Portrait Gallery of Roman Emperors

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Theodosius I
11 January 347: Flavius Theodosius 
19 January 379: Flavius Theodosius Augustus
17 January 395: natural death

ruled in the east; last one to unite the empire briefly

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Magnus Maximus
full name and date of birth unknown
Spring 383: Magnus Maximus Augustus 
Britannicus maximus
28 July 388: executed

ruled in the west

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Arcadius
377: Flavius Arcadius 
19 January 383: Flavius Arcadius Augustus
1 May 408: natural death

co-emperor of Honorius; ruled in the east

Picture: Agora Museum, Athens

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Honorius
9 September 384: Flavius Honorius 
January 393: Flavius Honorius Augustus
15 August 423: natural death

co-emperor of Arcadius; ruled in the west

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Johannes
year of birth unknown; possibly of Gothic descent
20 November 423: recognized by the Senate as emperor
May/June 425: executed by East-Roman troops

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Valentinian III
2 July 419: Flavius Placidius Valentinianus 
424: Valentinianus Caesar
23 October 425: Valentinianus Augustus
16 March 455: murdered

Until 437, the real ruler was Valentinian's mother Galla Placidia.

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Maximus
396: Flavius Petronius Maximus
17 March 455: Maximus Augustus
31 May 455: lynched by soldiers

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Avitus
c.400: Flavius Maccilius Eparchius Avitus
9 July 455: proclaimed emperor by the Visigoths
17 October 456: resigned
First half of 457: unknown cause of death

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 Interregnum

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 Majorian
c.420: Julius Majorianus
28 December 457: proclaimed emperor
2 July 461: resigned
7 July 461: murdered by Ricimer

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 Interregnum

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Libius Severus
year of birth and full name unknown
19 November 461: recognized as emperor
after 25 September 465: murdered by Ricimer?

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 Interregnum

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Anthemius
c.420: Procopius Anthemius
12 April 467: recognized as emperor by the Senate
11 July 472: murdered by Ricimer

Picture: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Wien

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 Olybrius
Date of birth unknown: Flavius Anicius Olybrius
April 472: appointed emperor by Ricimer
2 November 472: natural death

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 Interregnum

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Glycerius
date of birth and full name unknown
3/5 March 473: appointed by Gundobad
Between 19-24 June 474: taken captive by Julius Nepos, resigned, and made bishop
died after 480

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Julius Nepos
date of birth and full name unknown
Between 19-24 June 474: recognized by the Senate
28 August 475: forced to resign by Orestes, and made bishop

(one last attempt to rule in May/June 480)

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Romulus Augustulus
461: Romulus
31 October 475: made emperor by Orestes
Nicknamed Augustulus
31 August 476: forced to resign
Still alive in 510

Picture: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Wien