Emperor Domitian
Life: 51 – 96 A.D. Name: Titus Flavius Domitianius Augustus Born on 24 October AD 51 in Rome Younger son of Vespasian and Flavia Domitilla. Became emperor in 14 September …
Emperor Titus
Life: AD 40 – 81 Name: Titus Flavius Sabinus Vespasianus Born on 30 December AD 40 in Rome Son of Vespasian and Flavia Domitilla. Legionary commander and then commander-in-chief in …
Emperor Vespasian
Life: AD 9 – 79 Name: Titus Flavius Sabinus Vespasianus Born 17 November AD 9 at Reate. Served in Thrace, Crete, Cyrene, Germany, Britain and Africa. Military commander in Palestine …
Emperor Vitellius
Life: AD 15 – 69 Name: Aulus Vitellius Born on 24 September AD 15. Consul AD 48. Became emperor in AD 69. Married (1) Petronia (one son; Patronianus); (2) Galeria …
Emperor Otho
Life: AD 32 – 69 Name: Marcus Salvius Otho Born on 28 April AD 32. Governor of Lusitania AD 58-68. Became emperor on 15 January AD 69. Married Poppaea Sabina, …
Emperor Galba
Life: 3 BC – AD 69 Name: Servius Sulpicius Galba Born on 24 December 3 BC near Tarracina. Governor of Hispania Tarraconensis AD 61-68. Become emperor in AD 68. Married …
Emperor Nero
Life: AD 15 – 68 Name: Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus Born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus at Antium in AD 37 Son of Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, consul in AD 32, and Agrippina, …
Emperor Claudius
Life: 10 BC – AD 54 Name: Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus Born on 1 August 10 BC at Lugdunum, Gaul Son of Nero Claudius Drusus (38-9 BC), brother of …
Emperor Caligula
Life: AD 12 – 41 Name: Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus Born in AD 12 Son of Germanicus Caesar (15 BC-AD 19), nephew of Tiberius, and Agrippina (14 BC-AD 33), granddaughter …
Emperor Tiberius
Life: 42 BC – AD 37 Name: Tiberius Claudius Nero Born on 16 November 42 BC Son of Tiberius Claudius Nero (d. 33 BC) and Livia Drusilla (c.58 BC – …
Emperor Augustus
Life: 63 BC – AD 14 Name: Gaius Julius Octavius Born on 23 September 63 BC in Rome. Son of Gaius Octavius and Aita, niece of Julius Caesar, who adopted …
The Early Roman Emperors
Period: 23 BC – AD 96 Gaius Julius Octavius – “Augustus” Reign: 27 BC – AD 14 After the civil wars which brought Augustus to power, on the winning side …