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Period: 63 BCE to 14
Augustus
Augustus was the very first emperor of Rome. After Julius Caesar died, he got together with Antony and a few others to kill his assassinators. He was executed from Rome at one point, but offered Lepidus's troops money to defend him, which actually worked. The month of August was named in his honor. -
Period: 42 BCE to 37
Tiberius
Tiberius was the adopted son of Augustus. After Antony was defeated by Augustus in a battle, Tiberius and his family fled to Greece. Eventually, he came back and was taught rhetoric, military, literature, and diplomacy skills. -
Period: 10 BCE to 54
Claudius
Claudius was the one who extended most of Rome by conquering Mauretania, Lycia in Asia Minor, and Thrace. He was very cruel to his senators and knights, then died from being poisoned by Agrippina. -
Period: 3 BCE to 69
Galba
Galba was an emperor of Rome for a short seven months. Before Rome, he was a governor of Spain for 8 years. During his ruling, he started a rebellion against Nero. He was killed by the Praetorians. -
Period: 9 to 79
Vespasian
Vespasian ruled Rome from AD 69-79. He founded the Flavian Dynasty, and was the father of Titus. He publicized the omen that predicted his accession. -
Period: 12 to 41
Caligula
Caligula was an emperor than was known to be insane and ill. Throughout his life, there is a possibility that he had epilepsy, but that is uncertain. Throughout his leadership, he would build several statues of himself. In the end, he was murdered by Cassius Chaerea. After that, his wife and daughter were put to death. -
14
Augustus (picture)
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Period: 15 to 69
Aulus Vitellius
Not only with being emperor of Rome, Aulus was a consul of Rome and proconsul of Africa. He was the last of Nero's three successors, and was sacrificed to him. -
Period: 30 to 98
Nerva
Nerva was one of the five good Roman Emperors to exist. He became emperor in his sixties, and had many health issues. He had no wife or biological children, but he did have an adopted son. He died from a stroke. -
Period: 32 to 69
Otho
Otho organized a conspiracy against Galba. He had a wife but Nero took her from him. He sent a naval expedition to Narbonensis, but his troops were defeated, so he committed suicide. -
37
Tiberius (picture)
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Period: 37 to 68
Nero
After a fire, Nero rebuilt Rome, since most of it was burnt down. He also built a palace called The Golden House. He was sent to death by crucifixion, but fled and committed suicide. -
Period: 39 to 81
Titus
Titus served as a military tribune for Britain and Greece. He learned to write poetry and play the harp, which he was famous for in Rome. Before dying from a disease -possibly malaria- his final words were "I only made one mistake". -
41
Claudius (picture)
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41
Caligula (picture)
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Period: 51 to 96
Domitian
Domitian, the younger brother of Titus, raised silver content by 12%. He made changes to the organization of some provinces, and also built/rebuilt around 50 buildings after a fire went on in Rome. -
Period: 53 to 117
Trajan
Trajan is most famously known for building The Forum of Trajan and Trajan's column. Before becoming an emperor, he served as a quaestor for some time. As an emperor, he defeated the Dacians twice in battle. At the end, he died from falling ill, but some suspect poison to be involved. -
68
Nero (picture)
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69
Galba (picture)
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69
Aulus Vitellius (picture)
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69
Otho (picture)
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79
Vespasian (picture)
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81
Titus (picture)
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Period: 86 to 161
Antoninus Pius
Antoninus Pius is known for also building a wall, but only 100 miles north of Hadrian's Wall. Not only that, but he was adopted by Hadrian and governed the province of Asia for a short time. After Antoninus died, in year 161, Rome suffered from hostile civilizations and civil strife. -
96
Domitian (picture)
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98
Nerva (picture)
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117
Trajan (picture)
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Period: 121 to 180
Marcus Aurelius
One of the only emperors to die from natural causes, Marcus enjoyed philosophical introspection more than the court life. He got the throne in 161, but ended up co-ruling with his father from 177-180, until he died. -
Period: 126 to 193
Publius Helvius Pertinax
Publius Helvius Pertinax is the son of a freed slave, and tried to enforce unpopular communities as emperor. Before ruling, he did teach a school, then was murdered by soldiers three months into leadership. -
138
Hadrian
The most famous thing Hadrian is known for is building a wall, known as Hadrian's wall. He established many cities, and one is named after his friend who drowned. He established cities throughout Greece, Egypt, Asia Minor, and the Balkan Peninsula -
Period: 146 to 211
Septimius Severus
Septimius Severus was a emperor who founded his own dynasty. He was a battle-hungry person, traveling to fight other civilizations for five years in a row, never coming back to Rome during that time. In 194, he defeated the governor of Syria and died in a battle run. -
161
Commodus
Commodus was known as a mad emperor. He killed two assassins and his sister. He became a gladiator and would often fight other Romans just for fun. He would also kill anyone who caught his attention in a bad way. Died from being strangled while bathing, but we're not sure when. -
161
Antoninus Pius (picture)
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169
Lucius Verus
Lucius Verus's name was almost lost to history, but he is still known because of a plague. He was Marcus's adopted brother and co-ruler. He remarkably traveled nine months east just to defend territory. He died from a stroke, which resulted from the plague. -
180
Marcus Aurelius (picture)
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193
Publius Helvius Pertinax (picture)
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211
Septimius Severus (picture)
