Roman Portrait Sculpture
Chronological List of
Roman Emperors
Please note this list is not complete,
especially additional
relatives are know.
Click on underlined Names to Link
to Portrait Sculptures
in
the Museum !
Portrait Sculptures have survived only for
some of the
emperors on the list below.
Visit the Coin
Section
of this Museum to see portraits of all emperors listed.
| Imperators / Emperors | Relatives |
| Sulla
Pompeius C Cassius
Lucius Antonius
|
Octavia
(sister
of Augustus)
|
| Agrippa(son
in law)
Agrippa Postumus |
|
| Julia (Daughter of Augustus and Wife of Agrippa) | |
| Caius and Lucius (Sons of Agrippa and Julia) | |
| Tiberius (14 - 37) | Drusus(Son of Tiberius) |
| Nero Claudius Drusus (Brother of Tiberius) | |
| Antonia(Wife of Nero Claudius Drusus) | |
| Germanicus(Son of Nero Claudius Drusus and Antonia) | |
| Agrippina Senior (Wife of Germanicus) | |
| Nero and Drusus Caesar (Sons of Germanicus and Agrippina) | |
| Caligula (37 - 41) | |
| Claudius (41 - 54) | Messalina (3. Wife of Claudius) |
| Britannicus(Son of Claudius and Messalina) | |
| Agrippina Junior (4. Wife of Claudius) | |
| Nero (54 - 68) | Poppaea (wife of Nero) |
| Clodius Macer (68) | |
| Galba (68 - 69) | |
| Otho (69) | |
| Vitellius (69) | Lucius Vitellius (Father of Vitellius) |
| Vespasian (69 - 79) | Domitilla(Wife) |
| Domitilla Junior (Daughter of Vespasian and Domitilla) | |
| Titus (79 - 81) | Julia Titi (Daughter of Titus) |
| Domitian(81 - 96) | Domitia (Wife) |
| Nerva (96 - 98) | |
| Trajan (98 - 117) | Plotina(Wife) |
| Trajan Pater (Father of Trajan) | |
| Marciana(Sister of Trajan) | |
| Matidia(Daughter of Marciana) | |
| Hadrian (117 - 138) | Sabina(Wife) |
| Aelius(Caesar136
- 138)
Antinuous (Lover) |
|
| Antoninus Pius (138 - 161) | Faustina
Senior (Wife)
Galerius Antonius (Son) |
| Marc Aurel (161 - 180) | Faustina
Junior (Wife)
Annius Verus (Son) |
| Lucius Verus (161 - 169) | Lucilla(Wife) |
| Commodus (177 - 192) | Crispina (Wife) |
| Pertinax(193) | |
| Didius Julianus (193) | Manlia Scantilla (Wife) |
| Didia Clara (Daughter of Didius Julianus) | |
| Pescennius Niger (193 - 194) | |
| Clodius Albinus (195 - 197) | |
| Septimius Severus (193 - 211) | Julia Domna (Wife) |
| Caracalla(198 - 217) | Plautilla(Wife) |
| Geta(209 - 212) | |
| Macrinus(217 - 218) | |
| Diadumenian(218) | |
| Elagabal(218 - 222) | Julia Paula (Wife) |
| Aquilia Severa (Wife) | |
| Annia Faustina (Wife) | |
| Julia Soaemias (Mother of Elagabal) | |
| Julia Maesa (Grandmother of Elagabal) | |
| Severus Alexander (222 - 235) | Orbiana (Wife) |
| Julia Mamaea (Mother of Severus Alexander) | |
| Maximinus I. (235 - 238) | Paulina(Wife) |
| Maximus(Caesar 235 - 238) | |
| Gordian I. (238) | |
| GordianII. (238) | |
| Balbinus(238) | |
| Pupienus(238) | |
| Gordian III. (238 - 244) | Tranquillina (Wife) |
| Philipp I. (244 - 249) | Otacilia
Severa (Wife)
Julianus Marinus (Father) |
| Philipp II. (247 - 249) | |
| Pacatian(ca. 248) | |
| Jotapian(ca. 248) | |
| Trajan Decius (249 - 251) | Herennia Etruscilla (Wife) |
| Herennius Etruscus (251) | |
| Hostilian(251) | |
| TrebonianGallus (251 - 253) | |
| Volusian(251 - 253) | |
| Aemilian(253) | Cornelia Supera (Wife) |
| Uranius Antoninus(ca. 253 -254) | |
| Valerian I. (253 - 260) | Mariniana(Wife) |
| Gallienus(253 - 268) | Salonina (Wife) |
| Saloninus(260) | Valerian II. (Caesar256 - 258) |
| Macrianus(260 - 261) | |
| Quietus(260 - 261) | |
| Regalianus(ca. 260) | Dryantilla(Wife) |
| Postumus(260 - 269) | |
| Laelian(269) | |
| Marius(269) | |
| Victorinus(269 - 270) | |
| Domitianus(271, 2 known coins) | |
| Tetricus I. (271 - 274) | Tetricus II. (Caesar ca. 271 - 274) |
| Claudius II. Gothicus (268 - 270) | |
| Quintillus(270) | |
| Aurelian(270 - 275) | Severina(Wife) |
| Vabalathus(271 - 272) | Zenobia(mother) |
| Tacitus(275 - 276) | |
| Florian(276) | |
| Probus(276 - 282) | |
| Bonosus (ca. 280) | |
| Saturninus (280) | |
| Carus(282 - 283) | |
| Numerian(283 -284) | |
| Carinus(283 - 285) | Magnia Urbica (Wife) |
| Nigrinian(Son of Carinus) | |
| Julian I. (284 - 285) of Pannonia | |
| Diocletian(284 - 305) | |
| Carausius(287 - 293) | |
| Allectus(293 - 296) | |
| DomitiusDomitian (296 - 297) | |
| Maximianus (286 - 305, 306 - 308, 310) | |
| Constantius I. (305 - 306) | |
| Galerius(305 - 311) | Galeria Valeria (Wife) |
| Severus II. (306 - 307) | |
| Maximinus II. (309 - 313) | |
| Maxentius(306 - 312) | Romulus(Son of Maxentius) |
| Alexander(311) | |
| Licinius I. (308 - 324) | Constantia (Wife) |
| Licinius II. (Caesar 317 - 324) | |
| Valens (314) | |
| Martinian (324) | |
| Constantin I. (307 - 337) | Fausta(Wife) |
| Helena(Mother of Constantin I.) | |
| Theodora(Wife of Constantius I.) | |
| Crispus(Caesar 317 - 326) | |
| Delmatius(Caesar 335 - 337) | |
| Hannibalian(Rex 335 - 337) | |
| ConstantinII. (337 - 340) | |
| Constans(337 - 350) | |
| Constantius II. (337 - 361) | Constantius Gallus (Caesar 351 - 354) |
| Magnentius(350 - 353) | Decentius(Caesar 351 - 353) |
| Vetranio(350) | |
| Nepotian(350) | |
| Julian II. (360 - 363) | |
| Jovian(363 - 364) | |
| Valentinian I. (364 - 375) | |
| Valens(364 - 378) | |
| Procopius(365 - 366) | |
| Gratian(367 - 383) | |
| Valentinian II. (375 - 392) | |
| Theodosius I. (379 - 395) | Aelia Flaccilla (Wife) |
| Magnus Maximus (383 - 388) | |
| Flavius Victor (387 - 388) | |
| Eugenius(392 - 394) | |
| Arcadius(383 - 408) | Eudoxia(Wife) |
| Honorius (393 - 423) | |
| Constantin III. (407 - 411) | |
| Constans (408 - 411) | |
| Maximus (409 - 411) | |
| Priscus Attalus (409 - 410, 414 - 415) | |
| Jovinus (411 - 413) | |
| Sebastianus(412 - 413) | |
| Constantius III. (421) | Gallia Placidia (Wife) |
| Johannes(423 - 425) | |
| TheodosiusII. (402 - 450) | Eudocia(Wife) |
| Pulcheria(Sister of Theodosius II.) | |
| Valentinian III. (425 - 455) | Licinia Eudoxia (Wife) |
| Bonifatius (of Africa) | Honoria(Sister of Valentinian III.) |
| Marcian(450 - 457) | |
| Petronius Maximus (455) | |
| Avitus(455 - 456) | |
| Leo I. (457 - 474) | Verina(Wife) |
| Leo II. (473 - 474) | |
| Majorian(457 - 461) | |
| Severus III. (461 - 465) | |
| Anthemius(467 - 472) | Euphemia(Wife) |
| Olybrius(472) | |
| Glycerius(473 - 474) | |
| Julius Nepos (474 - 475) | |
| Romulus Augustus (475 - 476) | |
| Zeno (474 - 491) | Ariadne (Wife) |
| Basiliscus(475 - 476) | Zenonis (Wife) |
| Leontius (484 - 488) | |
| Anastasius(491 - 518) |
The Roman Numismatic Gallery does not focus on the individual
emperor's
lives. For further info read a good book, or link to other internet
pages,
e.g. www.roman-emperors.org