The History of Rome:
The Emperors

Emperor Reign Major Actions Cause of Death
Augustus 27 BC - 14 AD Campaigns in Gaul
Campaign against the Cantabri & Astures in Spain
Campaign in Raetia by Drusus & Tiberius
Campaign in Illyricum
Campaigns in Germania by Drusus and Tiberius
Revolt in Illyricum & Pannonia
Terrible defeat of Vargus in Germania
Old Age Possibly Hastened by Poison
Tiberius 14 - 37 Revolt in Africa by Tacfarinas
Revolt in Gaul
Revolt of the Frisii in Germania
Parthian War
Smothered to death by his bodyguards
Gaius Caligula 37 - 41 ? Stabbed to death by the Praetorian Guards to wide public approval
Claudius 41 - 54 Campaign in Mauretania
Revolt in Dalmatia
Invaasion of Britannia
Revolt of the Iceni in Britannia
Invasation of Germania by Chatii
Parthians invade Armenia
Poisoned to death by his fourth wife Agrippina II
Nero 54 - 68 Campaign in Spain against Astures
Campaign in Armenia
Revolt of Iceni under Boudica in Britain
Revolt in Judea - siege of Jerusalem
Revolt in Gaul by by the Vindex
Took his own life in the face of popular rebellion
Galba 68 - 69 ? Murdered by Otho supported by the Praetorian Guard
Otho 69 ? Killed himself after defeat by Vitellius
Vespasian 69 - 79 Revolt in Africa.
Revolt of Batavians in Germania, siege of Masada.
Campaigns in Britannia.
Campaign in Commagene.
Campaign in Germania.
Campaign against Bructeri.
Natural Causes
Titus 79 - 81 ? Natural Causes
Domitian 81 - 96 Campaign against Chatti.
Invasion of Moesia by Dacians under Decebalus.
Campaign against Dacians.
Revolt of Saturninus, Governor of Germania Superior joined by Chatti.
Campaign against Suebi, Sarmatae and Marcomanii across Danube.
Stabbed to death as part of a conspiracy
Nerva 96 - 98 Campaign against Suebi. Natural Causes
Trajan 98 - 117 Trajanus invades Dacia.
Second invasion of Dacia.
Invasion of Parthia.
Annexation of Armenia.
Annexation of Mesopotamia.
Revolts in Judaea and Egypt.
Natural Causes
Handrian 117 - 138 Revolt of Moors in Mauretania.
Revolt in Judaea.
Natural Causes
Antoninus Pius 138 - 161 Campaign in Britannia.
Campaign against the Moors in Mauretania.
Campaign in Dacia.
Natural Causes
Marcus Aurelius 161 - 180 Campaign against the Parthians.
Campaigns against Marcomanni, Quadi and Sarmatae in Germania.
Revolt in Egypt.
Campaign in Mauretania.
Campaigns in Germania.
Natural Causes
Lucius Verus 161 - 169 ? Natural Causes
Commodus 180 - 192 Campaign in Britannia.
Revolt in Germania.
193-197 Civil War, final victory by SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS.
Assassinated by strangulation
Pertinax 193 ? Killed by the Praetorian Guard
Didius Julianus 193 ? Slain by soldiers on orders from the senate
Septimius Severus 193 - 211 Campaigns in Parthia.
Campaign in Britannia.
Illness
Clodius Albinus 211 - 217 - -
Pescennius Niger 211 - 217 - -
Caracalla 211 - 217 - -
Geta 211 - 212 ? Slain by his brother
Macrinus 217 - 218 Persians defeat MACRINUS Murdered
Diadumenianus 218 ? ?
Elagabalus 218 - 222 ELAGABULUS defeats MACRINUS. Killed by Praetorian Guards in the Castra Praetoria
Severus Alexander 222 - 235 Persians invade Mesopotamia.
Campaign against Persians.
Campaign against Alamanni.
Died at the hands of mutinous troops in the Danube wars
Maximinus 235 - 238 Campaign against Alamanni.
Campaign against Dacians and Sarmatae.
Persians invade Mesopotamia.
Killed by Disaffected Troops
Gordian I 238 ? ?
Gordian II 238 - 244 Invasion of Moesia by Goths and Carpi.
Campaign against Persians.
Killed by Soldiers encouraged by Praetorian Prefect Philip
Balbinus and Pupienus - - -
Gordian III - - -
Philip the Arab 244 - 249 Campaign against Carpi and Quadi.
Invasion of Moesia by Goths and Carpi.
Campaign in Moesia by DECIUS.
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Trajanus Decius 249 - 251 Invasion of Dacian provinces by Goths and Carpi.
Defeat and death of DECIUS by Goths.
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Decius 251 ? ?
Trebonianus Gallus 251 - 253 Goths invade Northern frontier and Asia minor
Persians invade Mesopotamia.
Killed by Soldiers
Aemilian 253 Campaign against Goths in Moesia. ?
Valerian 253 - 260 Marcomanni invade Pannonia.
Invasion of Thrace by Goths.
Persians invade Mesopotamia.
Goths attack Asia Minor.
Franks invade Germania inferior.
Campaign against Goths by GALLIENUS.
VALERIANUS defeated and captured by Persians.
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Gallienus 253 - 268 Postumus declares separate Empire in Gaul.
Revolts in Pannonia, Persians invade Syria Asia and Cappadocia Persians defeated by Macrianus.
Campaigns against Persians by Odenathus of Palmyra.
Unsuccessful campaign against Postumus.
Goths invade Thrace and Greece.
Goths invade Asia Minor but defeated by GALLIENUS.
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Postumus 260-268 ? ?
Claudius II Gothicus 268 - 270 Invasion of Raetia and Italia by Alamanni defeated by CLAUDIUS II.
CLAUDIUS II defeats Goths.
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Quintillus - - -
Aurelian 270 - 275 Dacia abandoned.
Palmyrenes led by Zenobia invade Egypt.
AURELIANUS defeats German tribes in Italy and the Vandals in Pannonia; invasion of Italy by Alamanni and Marcomanni defeated.
AURELIANUS campaigns against Zenobia, revolt in Egypt crushed.
Palmyra sacked.
AURELIANUS defeats separatist Empire in Gaul.
Invasion of Raetia repelled.
Slain by Thracian Praetorian officer, Mucapor; and other Officers
Tacitus 275 - 276 ? ?
Florian 276 ? Killed by Soldiers
Probus 276 - 282 ? Killed by Soldiers
Carus - - -
Carinus and Numerian 283-284(5) ? Slain by One of His Imperial Officers
Killed by Praetorian Prefect, Arrius Aper
Diocletian 284 - 305 ? ?
Maximian 286 - 305 ? ?
Constantius I 305 - 306 ? ?
Galerius 305 - 310 ? ?
Maximin 308 - 313 ? ?
Licinius 308 - 324 ? ?
Maxentius 306 - 312 ? ?
Constantine I 312-337 ? ?
Constantine II 337-340 ? ?
Constans I 337-350 ? ?
Constantius II 337-361 ? ?
Magnentius 350-353 ? ?
Julian 361-363 ? ?
Jovian 363-364 ? ?
Valentinian I (West) 364-375 ? ?
Valens (East) 364-378 ? ?
Procopius (East) 365-366 ? ?
Gratian (West) 375-383 ? ?
Valentinian II (West) 375-392 ? ?
Theodosius I 379-395 ? ?
Arcadius (East) 395-408 ? ?
Honorius (West) 395-423 ? ?
Theodosius II (East) 408-450 ? ?
Constantius III (West) 421 ? ?
Valentinian III (West) 425-455 ? ?
Marcian (East) 450-457 ? ?
Petronius Maximus (West) 455 ? ?
Avitus (West) 455-456 ? ?
Leo I (East) 457-474 ? ?
Majorian (West) 457-461 ? ?
Libius Severus (West) 461-467 ? ?
Anthemius (West) 467-472 ? ?
Olybrius (West) 472 ? ?
Glycerius (West) 473-474 ? ?
Julius Nepos (West) 474-475 ? ?
Leo II (East) 474 ? ?
Zeno (East) 474-491 ? ?
Romulus Augustulus (West) 475-476 ? ?

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