Byzantine Rulers
Timeline
The Roman Empire
27
BC-14 CE: Augustus
14-37: Tiberius
37-41: Gaius (Caligula)
41-54: Claudius
54-68 : Nero
68-69: Galba
69: Otho
69:
Vitellius
69-79:
Vespasian
79-81:
Titus
81-96:
Domitian
96-98:
Nerva
98-117:
Trajan
117-138:
Hadrian
138-161:
Antoninus Pius
161-180: Marcus Aurelius (161-169: Verus, 177-180: Commodus)
180-192:
Commodus
193: Pertinax, Didius Julianus
193-211: Septimus Severus
211-217: Antoninus (Caracalla)
211-212: Geta
217-218: Macrinus (218: Diadumenianus)
218-220:
Antoninus (Heliogabalus)
222-235:
Severus Alexander
235-238:
Maximinus Thrax
238: Gordian I, Gordian II, Pupienus (Maximus), Balbinus
238-244:
Gordian III
244-249: Philip the Arab (247-249: Philip)
249-251: Decius
251-253: Trebonius Gallus, Volusianus
253-260: Valerian, Gallienus
260-268: Gallienus
268-270:
Claudian II Gothicus
270-275:
Aurelian
275-276: Tacitus (276: Florianus)
276-282: Probus
282-283:
Carus
283-284:
Carinus and Numerian
284-305: Diocletian (286-305: Maximian)
305-311: Galerius, Constantius I, Chlorus, Severus II, Licinius, 306: Constantine I, Maximinus Daza
311-324: Constantine I and Licinius
312:
Constantine I converts to Christianity
324-337: Constantine
325:
Council of Nicea
330:
Constantine declares Constantinople capital of the Christian Empire
337-340:
Constantine II, Constantius II, Constans
340-361:
Constantius II
361-363:
Julian
363-364:
Jovian
364-375:
Valentian I (Valens with Galens from 367)
375-378: Valens, Gratian, Valentian II
378: Battle
of Adrianople (Valens defeated by the Goths)
378-395: Theodosius I the Great (378-383: with Gratian and Valentian II, 383-392: with Valentian II and Arcadius, 392-395: with Arcadius and Honorius
395:
Theodosius I the Great divides the Byzantine Empire
The Western Empire
395-423:
Honorius
410: Rome
sacked by the Visigoths
425-455:
Valentian III
455:
Petronius Maximus
455: Rome
sacked by the Vandals
455-456:
Avitus
457-461:
Majorian
461-465:
Libius Severus
467-472: Anthimus
472: Olybrius
473-474: Glyceruis
474-475: Julius Nepos
475-476:
Romulus Augustulus
The Eastern Empire
Dynasty
of Theodosius
395-408:
Arcadius
408-450:
Theodosius II
450-457:
Marcian (and Pulcheria, grand daughter of Theodosius I)
Dynasty
of Leo
457-474: Leo I
474: Leo II
474-491: Zeno
491-518:
Anastasius
Dynasty
of Justinian
518-527:
Justin
527-565: Justinian I (and Theodora)
533-534:
Reconquest of North Africa from the Vandals
535-555:
Reconquest of Italy from the Goths
548:
Death of Theodora
565-578: Justin II
568:
Lombards invade Italy
578-582:
Tiberius II
582-602:
Maurice
602-610:
Phocas
Dynasty
of Heraclius
610-641: Heraclius
610-641:
Syria, Palestine and Egypt are conquered by Muslims
641-668: Constans II
668-685: Constantine IV
681 - First
Bulgarian Empire
685-695: Justinian II
690-
: North of Africa lost to the Muslims
695-698:
Leontius
698-705:
Tiberius III
705-711:
Justinian II (restored)
No
Dynasty
711-713: Bardanes
713-716:
Anastasius II
716-717:
Theodosius II
Isaurian
Dynasty
717-741: Leo III
717-718:
Muslims lay siege to Constantinople
741-775:
Constantien V Copronymus
775-780:
Leo IV
780-797:
Constantine VI
797-802:
Irene
802-811:
Nicephorus I
811:
Strauracius
811-813: Michael I
813-820: Leo V
Phrygian
Dynasty
820-829: Michael II
829-842:
Theophilus
842-867:
Michael III
Macedonian
Dynasty
867-886:
Basil I
886-912: Leo VI and Alexander
912: Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus
913:
Leo VI and Alexander
913-959: Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus (919-944: Romanus I Lecapenus, 924:
Constantine (VIII)).
959-963: Romanus II
963-1025: Basil II Bulgaroctonus (Constantine VIII (IX), 963: Regency of Theophano, 963-969: Nicephorus II Phocas, 969-976: John Tzimisces).
980-1015:
Vladimir of Kiev (988: Russ convert to Christianity).
1018 -
First Bulgarian Empire conquered
1025-1028: Constantine VIII (IX)
1028-1034:
Romanus II Argyrus
1034-1041:
Michael IV the Paphlagonian
1041-1042:
Michael V Calaphates
1042:
Zoe and Theodora
1042-1055:
Constantine IX Monomachus
1055-1056: Theodora
1056-1057:
Michael VI Stratioticus
Prelude
to Comnenian Dynasty
1057-1059:
Isaac I Comnenos
1059-1067:
Constantine X (IX) Ducas
1067-1071: Romanus IV Diogenes (Constanine (XII))
1071-1078:
Michale VII Ducas
1078-1081: Nicephorus III Botaniates
1081: Revolt of Nicephoros Bryennios
Dynasty
of the Comneni
1081-1118:
Alexius I Comnenus
1118-1143:
John II Comenus
1143-1180: Manuel I
1180-1183: Alexius II
1183-1185:
Andronicus I
Dynasty
of the Angeli
1185-1195:
Isaac II
1195-1203:
Alexius II
1203-1204:
Isaac II with Alexius IV
1204: Alexius V Ducas Murtzuphlus
1204-1261:
Loss of Constantinople to the Cruzades
Lascarid
Dynasty in Nicea
1204-1222:
Theodore I Lascaris
1222-1254:
John III Ducas Vatatzes
1254-1258:
Theodore II Lascaris
1258-1261:
John IV Lascaris
Dynasty
of the Palaeologi
1259-1282: Michael VIII Paleologus
1282-1343:
Andronicus II
(1293-1320):
Michael IX
Period
of Anarchy
1328-1341:
Andronicus III
1341-1376: John V Cantancuzenus
1341-1354: John VI
1376-1379:
Andronicus IV
1379-1391:
John V
1390: John VII
1391-1425: Manuel II
1425-1448: John VIII
1449-1453: Constantine XI (XIII) Dragases
1453 (Tuesday, May 29): Capture of Constantinople by Mehmet
II. End of the
Middle Ages.
Source:
De Imperatoribus Romanis: An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors
(http://salve5.salve.edu/~romanemp/test.htm)