5th Century Emperors - Explore Rome

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5th Century

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Reigning emperors list & Bio's

5th century

A total of 16 Popes reigned during the 5th Century CE, more information on each can be found below. At this time the Eastern and Western empires split, with the East ruled from Constantinople by the Leonid dynasty and its successors.

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Constantine III

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Reign:

407-409 (West, usurper against Honorius) 409-411 co-emperor with Honorius & Constans II

Regnal Name:

Flavius Claudius Constantinus

Birth Name:

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Birth/death

Died 411

Dynasty

Non-Dynastic

Constantine III Bio:

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Theodosius II

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Reign:

May 408 – Jul 450 (East, with Honorius, Joannes, & Valentinian III in West) Csaesar 402 – 408

Regnal Name:

Flavius Theodosius

Birth Name:

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Birth/death

Born 401. Died 450.

Dynasty

Theodosian (Son of Arcadius)

Theodosius II Bio:

Priscus Attalus

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Reign:

409, & 414 – 415 (West, against Honorius)

Regnal Name:

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Birth Name:

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Birth/death

Died 416, Lipari islands.

Dynasty

Non-Dynastic

Priscus Attalus Bio:

Constantius III

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Reign:

Feb 421 – Sep 421 (West, with Honorius)

Regnal Name:

Flavius Constantius

Birth Name:

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Birth/death

Born in Dacia. Died 421, Ravenna.

Dynasty

Non-Dynastic

Constantius III Bio:

Joannes

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Reign:

Nov 423 – May 425 (West, unrecognized in the East)

Regnal Name:

Iohannes

Birth Name:

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Birth/death

Died 425, Aquileia.

Dynasty

Non-Dynastic

Galerius Bio:

Valentinian III

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Reign:

Oct 425 – Mar 455 (West, with Theodosius II, & Marcian in East)

Regnal Name:

Placidus Valentinianus

Birth Name:

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Birth/death

Born 419, Ravenna. Died 455, Rome.

Dynasty

Non-Dynastic (Son of Constantius III)

Valentinian III Bio:

Marcian

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Reign:

Aug 450 – Jan 457 (East, with Valentinian III, Petronius Maximus, & Avitus in West)

Regnal Name:

Marcianus

Birth Name:

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Birth/death

Born 392, Thrace. Died 457, Constantinople.

Dynasty

Theodosian

Marcian Bio:

Petronius Maximus

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Reign:

Mar 455 – May 455 (West, unrecognized by Marcian in the East)

Regnal Name:

Petronius Maximus

Birth Name:

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Birth/death

Born 397. Died 455, Rome.

Dynasty

Non-Dynastic

Petronius Maximus Bio:

Avitus

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Reign:

Jul 455 – Oct 456 (West, unrecognized by Marcian in the East)

Regnal Name:

Avitus

Birth Name:

Eparchius Avitus

Birth/death

Born c390, Clermont. Died 456.

Dynasty

Non-Dynastic

Petronius Maximus Bio:

Majorian

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Reign:

Dec 457 – Aug 461 (West, with Leo I in East)

Regnal Name:

Caesar Flavius Julius Valerius Majorianus Augustus

Birth Name:

Julius Valerius Maiorianus

Birth/death

Born c420. Died 461, Dertona.

Dynasty

Non-Dynastic

Majorian Bio:

Severus III

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Reign:

Nov 461 – Nov 465 (West, with Leo I in East)

Regnal Name:

Libius Severus Serpentius

Birth Name:

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Birth/death

Born in Lucania. Died 465.

Dynasty

Non-Dynastic

Severus III Bio:

Anthemius

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Reign:

Apr 467 – Jul 472 (West, Leo I in East)

Regnal Name:

Anthemius

Birth Name:

Procopius Anthemius

Birth/death

Born in Constantinople. Died 472, Rome.

Dynasty

Non-Dynastic

Anthemius Bio:

Olybrius

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Reign:

Jul 472 – Nov 472 (West, unrecognized by Leo I in East)

Regnal Name:

Olybrius

Birth Name:

Anicius Olybrius

Birth/death

Died 472.

Dynasty

Non-Dynastic (Married Placidia, daughter of Valentinian III)

Olybrius Bio:

Glycerius

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Reign:

Mar 473 – June 474 (West, unrecognized in East by Leo I & Leo II)

Regnal Name:

Glycerius

Birth Name:

Birth/death

Born in Dalmatia, died after 474.

Dynasty

Non-Dynastic (Married Placidia, daughter of Valentinian III)

Glycerius Bio:

Julius Nepos

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Reign:

Jun 474 – Aug 475 (West, nominated by Leo in opposition of Glycerius)

Regnal Name:

Julius Nepos

Birth Name:

–

Birth/death

Born in Dalmatia, died 480, Salona.

Dynasty

Non-Dynastic (Married niece of Leo I)

Julius Nepos Bio:

Romulus Augustus

Augustulus

Reign:

Oct 475 – Sep 476

Regnal Name:

Romulus August

Birth Name:

–

Birth/death

Born 465, Pannonia. Died 511.

Dynasty

Non-Dynastic