From Augustus to Constantine XI Palaeologus
The United Roman Empire
The Western Empire
| 395 | PARTITION - WESTERN EMPIRE |
| 393-423 | Honorius
406-407 Marcus 407 Gratian 407-411 Constantine III 409/10-411 Constans II 409-411 Maximus 409-410, 414-415 Priscus Attalus 411-413 Jovinus 412-413 Sebastianus 413 Heraclianus 421 Constantius III 423-425 Johannes |
| 425-455 | Valentinian III |
| 455 | Petronius Maximus |
| 455-456 | Avitus |
| 457-461 | Majorian |
| 461-465 | Libius Severus |
| 467-472 | Anthemius
468 Arvandus 470 Romanus |
| 472 | Olybrius |
| 473-474 | Glycerius |
| 474-475 | Julius Nepos |
| 475-476 | Romulus Augustulus |
The Eastern Empire
| 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 |
| 474 | Leo II |
| 474-491 | Zeno
475-476 Basiliscus
484-488 Leontius |
| 491-518 | Anastasius |
| Dynasty of Justinian | |
| 518-527 | Justin |
| 527-565 | Justinian I |
| 565-578 | Justin II |
| 578-582 | Tiberius II (I) Constantine |
| 582-602 | Maurice |
| 602-610 | Phocas |
| Dynasty of Heraclius | |
| 610-641 | Heraclius |
| 641 | Heraclonas |
| 641-668 | Constans
II
646-647 Gregory 649-653 Olympius 669 Mezezius |
| 668-685 | Constantine IV |
| 685-695 | Justinian II (banished) |
| 695-698 | Leontius |
| 698-705 | Tiberius III(II) |
| 705-711 | Justinian II (restored) |
|
711-713 |
Bardanes |
| 713-716 | Anastasius II |
| 716-717 | Theodosius III |
| Isaurian Dynasty | |
| 717-741 | Leo III |
| 741-775 | Constantine
V Copronymus
741/2-743 Artabasdus |
| 775-780 | Leo IV |
| 780-797 | Constantine VI |
| 797-802 | Irene |
| 802-811 | Nicephorus I |
| 811 | Stauracius |
| 811-813 | Michael I |
| 813-820 | Leo V |
|
820-829 |
Phrygian Dynasty
Michael II 821-823 Thomas |
| 829-842 | Theophilus |
| 842-867 | Michael III |
| Macedonian Dynasty | |
| 867-886 | Basil I
869-879 Constantine |
| 887-912 | Leo VI |
| 912-913 | Alexander |
| 913-959 | Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus |
| 920-944 | Romanus I Lecapenus
921-931 Christopher 924-945 Stephen |
| 959-963 | Romanus II |
| 963-969 | Nicephorus II Phocas |
| 969-976 | John I Tzimiskes |
| 976-1025 | Basil II |
| 1025-1028 | Constantine VIII (IX) alone |
| 1028-1034 | Romanus III Argyrus |
| 1034-1041 | Michael IV the Paphlagonian |
| 1041-1042 | Michael V Calaphates |
| 1042 | Zoe and Theodora |
| 1042-1055 | Constantine IX Monomachus |
| 1055-1056 | Theodora alone |
| 1056-1057 | Michael VI Stratioticus |
| Prelude to Comnenian Dynasty | |
| 1057-1059 | Isaac I Comnenos |
| 1059-1067 | Constantine X (1X) Ducas |
| 1068-1071 | Romanus IV Diogenes |
| 1071-1078 | Michael VII Ducas |
| 1078-1081 | Nicephorus III Botaniates | 1078-1081 | Nicephorus Bryennius |
| 1078-1081 | Nicephorus Basilacius | 1080-1081 | Nicephorus Melissenus |
| Dynasty of the Comneni | |
| 1081-1118 | Alexius I Comnenus |
| 1118-1143 | John II Comnenus |
| 1143-1180 | Manuel I |
| 1180-1183 | Alexius II |
| 1183-1185 | Andronicus I |
| 1183-1191 | Isaac, Emperor of Cyprus |
| Dynasty of the Angeli | |
| 1185-1195 | Isaac II |
| 1195-1203 | Alexius III |
| 1203-1204 | Isaac II (restored) with Alexius IV |
| 1204 | Alexius V Ducas Murtzuphlus |
| Lascarid Dynasty in Nicaea | |
| 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 |
| 1282-1328 | Andronicus II |
| 1328-1341 | Andronicus III |
| 1341-1391 | John V Palaeologus
1347-1354 John VI Cantacuzenus |
| 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 |
Updated: 21 June 2021
