BYZANTIUM: Byzantine Emperors: Dates

For much more information on Roman emperors of all periods see
De Imperatoribus Romanis:
An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors From Augustus to Constantine Dragases.

Dates	Name
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- Commodus
180-192	Commodus
193	Pertinax Didius Julianus
193-211	Septimus Severus
211-217	Antoninus (Caracalla) 211-212 Geta
217-218	Macrinus 218 Diadumenianus
218-22	Antoninus (Elagabalus)
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 & Numerian
284-305 286-305	Diocletian Maximian
305-311	Galerius Constantius I Chlorus Severus II Licinius Constantine I Maximinus Daza (all associated at various time. 6 augusti in 309!)
311-324	Constantine I and Licinius
324-337	Constantine
337-340	Constantine II, Constantius II, and Constans
340-361	Constantius II
361-363	Julian
363-364	Jovian
364-375	Valentian I and Valens with Galens from 367
375-378	Valens, Gratian and Valentian II
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	PARTITION - EASTERN EMPIRE
	Dynasty of Theodosius
395-408	Arcadius
408-450	Theodosius II
450-457	Marcian (m. Pulcheria, gnddghtr Theod I)
457-474	Dynasty of Leo Leo I
474	Leo II
474-491	Zeno
491-518	Anastasius
	Dynasty of Justinian
518-527	Justin
527-565	Justinian I
565-578	Justin II
578-582	Tiberius II
582-602	Maurice
602-610	Phocas
	Dynasty of Heraclius
610-641	Heraclius
641-668	Constans II
668-685	Constantine IV
685-695	Justinian II (banished)
695-698	Leontius
698-705	Tiberius III
705-711	Justinian II (restored)
711-713	(no dynasty) Bardanes
713-716	Anastasius II
716-717	Theodosius II
	Isaurian Dynasty
717-741	Leo III
741-775	Constantien V Copronymus
775-780	Leo IV
780-797	Constantine VI (blinded/murded by his mother, Irene)
797-802	Irene
802-811	Nicephorus I
811	Strauracius
811-813	Michael I
813-820	Leo V
820-829	Phrygian Dynasty Michael II
829-842	Theophilus
842-867	Michael III
	Macedonian Dynasty
867-886	Basil I
886-912 and 913	Leo VI and Alexander
912-959	Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus 919-944 Romanus I Lecapenus 924 Constantine (VIII), Romanus' son, attempts usurpation. Fails.
959-963	Romanus II
963-1025	Basil II Bulgaroctonus Constantine VIII (IX) 963 Regency of Theophano (widow Romanus II) 963-969 Nicephorus II Phocas (who married Theophano) 969-976 John Tzimisces (who murdered Nicephorus II with Theophano's help.)
1025-1028	Constantine VIII (IX) alone
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 (husband of Zoe, who died 1050)
1055-1056	Theodora alone
1056-1057	Michael VI Stratioticus
	Prelude to Comnenian Dynasty
1057-1059	Isaac I Comnenos (abdicated)
1059-1067	Constantine X (1X) Ducas
1067-1071	Romanus IV Diogenes [Constanine (XII)]
1071-1078	Michale VII Ducas
1078-1081	Nicephorus III Botaniates [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 (dethroned)
1195-1203	Alexius II
1203-1204	Isaac II (restored) with Alexius IV
1204	Alexius V Ducas Murtzuphlus
1204	Loss of Constantinople
	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
1261	RECAPTURE OF CONSTANTINOPLE
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 (restored)
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

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395	PARTITION - WESTERN EMPIRE
395-423	Honorius
425-455	Valentian III
455	Petronius Maximus
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

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