Emperors Of Rome List. Marble portrait bust of the emperor Gaius known as Caligula. Marble portrait of the emperor Antoninus Pius. Bronze sestertius of Trajan. Thus Augustus who is universally considered the first Roman emperor was careful to always maintain the facade of republican rule and did not take up any specific title to mark his rule which began in 27 BC.
A total of 199 emperors ruled in this period and in this post we have created a list of the 17 most famous Roman Emperors for a variety of reasons. He is part of the Five Good Emperors who ruled Rome between the 1st century and the 2nd century AD. Middle Ages Western and Byzantine traditions. The Roman emperors were the rulers of the Roman Empire dating from the granting of the title of Augustus to Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus by the Roman Senate in 27 BC after major roles played by the populist dictator and military leader Julius Caesar. This is a list of consuls known to have held office from the beginning of the Roman Republic to the latest use of the title in Imperial times together with those magistrates of the Republic who were appointed in place of consuls or who superseded consular authority for a limited period. And lasted until the fall of Constantinople in 1453.
The emperors used a variety of different titles throughout history.
A total of 199 emperors ruled in this period and in this post we have created a list of the 17 most famous Roman Emperors for a variety of reasons. The Roman emperors were the rulers of the Roman Empire dating from the granting of the title of Augustus to Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus by the Roman Senate in 27 BC after major roles played by the populist dictator and military leader Julius CaesarAugustus maintained a facade of Republican rule rejecting monarchical titles but calling himself princeps senatus first man of the council. Hadrian - Hadrian built Hadrians Wall in Britain to prevent the Picts from invading Roman Britain. Marcus Ulpius Trajanus Crinitus. Byzantine Empire 3951453see List of Byzantine Emperorsand its rival split-offs. Others on the list provided to us by the Roman historian Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus commonly known as.