Emperor Elimination Thread!

[Dr.Livingstone]

Hello everyone, I decided to try to do a forum game. Let's see how it goes.
Coldfront: #Roman_Elimination
This is a simple forum game, based roughly on this: https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/idea-group-elimination.865444/
Rules are simple. Each Roman emperor starts with 16 points. Every day each player may vote for and against one emperor. A vote for an emperor increases his points by one, while a vote against decreases his points by two. Please explain your vote in post. Votes for should be in green while votes against should be red.

The list is divided by dynasty or age (e.g. Flavians, Year of the six emperors).

Here's the list:

Judeo-Claudians​

Augustus 16
Tiberius 16
Caligula 16
Claudius 16
Nero 16

Year of the Four Emperors & Flavians​

Galba 16
Otho 16
Vitellius 16

Vespasian 16
Titus 16
Domitian 16

Nerva-Antonines​

Nerva 16
Trajan 16
Hadrian 16
Antoninus Pius 16
Lucius Verras 16
Marcus Aurelius 16
Commodus 16

Year of the Five Emperors and Severan dynasty​

Pertinax 16
Didius Julianus 16
Septimius Severus 16
Caracalla 16
Geta 16
Macrinus 16
Elagabalus 16
Severus Alexander 16

Crisis of the Third Century​

Maximinus I 16
Gordian I 16
Gordian II 16
Pupienus 16
Balbinus 16
Gordian III 16
Philip I 16
Philip II 16
Trajan Decius 16
Herennius Etruscus 16
Hostilian 16
Trebonianus Gallus 16
Volusianus 16
Aemilian 16
Valerian 16
Gallienus 16
Saloninus 16
Claudius Gothicus 16
Quintillus 16
Aurelian 16
Tacitus 16
Florian 16
Probus 16
Carus 16
Numerian 16
Carinus 16

Tetrarchy and Constantinian dynasty​

Diocletian 16
Maximian 16
Constantius I 16
Galerius 16
Severus II 16
Constantine I 16
Maxentius 16
Maximinus II 16
Licinius I 16
Valerius Valens 16
Martinian 16
Constantine II 16
Constantius II 16
Constans I 16
Vetranio 16
Julian II "the Apostate" 16
Jovian 16

Valentinian dynasty​

Valentinian I 16
Valens 16
Gratian 16
Valentinian II 16

Theodosian dynasty​

Theodosius I 16
Arcadius 16
Magnus Maximus 16
Flavius Victor 16
Honorius 16
Theodosius II 16
Constantine III 16
Constans II 16
Constantius III 16
Joannes 16
Valentinian III 16
Marcian 16

East Roman Empire until the Fall of the West​

Leo I "the Thracian" 16
Leo II "the Little" 16
Zeno 16
Basiliscus 16
Anastasius I 16

Fall of the West​

Petronius Maximus 16
Avitus 16
Majorian 16
Libius Severus 16
Anthemius 16
Olybrius 16
Glycerius 16
Julius Nepos 16
Romulus Augustulus 16

Let me know if I missed anyone or if you have any questions.

 

[Dr.Livingstone]

Having posted it, here's my vote, as well as an example for how a vote should look:

Judeo-Claudians
Augustus 17
Tiberius 16
Caligula 16
Claudius 16
Nero 16

Year of the Four Emperors & Flavians
Galba 16
Otho 16
Vitellius 16

Vespasian 16
Titus 16
Domitian 16

Nerva-Antonines
Nerva 16
Trajan 16
Hadrian 16
Antoninus Pius 16
Lucius Verras 16
Marcus Aurelius 16
Commodus 14

Year of the Five Emperors and Severan dynasty
Pertinax 16
Didius Julianus 16
Septimius Severus 16
Caracalla 16
Geta 16
Macrinus 16
Elagabalus 16
Severus Alexander 16

Crisis of the Third Century
Maximinus I 16
Gordian I 16
Gordian II 16
Pupienus 16
Balbinus 16
Gordian III 16
Philip I 16
Philip II 16
Trajan Decius 16
Herennius Etruscus 16
Hostilian 16
Trebonianus Gallus 16
Volusianus 16
Aemilian 16
Valerian 16
Gallienus 16
Saloninus 16
Claudius Gothicus 16
Quintillus 16
Aurelian 16
Tacitus 16
Florian 16
Probus 16
Carus 16
Numerian 16
Carinus 16

Tetrarchy and Constantinian dynasty
Diocletian 16
Maximian 16
Constantius I 16
Galerius 16
Severus II 16
Constantine I 16
Maxentius 16
Maximinus II 16
Licinius I 16
Valerius Valens 16
Martinian 16
Constantine II 16
Constantius II 16
Constans I 16
Vetranio 16
Julian II "the Apostate" 16
Jovian 16

Valentinian dynasty
Valentinian I 16
Valens 16
Gratian 16
Valentinian II 16

Theodosian dynasty
Theodosius I 16
Arcadius 16
Magnus Maximus 16
Flavius Victor 16
Honorius 16
Theodosius II 16
Constantine III 16
Constans II 16
Constantius III 16
Joannes 16
Valentinian III 16
Marcian 16

East Roman Empire until the Fall of the West
Leo I "the Thracian" 16
Leo II "the Little" 16
Zeno 16
Basiliscus 16
Anastasius I 16


Fall of the West
Petronius Maximus 16
Avitus 16
Majorian 16
Libius Severus 16
Anthemius 16
Olybrius 16
Glycerius 16
Julius Nepos 16
Romulus Augustulus 16


Augustus was undoubtedly one of the best Roman Emperors. He transformed the empire into his own image, and helped to define what an emperorship would look like for the next two centuries. He also had one of the longest and most stable reigns of any Emperor. For this, I think he deserves a point.

Commodus, on the other hand, was almost certainly insane, and marks the end for a golden age for Rome. While I don't blame him for the fall, he did speed up the process of decline by a decade or two.

 

[Noco19]

Judeo-Claudians
Augustus 17
Tiberius 16
Caligula 16
Claudius 16
Nero 16

Year of the Four Emperors & Flavians
Galba 16
Otho 16
Vitellius 16

Vespasian 17
Titus 16
Domitian 16

Nerva-Antonines
Nerva 16
Trajan 16
Hadrian 16
Antoninus Pius 16
Lucius Verras 16
Marcus Aurelius 16
Commodus 14

Year of the Five Emperors and Severan dynasty
Pertinax 16
Didius Julianus 16
Septimius Severus 16
Caracalla 16
Geta 16
Macrinus 16
Elagabalus 16
Severus Alexander 16

Crisis of the Third Century
Maximinus I 16
Gordian I 16
Gordian II 16
Pupienus 16
Balbinus 16
Gordian III 16
Philip I 16
Philip II 16
Trajan Decius 16
Herennius Etruscus 16
Hostilian 16
Trebonianus Gallus 16
Volusianus 16
Aemilian 16
Valerian 16
Gallienus 16
Saloninus 16
Claudius Gothicus 16
Quintillus 16
Aurelian 16
Tacitus 16
Florian 16
Probus 16
Carus 16
Numerian 16
Carinus 16

Tetrarchy and Constantinian dynasty
Diocletian 16
Maximian 16
Constantius I 16
Galerius 16
Severus II 16
Constantine I 16
Maxentius 16
Maximinus II 16
Licinius I 16
Valerius Valens 16
Martinian 16
Constantine II 16
Constantius II 16
Constans I 16
Vetranio 16
Julian II "the Apostate" 16
Jovian 16

Valentinian dynasty
Valentinian I 16
Valens 16
Gratian 16
Valentinian II 16

Theodosian dynasty
Theodosius I 16
Arcadius 16
Magnus Maximus 16
Flavius Victor 16
Honorius 16
Theodosius II 16
Constantine III 16
Constans II 16
Constantius III 16
Joannes 16
Valentinian III 16
Marcian 16

East Roman Empire until the Fall of the West
Leo I "the Thracian" 16
Leo II "the Little" 16
Zeno 16
Basiliscus 16
Anastasius I 16


Fall of the West
Petronius Maximus 16
Avitus 16
Majorian 16
Libius Severus 16
Anthemius 16
Olybrius 14
Glycerius 16
Julius Nepos 16
Romulus Augustulus 16

Vote for Vespasian - established one of the more notable icons of Rome (Flavian Ampitheathre), established the Flavian Dynasty by being the first Roman Emperor to be succeeded by his natural son, and has a sweet name.

Vote against Olybrius for being a Germanic puppet.

 

[Tristanxh]

Vote for Augustus - Founded the Empire from the ruins of the Triumvirate and the treacherous senate.

Vote against Honorius - His reign saw the sacking of Rome in 410, which resulted from his incapability of providing proper leadership and indecisive actions.

 

[Rovsea]

Augustus 18
Tiberius 16
Caligula 16
Claudius 16
Nero 16

Year of the Four Emperors & Flavians
Galba 16
Otho 16
Vitellius 16

Vespasian 17
Titus 16
Domitian 16

Nerva-Antonines
Nerva 16
Trajan 16
Hadrian 16
Antoninus Pius 16
Lucius Verras 16
Marcus Aurelius 17
Commodus 12

Year of the Five Emperors and Severan dynasty
Pertinax 16
Didius Julianus 16
Septimius Severus 16
Caracalla 16
Geta 16
Macrinus 16
Elagabalus 16
Severus Alexander 16

Crisis of the Third Century
Maximinus I 16
Gordian I 16
Gordian II 16
Pupienus 16
Balbinus 16
Gordian III 16
Philip I 16
Philip II 16
Trajan Decius 16
Herennius Etruscus 16
Hostilian 16
Trebonianus Gallus 16
Volusianus 16
Aemilian 16
Valerian 16
Gallienus 16
Saloninus 16
Claudius Gothicus 16
Quintillus 16
Aurelian 16
Tacitus 16
Florian 16
Probus 16
Carus 16
Numerian 16
Carinus 16

Tetrarchy and Constantinian dynasty
Diocletian 16
Maximian 16
Constantius I 16
Galerius 16
Severus II 16
Constantine I 16
Maxentius 16
Maximinus II 16
Licinius I 16
Valerius Valens 16
Martinian 16
Constantine II 16
Constantius II 16
Constans I 16
Vetranio 16
Julian II "the Apostate" 16
Jovian 16

Valentinian dynasty
Valentinian I 16
Valens 16
Gratian 16
Valentinian II 16

Theodosian dynasty
Theodosius I 16
Arcadius 16
Magnus Maximus 16
Flavius Victor 16
Honorius 14
Theodosius II 16
Constantine III 16
Constans II 16
Constantius III 16
Joannes 16
Valentinian III 16
Marcian 16

East Roman Empire until the Fall of the West
Leo I "the Thracian" 16
Leo II "the Little" 16
Zeno 16
Basiliscus 16
Anastasius I 16


Fall of the West
Petronius Maximus 16
Avitus 16
Majorian 16
Libius Severus 16
Anthemius 16
Olybrius 14
Glycerius 16
Julius Nepos 16
Romulus Augustulus 16

Vote for Marcus Aurelius
Vote Against Commodus
Why? Have you seen Gladiator?

 

[LatinKaiser]

Augustus 18
Tiberius 16
Caligula 16
Claudius 16
Nero 16

Year of the Four Emperors & Flavians
Galba 16
Otho 16
Vitellius 16

Vespasian 17
Titus 16
Domitian 16

Nerva-Antonines
Nerva 16
Trajan 16
Hadrian 16
Antoninus Pius 16
Lucius Verras 16
Marcus Aurelius 17
Commodus 12

Year of the Five Emperors and Severan dynasty
Pertinax 16
Didius Julianus 16
Septimius Severus 16
Caracalla 16
Geta 16
Macrinus 16
Elagabalus 16
Severus Alexander 16

Crisis of the Third Century
Maximinus I 16
Gordian I 16
Gordian II 16
Pupienus 16
Balbinus 16
Gordian III 16
Philip I 16
Philip II 16
Trajan Decius 16
Herennius Etruscus 16
Hostilian 16
Trebonianus Gallus 16
Volusianus 16
Aemilian 16
Valerian 16
Gallienus 16
Saloninus 16
Claudius Gothicus 16
Quintillus 16
Aurelian 16
Tacitus 16
Florian 16
Probus 16
Carus 16
Numerian 16
Carinus 16

Tetrarchy and Constantinian dynasty
Diocletian 14
Maximian 16
Constantius I 16
Galerius 16
Severus II 16
Constantine I 17
Maxentius 16
Maximinus II 16
Licinius I 16
Valerius Valens 16
Martinian 16
Constantine II 16
Constantius II 16
Constans I 16
Vetranio 16
Julian II "the Apostate" 16
Jovian 16

Valentinian dynasty
Valentinian I 16
Valens 16
Gratian 16
Valentinian II 16

Theodosian dynasty
Theodosius I 16
Arcadius 16
Magnus Maximus 16
Flavius Victor 16
Honorius 14
Theodosius II 16
Constantine III 16
Constans II 16
Constantius III 16
Joannes 16
Valentinian III 16
Marcian 16

East Roman Empire until the Fall of the West
Leo I "the Thracian" 16
Leo II "the Little" 16
Zeno 16
Basiliscus 16
Anastasius I 16


Fall of the West
Petronius Maximus 16
Avitus 16
Majorian 16
Libius Severus 16
Anthemius 16
Olybrius 14
Glycerius 16
Julius Nepos 16
Romulus Augustulus 16

Constantine not only saved the Empire from the chaos following the breakup of the Tetrarchy, but he also officially ended the persecution of Christians and built Constantinopke. Without Constantine, the Byzantine Empire would have just been a boring pagan realm based in Nicomedia.

Diocletian, while he did implement some beneficial economic policies, almost destroyed the Empire by dividing it after his death. He also was one of the more enthusiastic persecutors of Christians.

 

[Rovsea]

Diocletian was OK. Certainly better than some of the other choices on this list.

 

[Team Wombat]

Interesting. So what is the eventual goal of the game? Get an emperor to a certain amount of points, or get other emperors to 0?

 

[Dr.Livingstone]

Interesting. So what is the eventual goal of the game? Get an emperor to a certain amount of points, or get other emperors to 0?

The game continues until all but one emperor remains. An emperor is eliminated when he reaches 0. The emperor who remains 'wins' the game.

 

[brovahkiin]

Augustus 18
Tiberius 16
Caligula 16
Claudius 16
Nero 16

Year of the Four Emperors & Flavians
Galba 16
Otho 16
Vitellius 16

Vespasian 17
Titus 16
Domitian 16

Nerva-Antonines
Nerva 16
Trajan 16
Hadrian 16
Antoninus Pius 16
Lucius Verras 16
Marcus Aurelius 17
Commodus 12

Year of the Five Emperors and Severan dynasty
Pertinax 16
Didius Julianus 16
Septimius Severus 16
Caracalla 16
Geta 16
Macrinus 16
Elagabalus 16
Severus Alexander 16

Crisis of the Third Century
Maximinus I 16
Gordian I 16
Gordian II 16
Pupienus 16
Balbinus 16
Gordian III 16
Philip I 16
Philip II 16
Trajan Decius 16
Herennius Etruscus 16
Hostilian 16
Trebonianus Gallus 16
Volusianus 16
Aemilian 16
Valerian 16
Gallienus 16
Saloninus 16
Claudius Gothicus 16
Quintillus 16
Aurelian 16
Tacitus 16
Florian 16
Probus 16
Carus 16
Numerian 16
Carinus 16

Tetrarchy and Constantinian dynasty
Diocletian 15
Maximian 16
Constantius I 16
Galerius 16
Severus II 16
Constantine I 17
Maxentius 16
Maximinus II 16
Licinius I 16
Valerius Valens 16
Martinian 16
Constantine II 16
Constantius II 16
Constans I 16
Vetranio 16
Julian II "the Apostate" 16
Jovian 16

Valentinian dynasty
Valentinian I 16
Valens 16
Gratian 16
Valentinian II 16

Theodosian dynasty
Theodosius I 16
Arcadius 16
Magnus Maximus 16
Flavius Victor 16
Honorius 14
Theodosius II 16
Constantine III 16
Constans II 16
Constantius III 16
Joannes 16
Valentinian III 16
Marcian 16

East Roman Empire until the Fall of the West
Leo I "the Thracian" 16
Leo II "the Little" 16
Zeno 16
Basiliscus 16
Anastasius I 16


Fall of the West
Petronius Maximus 16
Avitus 16
Majorian 16
Libius Severus 16
Anthemius 16
Olybrius 14
Glycerius 16
Julius Nepos 17
Romulus Augustulus 14

 

[Team Wombat]

Augustus 18
Tiberius 16
Caligula 16
Claudius 16
Nero 16

Year of the Four Emperors & Flavians
Galba 16
Otho 16
Vitellius 16

Vespasian 17
Titus 16
Domitian 16

Nerva-Antonines
Nerva 17
Trajan 16
Hadrian 16
Antoninus Pius 16
Lucius Verras 16
Marcus Aurelius 17
Commodus 12

Year of the Five Emperors and Severan dynasty
Pertinax 16
Didius Julianus 16
Septimius Severus 16
Caracalla 16
Geta 16
Macrinus 16
Elagabalus 16
Severus Alexander 16

Crisis of the Third Century
Maximinus I 16
Gordian I 16
Gordian II 16
Pupienus 16
Balbinus 16
Gordian III 16
Philip I 16
Philip II 16
Trajan Decius 16
Herennius Etruscus 16
Hostilian 16
Trebonianus Gallus 16
Volusianus 16
Aemilian 16
Valerian 16
Gallienus 16
Saloninus 16
Claudius Gothicus 16
Quintillus 16
Aurelian 16
Tacitus 16
Florian 16
Probus 16
Carus 16
Numerian 16
Carinus 16

Tetrarchy and Constantinian dynasty
Diocletian 14
Maximian 16
Constantius I 16
Galerius 16
Severus II 16
Constantine I 17
Maxentius 16
Maximinus II 16
Licinius I 16
Valerius Valens 16
Martinian 16
Constantine II 16
Constantius II 16
Constans I 16
Vetranio 16
Julian II ("The Apostate") 14
Jovian 16

Valentinian dynasty
Valentinian I 16
Valens 16
Gratian 16
Valentinian II 16

Theodosian dynasty
Theodosius I 16
Arcadius 16
Magnus Maximus 16
Flavius Victor 16
Honorius 14
Theodosius II 16
Constantine III 16
Constans II 16
Constantius III 16
Joannes 16
Valentinian III 16
Marcian 16

East Roman Empire until the Fall of the West
Leo I "the Thracian" 16
Leo II "the Little" 16
Zeno 16
Basiliscus 16
Anastasius I 16


Fall of the West
Petronius Maximus 16
Avitus 16
Majorian 16
Libius Severus 16
Anthemius 16
Olybrius 14
Glycerius 16
Julius Nepos 17
Romulus Augustulus 14

Nerva - assassinated the insane Domitian, adopted Trajan and founded a stable dynasty for about 100 years. Julian II "The apostate" - loved by Gibbon and no one else, Julian was not insane (unlike many emperors on this list) yet was pointlessly ascetic, engaged in a fruitless Persian war and fruitlessly and quixotically tried to reestablish paganism in the Empire.

 

[Dr.Livingstone]

I think the charge of insanity is a bit exaggerated in the case of Domitian. I always saw him as a more autocratic Augustus with far less finesse.

 

[Team Wombat]

Also, downvotes count for 2, not 1.

 

[brovahkiin]

fixed it

 

[keynes2.0]

Augustus 16
Tiberius 16
Caligula 16
Claudius 16
Nero 16

Year of the Four Emperors & Flavians
Galba 16
Otho 16
Vitellius 16

Vespasian 17
Titus 16
Domitian 16

Nerva-Antonines
Nerva 17
Trajan 16
Hadrian 16
Antoninus Pius 16
Lucius Verras 16
Marcus Aurelius 17
Commodus 12

Year of the Five Emperors and Severan dynasty
Pertinax 16
Didius Julianus 16
Septimius Severus 16
Caracalla 16
Geta 16
Macrinus 16
Elagabalus 16
Severus Alexander 16

Crisis of the Third Century
Maximinus I 16
Gordian I 16
Gordian II 16
Pupienus 16
Balbinus 16
Gordian III 16
Philip I 16
Philip II 16
Trajan Decius 16
Herennius Etruscus 16
Hostilian 16
Trebonianus Gallus 16
Volusianus 16
Aemilian 16
Valerian 16
Gallienus 16
Saloninus 16
Claudius Gothicus 16
Quintillus 16
Aurelian 16
Tacitus 16
Florian 16
Probus 16
Carus 16
Numerian 16
Carinus 16

Tetrarchy and Constantinian dynasty
Diocletian 14
Maximian 16
Constantius I 16
Galerius 16
Severus II 16
Constantine I 17
Maxentius 16
Maximinus II 16
Licinius I 16
Valerius Valens 16
Martinian 16
Constantine II 16
Constantius II 16
Constans I 16
Vetranio 16
Julian II ("The Apostate") 14
Jovian 16

Valentinian dynasty
Valentinian I 16
Valens 16
Gratian 16
Valentinian II 16

Theodosian dynasty
Theodosius I 16
Arcadius 16
Magnus Maximus 16
Flavius Victor 16
Honorius 14
Theodosius II 16
Constantine III 16
Constans II 16
Constantius III 16
Joannes 16
Valentinian III 16
Marcian 16

East Roman Empire until the Fall of the West
Leo I "the Thracian" 16
Leo II "the Little" 16
Zeno 16
Basiliscus 16
Anastasius I 16


Fall of the West
Petronius Maximus 16
Avitus 16
Majorian 17
Libius Severus 16
Anthemius 16
Olybrius 14
Glycerius 16
Julius Nepos 17
Romulus Augustulus 14

Augustus: made himself emperor when better men then him had preserved the republic and even made it more democratic when they had similar power before him.
Majorian: was the man the empire needed in a very dark hour.

 

[Luftwafer]

Titus, finished the coliseum. Was a successful general, and succeeded in continuing the dynasty after succeding his father Vespasian.

Tiberius: an all round weird guy, locked himself on an island and was stricken from the memory right?
Also might have unhinged Caligula so that wasn't great

 

[Tristanxh]

Augustus 15
Tiberius 16
Caligula 16
Claudius 16
Nero 16

Year of the Four Emperors & Flavians
Galba 16
Otho 16
Vitellius 16

Vespasian 17
Titus 16
Domitian 16

Nerva-Antonines
Nerva 17
Trajan 16
Hadrian 16
Antoninus Pius 16
Lucius Verras 16
Marcus Aurelius 17
Commodus 12

Year of the Five Emperors and Severan dynasty
Pertinax 16
Didius Julianus 16
Septimius Severus 16
Caracalla 16
Geta 16
Macrinus 16
Elagabalus 16
Severus Alexander 16

Crisis of the Third Century
Maximinus I 16
Gordian I 16
Gordian II 16
Pupienus 16
Balbinus 16
Gordian III 16
Philip I 16
Philip II 16
Trajan Decius 16
Herennius Etruscus 16
Hostilian 16
Trebonianus Gallus 16
Volusianus 16
Aemilian 16
Valerian 16
Gallienus 16
Saloninus 16
Claudius Gothicus 16
Quintillus 16
Aurelian 16
Tacitus 16
Florian 16
Probus 16
Carus 16
Numerian 16
Carinus 16

Tetrarchy and Constantinian dynasty
Diocletian 14
Maximian 16
Constantius I 16
Galerius 16
Severus II 16
Constantine I 17
Maxentius 16
Maximinus II 16
Licinius I 16
Valerius Valens 16
Martinian 16
Constantine II 16
Constantius II 16
Constans I 16
Vetranio 16
Julian II ("The Apostate") 14
Jovian 16

Valentinian dynasty
Valentinian I 16
Valens 16
Gratian 16
Valentinian II 16

Theodosian dynasty
Theodosius I 16
Arcadius 16
Magnus Maximus 16
Flavius Victor 16
Honorius 14
Theodosius II 16
Constantine III 16
Constans II 16
Constantius III 16
Joannes 16
Valentinian III 16
Marcian 16

East Roman Empire until the Fall of the West
Leo I "the Thracian" 16
Leo II "the Little" 16
Zeno 16
Basiliscus 16
Anastasius I 16


Fall of the West
Petronius Maximus 16
Avitus 16
Majorian 17
Libius Severus 16
Anthemius 16
Olybrius 14
Glycerius 16
Julius Nepos 17
Romulus Augustulus 14

Augustus: made himself emperor when better men then him had preserved the republic and even made it more democratic when they had similar power before him.
Majorian: was the man the empire needed in a very dark hour.

Augustus was at 18, subtract 2 and you get 16.

 

[keynes2.0]

Right you are.

 

[Dr.Livingstone]

Updated list:

Judeo-Claudians​

Augustus 16
Tiberius 14
Caligula 16
Claudius 16
Nero 16

Year of the Four Emperors & Flavians​

Galba 16
Otho 16
Vitellius 16

Vespasian 17
Titus 17
Domitian 16

Nerva-Antonines​

Nerva 17
Trajan 16
Hadrian 16
Antoninus Pius 16
Lucius Verras 16
Marcus Aurelius 17
Commodus 12

Year of the Five Emperors and Severan dynasty​

Pertinax 16
Didius Julianus 16
Septimius Severus 16
Caracalla 16
Geta 16
Macrinus 16
Elagabalus 16
Severus Alexander 16

Crisis of the Third Century​

Maximinus I (Thrax) 16
Gordian I 16
Gordian II 16
Pupienus 16
Balbinus 16
Gordian III 16
Philip I 16
Philip II 16
Trajan Decius 16
Herennius Etruscus 16
Hostilian 16
Trebonianus Gallus 16
Volusianus 16
Aemilian 16
Valerian 16
Gallienus 16
Saloninus 16
Claudius Gothicus 16
Quintillus 16
Aurelian 16
Tacitus 16
Florian 16
Probus 16
Carus 16
Numerian 16
Carinus 16

Tetrarchy and Constantinian dynasty​

Diocletian 14
Maximian 16
Constantius I 16
Galerius 16
Severus II 16
Constantine I 17
Maxentius 16
Maximinus II 16
Licinius I 16
Valerius Valens 16
Martinian 16
Constantine II 16
Constantius II 16
Constans I 16
Vetranio 16
Julian II "the Apostate" 14
Jovian 16

Valentinian dynasty​

Valentinian I 16
Valens 16
Gratian 16
Valentinian II 16

Theodosian dynasty​

Theodosius I 16
Arcadius 16
Magnus Maximus 16
Flavius Victor 16
Honorius 14
Theodosius II 16
Constantine III 16
Constans II 16
Constantius III 16
Joannes 16
Valentinian III 16
Marcian 16

East Roman Empire until the Fall of the West​

Leo I "the Thracian" 16
Leo II "the Little" 16
Zeno 16
Basiliscus 16
Anastasius I 16

Fall of the West​

Petronius Maximus 16
Avitus 16
Majorian 17
Libius Severus 16
Anthemius 16
Olybrius 14
Glycerius 16
Julius Nepos 17
Romulus Augustulus 14

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Judeo-Claudians
Augustus 16
Tiberius 14
Caligula 14
Claudius 16
Nero 16

Year of the Four Emperors & Flavians
Galba 16
Otho 16
Vitellius 16

Vespasian 17
Titus 17
Domitian 16

Nerva-Antonines
Nerva 17
Trajan 17
Hadrian 16
Antoninus Pius 16
Lucius Verras 16
Marcus Aurelius 17
Commodus 12

Year of the Five Emperors and Severan dynasty
Pertinax 16
Didius Julianus 16
Septimius Severus 16
Caracalla 16
Geta 16
Macrinus 16
Elagabalus 16
Severus Alexander 16

Crisis of the Third Century
Maximinus I (Thrax) 16
Gordian I 16
Gordian II 16
Pupienus 16
Balbinus 16
Gordian III 16
Philip I 16
Philip II 16
Trajan Decius 16
Herennius Etruscus 16
Hostilian 16
Trebonianus Gallus 16
Volusianus 16
Aemilian 16
Valerian 16
Gallienus 16
Saloninus 16
Claudius Gothicus 16
Quintillus 16
Aurelian 16
Tacitus 16
Florian 16
Probus 16
Carus 16
Numerian 16
Carinus 16

Tetrarchy and Constantinian dynasty
Diocletian 14
Maximian 16
Constantius I 16
Galerius 16
Severus II 16
Constantine I 17
Maxentius 16
Maximinus II 16
Licinius I 16
Valerius Valens 16
Martinian 16
Constantine II 16
Constantius II 16
Constans I 16
Vetranio 16
Julian II "the Apostate" 14
Jovian 16

Valentinian dynasty
Valentinian I 16
Valens 16
Gratian 16
Valentinian II 16

Theodosian dynasty
Theodosius I 16
Arcadius 16
Magnus Maximus 16
Flavius Victor 16
Honorius 14
Theodosius II 16
Constantine III 16
Constans II 16
Constantius III 16
Joannes 16
Valentinian III 16
Marcian 16

East Roman Empire until the Fall of the West
Leo I "the Thracian" 16
Leo II "the Little" 16
Zeno 16
Basiliscus 16
Anastasius I 16


Fall of the West
Petronius Maximus 16
Avitus 16
Majorian 17
Libius Severus 16
Anthemius 16
Olybrius 14
Glycerius 16
Julius Nepos 17
Romulus Augustulus 14

Trajan was the first of the really good Emperors of the Second Century. Like Nerva, his successor was also a great choice (though some believe he never actually picked a successor, but regardless). Unlike Nerva, he had over twenty years to leave a mark on the empire, and what a mark it was.

Caligula was evil. And crazy. And wanted to make his horse a consul. Funny, but not really the best.