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307 BCE
Constantine
Constantine was a good emperor but quite a bad person. He had his benefits, such as legalizing Christianity and bringing the Council of Nicaea together after. But at the same time, he executed his both his wife and his son when he thought that she was having an affair with their son! -
Period: 307 BCE to 337 BCE
Constantine
Constantine was a good emperor but quite a bad person. He had his benefits, such as legalizing Christianity and bringing the Council of Nicaea together after. But at the same time, he executed his both his wife and his son when he thought that she was having an affair with their son! -
284 BCE
Diocletian
Diocletian was a thoughtful emperor and he thought that he should divide Rome up so he isn’t the only ruler. He divided it into “Greek-speaking East” and “Latin-speaking West”. Then, he took the East himself and nominated General Maximian for the West. On a side note, he actually retired and was not killed! -
177 BCE
Commodus
Commodus was quite egotistical too. He liked dressing up, especially as Hercules since he believed that he was a reincarnation of him. He would dress like Hercules and sprinkle gold dust in his hair. Sometimes, he would feed people to the lions when they booed him. Other times, he would burn a servant to his death because the servant made his bath a little too cold.- -
Period: 177 BCE to 180 BCE
Commodus
-Or he would be renaming a few streets and areas in Rome after himself and that made everyone very confused. Then he raised the taxes and created life very difficult for some people, which caused mass poverty. In conclusion, he was a terrible emperor. -
140 BCE
Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius was one of the most respected leaders and later on in history labelled as one of (and last of) the Five Good Emperors. Socialism and philosophy that revoled around self control and fate this was a topic that he had studied and influenced the way he ruled Rome. -
Period: 140 BCE to 180 BCE
Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius was one of the most respected leaders and later on in history labelled as one of (and last of) the Five Good Emperors. Socialism and philosophy that revolved around self control and fate this was a topic that he had studied and influenced the way he ruled Rome -
138 BCE
Antoninus Pius
Antoninus was a pretty fair emperor, as he sealed with the aftermath of Nero’s actions and tried making things better, such as banning execution of children under 14 and introducing various human rights policies. -
Period: 138 BCE to 161 BCE
Antoninus Pius
Antoninus was a pretty fair emperor, as he sealed with the aftermath of Nero’s actions and tried making things better, such as banning execution of children under 14 and introducing various human rights policies. -
117 BCE
Hadrian
Hadrian was a smart emperor for he built the wall. The wall was his main military tactic because it kept out the enemies since they had to conquer a 3 meter deep ditch, a 15 foot wall and another 40 meter ditch hidden behind the wall. This was his smartest military tactic. -
Period: 117 BCE to 138 BCE
Hadrian
Hadrian was a smart emperor for he built the wall. The wall was his main military tactic because it kept out the enemies since they had to conquer a 3 meter deep ditch, a 15 foot wall and another 40 meter ditch hidden behind the wall. This was his smartest military tactic. -
98 BCE
Trajan
Trajan was a responsible and determined emperor. Even when he was passed on the position of the emperor, he didn’t return to Rome until almost a year and a half later because he was inspecting the frontiers in Rhine and Danube and testing the other legions to see if they were still loyal to Domition at the same time (Wasson)- -
Period: 98 BCE to 117 BCE
Trajan
-He also constructed public project such as aqueducts, public baths and expanding the port of Ostia. In addition, he was a greatly victorious general by winning three important conflicts with Dacians and in the East. Ultimately, the Roman Empire was at its peak size because of Trajan. -
96 BCE
Nerva
Nerva was the first of the 5 good emperors. He swore not to execute any of the senators; he released prisoners charged with treason by Domitian, and gave the property to people that land had been stolen by his predecessors; forbid uncles from marrying nieces. -
Period: 96 BCE to 98 BCE
Nerva
Nerva was the first of the 5 good emperors. He swore not to execute any of the senators; he released prisoners charged with treason by Domitian, and gave the property to people that land had been stolen by his predecessors; forbid uncles from marrying nieces. -
79 BCE
Titus
Titus was an emperor after his father had died, but he had served in the army before that. He was known for his good looks and many said that he was to young when he died because of his good looks. He was a ruler for a short time but was apart of Rome taking over Jerusalem. -
Period: 79 BCE to 81 BCE
Titus
Titus was an emperor after his father had died, but he had served in the army before that. He was known for his good looks and many say that he was too young when he died because of his good looks. He was a ruler for a short time but was apart of Rome taking over Jerusalem. -
69 BCE
Vespasian
Vespasian was known for planting peace in Rome, after what other emperors had done to Rome before he ruled. He helped restore Rome by rebuilding houses and building new temples. He held no grudges and never executed any of his enemies. People said that he was a master at dealing with situations. -
Period: 69 BCE to 78 BCE
Vespasian
Vespasian was known for planting peace in Rome, after what other emperors had done to Rome before he ruled. He helped restore Rome by rebuilding houses and building new temples. He held no grudges and never executed any of his enemies. People said that he was a master at dealing with situations. -
54 BCE
Nero
Nero was bad because he was labelled “cruel, perverted, egotistical and insane” (Roman emperor). Some of the reasons were that he killed his wife for another woman, he was off enjoying music while his country was close to ashes and he stabbed his mother to actually killed her after his first attempt (which somehow involved a death boat/collapsible boat. (Roman emperor) -
Period: 54 BCE to 68 BCE
Nero
Nero was bad because he was labelled “cruel, perverted, egotistical and insane” (Roman emperor). Some of the reasons were that he killed his wife for another woman, he was off enjoying music while his country was close to ashes and he stabbed his mother to actually killed her after his first attempt (which somehow involved a death boat/collapsible boat. (Roman emperor) -
43 BCE
Augustus
Augustus also known as Octavian was apart of a Triumlate after Cesar was murdered. But eventually, the triumlate was just him. He said to the people of Rome that he was going to restore the republic, promising to make everyone equal, but he didn’t really, he continues to help the citizens and helps Rome grow. -
Period: 43 BCE to 14 BCE
Augustus
Augustus also known as Octavian was apart of a Triumlate after Cesar was murdered. But eventually, the triumlate was just him. He said to the people of Rome that he was going to restore the republic, promising to make everyone equal, but he didn’t really, he continues to help the citizens and helps Rome grow. -
41 BCE
Claudius
Claudius proved himself during his time an emperor. He had created peace in Rome and led armies for battle. But he was very paranoid as a person, and he used his power as protection. He was very hot headed at points and he wouldn’t hesitate to have people killed. He would have people search to make sure there was no weapons other could use to kill him. And the punishment of anything that could hurt him would be death. -
Period: 41 BCE to 54 BCE
Claudius
Claudius proved himself during his time an emperor. He had created peace in Rome and led armies for battle. But he was very paranoid as a person, and he used his power as protection. He was very hot headed at points and he wouldn’t hesitate to have people killed. He would have people search to make sure there were no weapons other could use to kill him. And the punishment to anything that could hurt him would be death. -
20 BCE
Tiberius
Tiberius was in power for 3 year including the time he was at high command of the army and the time he was emperor. He was well know for his reign of terror when he let roman men a woman be accused of silly crimes. He stopped caring about his duties and started participating in nasty acts. Which resulted in him being exiled. -
Period: 20 BCE to 5 BCE
Tiberius
Tiberius was in power for 3 years including the time he was at high command of the army and the time he was emperor. He was well known for his reign of terror when he let roman men a woman be accused of silly crimes. He stopped caring about his duties and started participating in nasty acts. Which resulted in him being exiled. -
Period: 284 to 305
Diocletian
Diocletian was a thoughtful emperor and he thought that he should divide Rome up so he isn’t the only ruler. He divided it into “Greek-speaking East” and “Latin-speaking West”. Then, he took the East himself and nominated General Maximian for the West. On a side note, he actually retired and was not killed!
