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This is a family tree of the Roman Emperors, showing only the relationships between the emperors.
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This is a family tree of the Roman Emperors, showing only the relationships between the emperors.
The emperors from Augustus to Commodus can be organised into one large family tree.
The emperors from Pertinax to the beginning of the Crisis can be organised into one large dynasty (see Severan dynasty family tree), one smaller family and two unrelated emperors.
| Pertinax 126-192-193 | Didius Julianus 133-193-193 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Septimius Severus 145-193-211 | Julia Domna 160–217 | Julia Maesa 165–224 | Macrinus 165-217-218 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Caracalla 188-198-217 | Geta 189-209-211 | Julia Soaemias 180–222 | Julia Avita Mamaea 180–235 | Diadumenian r. 218 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elagabalus 203-218-222 | Alexander Severus 208-222-235 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The emperors during the fifty-year period of the Crisis can be organised into seven families and seven unrelated emperors, although no family held power for more than fifteen years.
| Maximinus Thrax 173-235-238 | Gordian I 159-238-238 | Pupienus 178-238-238 | Balbinus 165-238-238 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gordian II 192-238-238 | Antonia Gordiana b. 201 | Philip the Arab 204-244-249 | Decius 201-249-251 | Trebonianus Gallus 206-251-253 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aemilianus 210-253-253 | Gordian III 225-238-244 | Valerian 200-253-260 | Herennius Etruscus 227-251-251 | Hostilian 230-251-251 | Volusianus r. 251–253 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Claudius Gothicus 213-268-270 | Quintillus 220-270-270 | Gallienus 218-253-268 | Aurelian 214-270-275 | Tacitus 200-275-276 | Florianus r. 276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Probus 232-276-282 | Carus 230-282-283 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carinus r. 283–285 | Numerian r. 283–284 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The emperors from the founding of the Dominate in 284, in the West until 476 and in the East until 518, can be organised into one large dynasty plus ten unrelated emperors.
| Diocletian 244-284-305-311 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Severus r. 306–307 | Afranius Hannibalianus | Eutropia d. 325 | Maximian 250–310 r. 286–305, 306–8 | Valeria | Galerius 260-305-311 | unknown wife | unknown sister | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Theodora | Constantius Chlorus 250-305-306 | Helena of Constantinople 250–330 | Maxentius 278-306-312 | Valeria Maximilla | Maximinus 270-311-313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Julius Constantius d. 337 | Licinius 250-308-324-325 | Constantia 293–330 | Constantine I 272-313-337 | Fausta 289–326 | Valerius Valens r. 316–317 | Martinian r. 324 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Julian 331-360-363 | Helena d. 360 | Constantine II 316-337-340 | Constantius II 317-337-361 | Constans 320-337-350 | Marina Severa d. 375 | Valentinian I 321-364-375 | Justina d. 388 | Valens 328-364-378 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jovian 331-363-364 | Constantia 361–383 | Gratian 359-367-383 | Aelia Flaccilla d. 385 | Theodosius I 347-379-395 | Galla d. 394 | Valentinian II 371-375-392 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John r. 423–424 | Honorius 384-393-423 | Arcadius 377-383-408 | Galla Placidia 392–450 | Constantius III r. 421 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Avitus 385-455-456 | Majorian 420-457-461 | Libius Severus r. 461–465 | unknown wife | Marcian 396-450-457 | Pulcheria 399–453 | Theodosius II 401-408-450 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| unknown brother | Leo I 401-457-474 | Verina d. 484 | Basiliscus d. 477 r. 475-76 | Marcia Euphemia | Anthemius 420-467-472 | Petronius Maximus 396-455-455 | Licinia Eudoxia 422–462 | Valentinian III 419-425-455 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| unnamed niece of Leo I | Julius Nepos 430-474-480 | Zeno 425–491 r. 474–475, 476–491 | Ariadne 450–515 | Anastasius I 430-491-518 | Leontia | Marcian | Olybrius 430-472-472 | Placidia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Romulus Augustus 462-475-476 | Leo II 467-474-474 | Glycerius 420-473-474-480 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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