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Roman Emperors from Augustus to Maximinus Thrax (238 CE)


 27 BCE to 14 CE Augustus Caesar.

14-37 Tiberius. Adopted by Augustus.

37-41 Caligula. Great-grandson of Augustus.

41-54 Claudius. Uncle of Caligula.

54-68 Nero. Adopted son of Claudius.

68-69 Galba. Soldier.

69 Otho. Senator.

69 Vitellius. Senator.

69-79 Vespasian. Former senator.

79-81 Titus. Elder son of Vespasian.

81-96 Domitian. Son of Vespasian.

96-98 Nerva. Former Senator.

98-117 Trajan. Soldier adopted by Nerva.

117-138 Hadrian. Soldier chosen by Trajan.

138-161 Antoninus Pius, Adopted by Hadrian.

161 Marcus Aurelius. Adopted by Antoninus Pius.

161-69 Lucius Verus. Co-emperor. Adopted by Antoninus Pius. Dies in 169.

180-192 Commodus. Son of Aurelius. Assassinated in 192.

193 Pertinax. Urban Prefect.

193 Didius Julianus. Senator.

193-211 Septimius Severus. Soldier.

211-17 Caracalla. Son of Severus.

217-18 Macrinus. Prefect of the Praetorian Guard.

218-22 Elagabalus. Grandson of Caracalla's maternal aunt.

222-35 Severus Alexander. Cousin of Elagabalus.

235-38 Maximinus Thrax. Soldier. Assassinated in 238.

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