# Roman Emperors - A Complete Listing **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 5, 2025, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roman-emperors-a-complete-listing/1017925 "2025-05-05T21:18:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2025, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roman-emperors-a-complete-listing/1017925/1 "2025-05-05T21:18:56Z")
This popped up to me. I’m not a historian in any depth but I got caught up in this. Not vouching for accuracy but interesting. > **[Complete List of Roman Emperors: From Augustus to the Fall of Rome |...](https://www.thecollector.com/list-roman-emperors/)** > > A comprehensive timeline of Roman emperors from Augustus to the fall of Rome in 476 CE, covering their reigns, achievements, and historical impact. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2025, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roman-emperors-a-complete-listing/1017925/2 "2025-05-05T23:14:30Z")
Well THAT got saved to my “History” tab. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2025, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roman-emperors-a-complete-listing/1017925/3 "2025-05-06T15:28:51Z")
This “complete” list would surprise the Roman Emperors who lasted until the 15th century. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2025, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roman-emperors-a-complete-listing/1017925/4 "2025-05-06T17:55:20Z")
Your interpretation of Roman is rather Byzantine. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2025, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roman-emperors-a-complete-listing/1017925/5 "2025-05-06T20:56:13Z")
The author pointed out that the ‘eastern’ line couninued to that point. This article was up to the fall of Rome as stated. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2025, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roman-emperors-a-complete-listing/1017925/6 "2025-05-06T21:12:56Z")
I guess this is like finding someone who believes the _All in the Family_ canon does not include _Archie Bunker’s Place_. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2025, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roman-emperors-a-complete-listing/1017925/7 "2025-05-07T15:19:58Z")
The term “Byzantine Empire” was created after the Roman Empire was conquered. The folks in Constantinople called their country the equivalent of “Romanland”. There was technically no such thing as a Byzantine Emperor. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2025, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roman-emperors-a-complete-listing/1017925/8 "2025-05-07T16:41:42Z")
The adjective Byzantine can also mean complicated, devious, impenetrable, and obscure… much like my joke, evidently.