| Domitian | AD 81–96 | Last Flavian emperor; assassinated in a palace conspiracy in AD 96 |
| Titus | AD 79–81 | Completed the Colosseum; reigned during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius |
| Vespasian | AD 69–79 | Founded the Flavian dynasty and began construction of the Colosseum |
| Vitellius | AD 69 | Third emperor of AD 69; defeated and killed by Vespasian's forces |
| Otho | AD 69 | Seized power from Galba; committed suicide after defeat by Vitellius |
| Galba | AD 68–69 | First emperor of the Year of the Four Emperors; murdered after a brief reign |
| Nero | AD 54–68 | Blamed for the Great Fire of Rome; last of the Julio-Claudian dynasty |
| Claudius | AD 41–54 | Conquered Britain; expanded the empire and reformed the bureaucracy |
| Caligula | AD 37–41 | Remembered for cruelty and extravagance; assassinated by the Praetorian Guard |
| Tiberius | AD 14–37 | Successor of Augustus who retired to Capri; ruled during the life of Jesus |
| Augustus | 27 BC–AD 14 | First Roman emperor; founded the Principate and inaugurated the Pax Romana |
| Julius Caesar | 49–44 BC (dictator) | Conquered Gaul and crossed the Rubicon; assassinated on the Ides of March, 44 BC |