244 C.E.
Philip I MARCVS IVLIVS PHILIPPVS IMP PHILIPPVS AVG 244-249 C.E.
Philip II MARCVS IVLIVS PHILIPPVS IMP M IVL PHILLIPPVS 247-249 C.E.
Pacatian TIBERIVS CLAVDIVS MARINUS PACATIAN IMP TI CL MAR PACATIAN 248 C.E.
Jotapian MARCVS FVLVIVS RVFVS IOTAPIANVS     
Trajan Decius CAIVS MESSIVS QVINTVS TRAIANVS DECIVS IMP TRAIANVS DECIVS 249-251 C.E.
Herennius Etruscus QVINTVS HERENNIVS ETRVSCVS MESSIVS DECIVS Q HER ETR MES DECIVS 251 C.E.
Hostilian CAIVS VALENS HOSTILIANVS MESSIVS QVINTVS C VALENS HOSTIL MES QVINTVS 251 C.E.
Trebonianus Gallus CAIVS VIBIVS TREBONIANVS GALLVS IM C C TREBONIANVS GALLVS 251-53 C.E.
Volusian CAIVS VIBIVS VOLVSIANVS TREBONIANVS GALLVS IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO 251-53 C.E.
Aemilian MARCVS AEMILIVS AEMILIANVS IMP CAES AEMILIANVS 253 C.E.
Uranius Antoninus LVCVIS IVLIVS AVRELIVS SVLPICIVS VRANIVS ANTONINVS L IVL AVR SVLP VRA A 253-54 C.E.
Valerian PVBLIVS LICINIVS VALERIANVS   253-260 C.E.
Gallienus PVBLIVS LICINIVS EGNATIVS GALLIENVS IMP C D LIC GALLIENVS 253-268 C.E.
Valerian II (Caesar) PVBLIVS CORNELIVS LICINIVS VALERIANVS P CORNELIVS LICINIVS VALERIANVS 253-255 C.E.
Saloninus  PVBLIVS LICINIVS CORNELIVS SALONINVS VALERIANVS P LICINIVS CORNELIVS SALONINVS 259 C.E.
Macrianus FVLVIVS IVLIVS MACRIANVS IMP C FVL MACRIANVS 260-61 C.E.
Quietus FVLVIVS IVLIVS QVIETVS IMP C FVL QVIETVS 260-61 C.E.
Regalianus PVBLIVS CAIVS REGALIANVS IMP C P Q REGALIANVS c. 260 C.E.
Postumus MARCVS CASSIENVS LATINIVS POSTVMVS IMP C POSTVMVS 259-68 C.E.
Laelianus VLPIVS CORNELIVS LAELIANVS IMP C LAELIANVS 268 C.E.
Marius MARCVS AVRELIVS MARIVS M AVR MARIVS 268 C.E.
Victorinus MARCVS PIAVVONIVS VICTORINVS IMP C PIAV VICTORINVS 268-70 C.E.
Tetricus I CAIVS PIVS ESVVIVS TETRICVS IMP C TETRICVS 270-73 C.E.
Tetricus II CAIVS PIVS ESVVIVS TETRICVS IMP C TETRICVS 270-73 C.E.
Claudius II MARCVS AVRELIVS CLAVDIVS IMP C CLAVDIVS 268-70 C.E.
Quintillus MARCVS AVRELIVS CLAVDIVS QVINTILLVS   270 C.E.
Aurelian LVCIVS DOMITIVS AVRELIANVS IMP C L DOM AVRELIANVS 270-75 C.E.
Vabalathus VABALATHVS V C R IM D R 271-72 C.E.
Tacitus MARCVS CLAVDIVS TACITVS IMP C M CL TACITVS 275-76 C.E.
Florianus MARCVS ANNIVS FLORIANVS IMP C M AN FLORIANVS 276 C.E.
Probus MARCVS AVRELIVS PROBVS IMP C PROBVS 276-82 C.E.
Bonosus   M C BONOSVS VA c. 280 C.E.
Saturninus SEXTVS IVLIVS SATVRNINVS   c. 280 C.E.
Carus MARCVS AVRELIVS CARVS IMP C M AVR CARVS 282-83 C.E.
Numerian MARCVS AVRELIVS NVMERIANVS M AVR NVMERIANVS 283-84 C.E.
Carinus MARCVS AVRELIVS CARINVS M AVR CARINVS 283-85 C.E.
Julian I of Pannonia MARCVS AVRELIVS IVLIANVS   284-85 C.E.
Diocletian CAIVS VALERIVS DIOCLETIANVS IMP C DIOCLETIANVS 284-305 C.E.
Amandus   IMP S AMANDVS P F AVG 285-86 C.E.
Carausius MARCVS AVRELIVS MAVSAEVS CARAVSIVS IMP CARAVSIVS PF AVG 287-93 C.E.
Allectus   IMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG 293-96 C.E.
Domitius Domitianus LVCIVS DOMITIVS DOMITIANVS IMP C L DOMITIANVS 296-97 C.E.
Maximianus MARCVS AVRELIVS VALERIUS MAXIMIANVS IMP C MAXIMIANVS AVG 286-310 C.E.
Constantius I (Chlorus) FLAVIVS VALERIVS CONSTANTIVS FL VAL CONSTANTIVS 305-06 C.E.
Galerius GALERIVS VALERIVS MAXIMIANVS GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS 305-11 C.E.
Severus II FLAVIVS VALERIVS SEVERVS FL VAL SEVERVS 306-07 C.E.
Maximinus II GALERIVS VALERIVS MAXIMINVS GAL VAL MAXIMINVS 309-13 C.E.
Licinius I PVBLIVS FLAVIVS GALERIVS VALERIVS LICIANVS LICINIVS IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS 308-24 C.E.
Licinius II PVBLIVS FLAVIVS VALERIVS LICIANVS LICINIVS LICINIVS IVN 317-24 C.E.
Valens AVRELIVS VALERIVS VALENS IMP C AVR VAL VALENS P F AVG 314 C.E.
Martinian MARCVS MARTINIANVS D N MARTINIANVS 324 C.E.
Constantine I FLAVIVS VALERIVS CONSTANTINVS CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG

IMP CONSTANTINVS

307-37 C.E.
Crispus (Caesar) FLAVIVS IVLIVS CRISPVS   317-26 C.E.
Delmatius (Caesar) FLAVIVS IVLIVS DELMATIVS   335-37 C.E.
Hanniballianus (Rex) FLAVIVS CLAVDIVS HANNIBALLIANVS REX FL CL HANNIBALLIANO REGI 335-37 C.E.
Constantine II FLAVIVS CLAVDIVS CONSTANTINVS FL CL CONSTANTINVS IVN 337-40 C.E.
Constans FLAVIVS IVLIVS CONSTANS FL IVL CONSTANS 337-50 C.E.
Constantius II FLAVIVS IVLIVS CONSTANTIVS FL IVL CONSTANTIVS

D N CONSTANTIVS

337-61 C.E.
Magnentius FLAVIVS MAGNVS MAGNENTIVS IMP CAES MAGNENTIVS 350-53 C.E.
Decentius MAGNVS DECENTIVS MAG DECENTIVS 351-53 C.E.
Vetranio     350 C.E.
Nepotian FLAVIVS IVLIVS POPILIVS CONSTANTINVS NEPOTIANVS FL NEP CONSTANTINVS 350 C.E.
Constantius Gallus FLAVIVS CLAVDIVS CONSTANTIVS D N CONSTANTINVS NOB CAES 351-54 C.E.
Julian II FLAVIVS CLAVDIVS IVLIANVS FL CL IVLIANVS 360-63 C.E.
Jovian FLAVIVS IOVIANVS D N IOVIANVS 363-64 C.E.
Valentinian I FLAVIVS VALENTINIANVS D N VALENTINIANVS 364-75 C.E
Valens FLAVIVS VALENS   364-78 C.E.
Procopius   D N PROCOPIVS P F AVG 365-66 C.E.
Gratian FLAVIVS GRATIANVS D N GRATIAN 367-83 C.E.
Valentinian II FLAVIVS VALENTINIANVS   375-92 C.E.
Theodosius I FLAVIVS THEODOSIVS D N THEODOSIVS 379-95 C.E.
Magnus Maximus MAGNVS CLEMENS MAXIMVS D N MAG MAXIMVS 383-88 C.E.
Flavius Victor FLAVIVS VICTOR D N FL VICTOR P F AVG 387-88 C.E.
Eugenius   D N EVGENIVS P F AVG 392-94 C.E.
Arcadius FLAVIVS ARCADIVS D N ARCADIVS P F AVG 383-408 C.E.
Honorius FLAVIVS HONORIVS D N HONORIVS P F AVG 393-423 C.E.
Constantine II   D N CONST P F AVG 407-11 C.E.
Constans   D D CONST P F AVG 408-11 C.E.
Maximus IVLIVS VERVS MAXIMVS C IVL VERVS MAXIMVS

D N MAXIMVS P F AVG

409-11 C.E.
Priscus Attalus   PRISCVS ATTALVS P F AVG 409-10 C.E.

414-15 C.E.

Jovinus   D N IOVINVS P F AVG 411-13 C.E.
Sebastianus   D N SEBASTIANVS P F AVG 412-13 C.E.
Constantius III FLAVIVS CONSTANTIVS D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG 421 C.E.
Johannes   D N IOHANNES P F AVG 423-25 C.E.
Theodosius II   D N THEODOSIUS P F AVG 402-50 C.E.
Valentinian III PLACIDVS VALENTINANVS D N PLA VALENTINIANVS P F AVG 425-55 C.E.
Marcian   D N MARCIANVS P F AVG 450-57 C.E.
Petronius Maximus   D N PETRONIVS MAXIMVS P F AVG 455 C.E.
Avitus MARCVS MAECILIVS FLAVIVS EPARCHIVS AVITVS D N AVITVS PERP F AVG 455-56 C.E.
Leo I   D N LEO PERPET AVG 457-74 C.E.
Leo II   D N LEO ET ZENO P P AVG 473-74 C.E.
Majorian IVLIVS VALERIANVS MAIORIANVS D N IVLIVS MAIORIANVS P F AVG 457-61 C.E.
Severus III LIBIVS SEVERVS D N LIBIVS SEVERVS P F AVG 461-65 C.E.
Anthemius Procopius   D N ANTHEMIVS P F AVG 467-72 C.E.
Olybius ANCIVS OLYBRIVS D N ANCIVS OLYBRIVS AVG 472 C.E.
Glycerius   D N GLYCERIVS P F AVG 473-74 C.E.
Julius Nepos   D N IVLIVS NEPOS P F AVG 474-75 C.E.
Romulus Augustus   D N ROMVLVS AVGVSTVS P F AVG 475-76 C.E.