4th Century Emperors - Explore Rome

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Emperors of Rome:

4th Century

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Reigning emperors list & Bio's

4th century

A total of 25 Emperors reigned during the 4th Century CE, more information on each can be found below

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Constantius

"Chlorus"

Reign:

May 305- Jul 306 (West, with Galerius in East) Caesar 293-305

Regnal Name:

Flavius Valerius Constantius

Birth Name:

Flavius Valerius Constantius

Birth/death

Born c250, Dacia. Died 306, Eboracum.

Dynasty

Constantinian

Constantius Bio:

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Galerius

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Reign:

May 305CE- May 311CE (East, with Constantius in West). Caesar 293-305

Regnal Name:

Gaius Galerius Valerius Maximianus

Birth Name:

Galerius

Birth/death

Born 258, Dacia. Died c311, Serdica.

Dynasty

Non-Dynastic

Galerius Bio:

Severus II

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Reign:

Jul 306 – Apr 307 (West, with Galerius in East). Caesar 305-306 (under Constantius)

Regnal Name:

Flavius Valerius Severus

Birth Name:

Severus

Birth/death

Born, Illyria. Died c307, Tres Tabernae.

Dynasty

Non-Dynastic

Severus II Bio:

Maxentius

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Reign:

Oct 306 – Oct 312 (Italy & N.Africa) Recognized by Senate but not fellow Emperors

Regnal Name:

Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius

Birth Name:

Maxentius

Birth/death

Born 283, Illyria. Died c312, Rome.

Dynasty

Non-Dynastic (Son of Maximian, Son-in-law of Galerius)

Maxentius Bio:

Licinius

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Reign:

Nov 308 – Sep 324 (West, with Galerius, Maximinus Daza, Valerius Valens, Martinianus East)

Regnal Name:

Valerius Licinianus Licinius

Birth Name:

Maxentius

Birth/death

Born 265, Moesia Superior. Died c325, Thessalonica.

Dynasty

Non-Dynastic

Licinius Bio:

Maximinus II

"Daza"

Reign:

310-313 (East, divided with Licinius, alongside Constantine in West) 305-310 (Caesar)

Regnal Name:

Galerius Valerius Maximinus

Birth Name:

Daza

Birth/death

Born 270, Serbia. Died c313, Tarsus.

Dynasty

Non-Dynastic

MAximinus II Bio:

Valerius Valens

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Reign:

Late 316 – Early 317 (East, never recognized in the West)

Regnal Name:

Aurelius Valerius Valens

Birth Name:

–

Birth/death

Died 317

Dynasty

Non-Dynastic

Valerius Valens Bio:

Martinian

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Reign:

Jul 324 – Sep 324 (West, with Valens as co-emperor, & Licinius in the East)

Regnal Name:

Martinian

Birth Name:

Mar(cius?) Martinianus

Birth/death

Died 325 Cappodocia

Dynasty

Non-Dynastic

Martinian Bio:

Constantine I

"The great"

Reign:

Jul 306 – Sep 324 (West) Sep 324 – May 337 (Sole emperor)

Regnal Name:

Flavius Valerius Constantinus

Birth Name:

Flavius Constantinus

Birth/death

Born 272, Naissus. Died 337 Achyron

Dynasty

Constantinian (Son of Constantius Chlorus)

Constantine Bio:

Constantine II

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Reign:

Sep 337 – 340 (West, with Constantius II East, & Constans in Italy. Caesar 317-337

Regnal Name:

Flavius Claudius Constantinus

Birth Name:

–

Birth/death

Born 316, arelate. Died 340 Aquileia.

Dynasty

Constantinian (Son of Constantine the Great)

Constantine II Bio:

Constans

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Reign:

Sep 337 – Jan 350 (Italy & Africa, with Constantine II West, Constantius in East. Caesar 333-337

Regnal Name:

Caesar Flavius Julius Constans Augustus

Birth Name:

Flavius Julius Constans

Birth/death

Born c322. Died 350 Gaul.

Dynasty

Constantinian (Son of Constantine the Great)

Constans Bio:

Constantius II

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Reign:

Sep 337 – Jan 361 (East, with Constantine II West, Constans Italy. Caesar 324-337

Regnal Name:

Flavius Julius Constantius

Birth Name:

Flavius Julius Constantius

Birth/death

Born 317, Sirmium. Died 361 Cilicia.

Dynasty

Constantinian (Son of Constantine the Great)

Constantius II Bio:

Magnentius

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Reign:

Jan 350 – Aug 353 (West, unrecognized in the East)

Regnal Name:

Magnus Magnentius

Birth Name:

Magnus Magnentius

Birth/death

Born 303, Gaul. Died 353 Lugdunum.

Dynasty

Non-Dynastic (married Justina, great-grandaughter of Justinian I “The Great”

Magnentius Bio:

Julian

"The Apostate"

Reign:

Nov 361 – Jun 363 (Sole emperor) Caesar 355-360

Regnal Name:

Flavius Claudius Julianus

Birth Name:

Flavius Claudius Julianus

Birth/death

Born 331, Constantinople. Died 363, Mesopotamia.

Dynasty

Constantinian (Nephew of Constantine)

Julian "The Apostate" Bio:

Jovian

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Reign:

Jun 363 – Feb 364 (East)

Regnal Name:

Jovian

Birth Name:

Flavius Iovianus

Birth/death

Born 331, Moesia Superior. Died 364, Anatolia.

Dynasty

Non-Dynastic

Jovian Bio:

Valentinian I

"The great"

Reign:

Feb 364 – Nov 375 (West, with Valens in East)

Regnal Name:

Valentinian

Birth Name:

Flavius Valentinianus

Birth/death

Born 321, Dalmatia. Died 375, Pannonia Valeria.

Dynasty

Valentinianic

Valentinian I Bio:

Valens

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Reign:

Mar 364 – Aug 378 (East, with Valentinian in West, then Gratian, then Valentinian II)

Regnal Name:

Valens I

Birth Name:

Flavius Valens

Birth/death

Born 328, Cibalae. Died 378, Edirne. (Died during the Battle of Adrianople)

Dynasty

Valentinianic ( Brother of Valentinian I)

Valens Bio:

Procopius

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Reign:

Sep 365 – May 366 (Usurper, Against Valens & Valentinian)

Regnal Name:

Procopius

Birth Name:

–

Birth/death

Born 326, Cilicia. Died 366.

Dynasty

Constantinian

Procopius Bio:

Gratian

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Reign:

Aug 367 – Aug 383, Senior Augustus from 375 (West, with Valens, Theodosius, Arcadius in East)

Regnal Name:

Gratian

Birth Name:

Flavius Gratianus

Birth/death

Born 359, Sirmium. Died 383, Lugdunum.

Dynasty

Valentinianic

Gratian Bio:

Theodosius I

"The Great"

Reign:

Jan 379 – Sep 394 (Western Emperor) Sep 394 – Jan 395 (Sole Emperor)

Regnal Name:

Theodosius I

Birth Name:

Flavius Theodosius

Birth/death

Born 347, Italica. Died 395, Mediolanum.

Dynasty

Theodosian

Theodosius Bio:

Magnus Maximus

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Reign:

383 – 388 (West, with Theodosius East)

Regnal Name:

Magnus Maximus

Birth Name:

–

Birth/death

Born 355, Gallaecia. Died 388, Aquileia.

Dynasty

Non-Dynastic

Magnus Maximus Bio:

Valentinian II

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Reign:

388- May 392 (West, with Valens, Theodosius, Arcadius in East) Caesar 375 – 388

Regnal Name:

Valentinian II

Birth Name:

Flavius Valentinianus

Birth/death

Born 371, Treveri. Died 392, Vienne.

Dynasty

Valentinianic

Valentinian II Bio:

Eugenius

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Reign:

Aug 392 – Sep 394 (Usurper against Theodosius)

Regnal Name:

Flavius Eugenius

Birth Name:

Flavius Eugenius

Birth/death

Died 394, Frigidus river.

Dynasty

Non-Dynastic

Eugenius Bio:

Arcadius

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Reign:

395 – May 408 (East, with Honorius in West) Caesar under Theodosius 383 – 395

Regnal Name:

Flavius Arcadius

Birth Name:

–

Birth/death

Born 377, Hispania. Died 408, Constantinople.

Dynasty

Theodosian

Arcadius Bio:

Honorius

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Reign:

395 – May 423 (West, with Arcadius in East) Caesar under Theodosius 393 – 395