Augustus Tiberius IMemeClaudius INeroVespasianDomitian NervaTrajanHadrianAntoninus PiusMarcus AureliusCommodusSeptimius Severus CaracallaMeme IISeverus Alexander Maximunus Thrax and all GordiansPhilip the ArabDeciusValerianGallienClaudius IIAurelianProbusCarus & CarinusDiocletian GaleriusLiciniusConstantine IConstantius IIJulianValentinianValensTheodosius ITrash PileMarcianMajorianLeo the Thracian ZenoAnastasius Justin IJustinianJustin IITiberius IIMaurice FaggotHeraclius INothing interesting or even RomanDid I miss anything worth mentioning? I intentionally skipped the short-ruled emperors (except for the most notable ones) and minor co-rulers.
>>17276953Phocas wasn't that bad though when he actually ruled.
>>17277048Elaborate, please.
>>17276953for me its Claudius I
>>17277075His military regime was midly successful in fighting the Persians, he defeated the rebel Narses who was fighting with the Persians and got their alleged son of Maurice. That's about it really. Obviously they wouldn't be in the situation if he (or the soldiers more likely) hadn't rebelled. Chances are like many usurpers he was swept with the whims of the army and being a senior officer was chosen as their champion.
>>17276953If not for the Theodosius I spawn, the Empire would've survived the V century in its whole form. Honorius, Theodosius II and Valentinian III were real pests. Just a couple of decent rulers between the Theodosius I reign and the Marcian/Majorian reign - and the things would've been much brighter for all the humanity. No middle ages. No feudalism. No suffering.
>>17276953Sulla btfo's the lot
