The Roman Empire: Timeline of Emperors and Events (27 BC - 1453)

Every Roman and Byzantine emperor, from Augustus to Constantine XI, with the battles, plagues, sieges and turning points of fifteen centuries, on one scrolling timeline with maps. The Principate, the Crisis of the Third Century, Constantine and Constantinople, the fall of the West in 476, Justinian, the Macedonian dynasty, the Crusades and the fall of Constantinople in 1453. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 1:43 Severans & Crisis 3:41 Constantine's Empire 5:12 Fall of the West 6:38 Early Byzantium 8:05 Middle Byzantium 10:29 The Last Centuries IMAGE CREDITS (Creative Commons, Wikimedia Commons; all other images public domain) Augustus: Dan Mihai Pitea (BY-SA 4.0) · Tiberius: Bayreuth2009 (BY 3.0) · Caligula: Sergey Sosnovskiy (BY-SA 2.0) · Claudius: unknown (BY 2.5) · Otho: Fred Romero (BY 2.0) · Vespasian: Carole Raddato (BY-SA 2.0) · Colosseum: Rc 13 (BY-SA 3.0) · Domitian: unknown (BY 2.5) · Hadrian: Djehouty (BY-SA 4.0) · Marcus Aurelius: Daniel Martin (BY-SA 4.0) · Antonine Plague: unknown (BY 4.0) · Commodus: Merulana (BY-SA 4.0) · Pertinax: Carole Raddato (BY-SA 2.0) · Septimius Severus: unknown (BY 2.0) · Caracalla: Jean-Pol Grandmont (BY 4.0) · Macrinus: José Luiz (BY-SA 4.0) · Elagabalus: Carole Raddato (BY-SA 2.0) · Crisis of the Third Century: anonymous (BY-SA 4.0) · Gordian I and II: Classical Numismatic Group (BY-SA 2.5) · Philip the Arab: Sergey Sosnovskiy (BY-SA 2.0) · Decius: José Luiz (BY-SA 4.0) · Aemilian: CNG (BY-SA 2.5) · Gallienus: Sailko (BY 3.0) · Capture of Valerian: Diego Delso (BY-SA 4.0) · Aurelian: CNG (BY-SA 2.5) · Tacitus: Roby (BY-SA 3.0) · Florian: Numismatica Ars Classica (BY-SA 3.0) · Numerian: CharlesS (BY-SA 3.0) · Carinus: Lalupa (BY-SA 3.0) · Diocletian: Dosseman (BY-SA 4.0) · Galerius: Shinjirod (BY 3.0) · Maxentius: Mark Landon (BY 4.0) · Constantine I: Apaleutos25 (BY-SA 4.0) · Licinius: unknown (BY-SA 4.0) · Constantine II: Apaleutos25 (BY-SA 4.0) · Constans: Ladislav Luppa (BY-SA 4.0) · Constantius II: Mary Harrsch (BY-SA 2.0) · Julian: Classical Numismatic Group (BY-SA 2.5) · Jovian: Surrey County Council (BY-SA 2.0) · Valens: International Numismatic Club (BY-SA 4.0) · Gratian: SJuergen (BY-SA 3.0) · Theodosius I: livius.org (BY-SA 4.0) · Arcadius: Gryffindor (BY-SA 4.0) · Theodosius II: unknown (BY 2.5) · Valentinian III: Tony Querrec (BY-SA 4.0) · Marcian: CNG (BY-SA 2.5) · Avitus: Numismatica Ars Classica (BY-SA 3.0) · Leo I: unknown (BY 2.5) · Majorian: Numismatica Ars Classica (BY-SA 3.0) · Libius Severus: Leu Numismatik (BY-SA 4.0) · Anthemius: CNG (BY-SA 2.5) · Olybrius: Numismatica Ars Classica (BY-SA 3.0) · Julius Nepos: CNG (BY-SA 2.5) · Zeno: CNG (BY-SA 2.5) · Anastasius I: CNG (BY-SA 2.5) · Justin I: CNG (BY-SA 2.5) · Justinian I: Petar Milošević (BY-SA 4.0) · Hagia Sophia: Arild Vågen (BY-SA 3.0) · Tiberius II: CNG (BY-SA 2.5) · Maurice: CNG (BY-SA 2.5) · Phocas: British Museum (BY 4.0) · Heraclius: Classical Numismatic Group (BY-SA 2.5) · Constans II: Classical Numismatic Group (BY-SA 3.0) · Constantine IV: Sailko (BY-SA 4.0) · Justinian II: Marvelfannumber1 (BY-SA 4.0) · Leontios: CNG (BY-SA 2.5) · Tiberius III: CNG (BY-SA 2.5) · Philippikos: CNG (BY-SA 2.5) · Anastasios II: CNG (BY-SA 2.5) · Leo III: CNG (BY-SA 2.5) · Constantine V: CNG (BY-SA 2.5) · Constantine VI: International Numismatic Club (BY-SA 4.0) · Irene: CNG (BY-SA 2.5) · Nikephoros I: International Numismatic Club (BY-SA 4.0) · Michael I: Madrid Skylitzes (BY-SA 4.0) · Theophilos: Madrid Skylitzes (BY-SA 4.0) · Leo VI: own work (BY 4.0) · Constantine VII: Wooofer (BY-SA 4.0) · Romanos II: Clio20 (BY-SA 3.0) · Romanos IV: CNG (BY-SA 3.0) · Michael VII: unknown (BY-SA 4.0) · Andronikos I: CNG (BY-SA 2.5) · Recovery of Constantinople: unknown (BY-SA 3.0) · Andronikos II: George Pachymeres ms. (BY-SA 4.0) · Andronikos IV: CNG (BY-SA 2.5) · Manuel II: Classical Numismatic Group (BY-SA 2.5) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ CROWNS & BORDERS: every ruler, every border, one timeline. No narration, just history and music. New countries every week. 🔔 Subscribe and tell us in the comments which nation should be next. Borders on the maps are simplified historical interpretations; many were uncertain or disputed. Dates of early rulers are often approximate. Corrections are always welcome. Images: Wikimedia Commons (public domain and Creative Commons, credited below). Music: original score for this channel. Made with HyperFrames. #history #timeline #rulers