Namesakes
Roman and Byzantine Emperors
Augustus became the first Roman Emperor after the civil wars following Julius Caesar's death in 44 BC, ruling a realm stretching from Spain to Syria and North Africa to Gaul. By the late 4th century, the empire split into eastern and western halves. The Western Empire fell to Germanic peoples and the Huns within another century. The Eastern Empire, known as the Byzantine Empire, persisted for over 1,000 years as a major cultural center of the Middle Ages, using Greek as its language and Basileus ("king") as the imperial title. Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453.
164 results
Name
Years
Other Names
121-180
Procopius Anthemius
Anthemius
467-472
Eparchius Avitus
Avitus
455-456
Glycerius
Glycerius
473-474
Nicephorus Logothetes
Nicephorus I
802-811
Nicephorus Phocas
Nicephorus II Phocas
963-969
Nicephorus Botaniates
Nicephorus III Botaniates
1078-1081
Anicius Olybrius
Olybrius
472
Philippicus Bardanes
Philippikos
711-713
Stauracius
Stauracius
811
Vetranio
Vetranio
350
Volusian
Volusian
251-253