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Tiberius
14 AD - 37 AD; Expanded the Roman Empire and improved economic stability.
Titus
79 AD - 81 AD; Completed the Colosseum and dealt with the aftermath of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
Caracalla
198 AD - 217 AD; He is best known for the Caracalla baths and for extending citizenship to all free inhabitants of the empire.
Theodosius I
379 AD - 395 AD; Last emperor of both the Eastern and Western Roman Empire; established Christianity as state religion.
Caligula
37 AD - 41 AD; Known for his extravagant and eccentric behaviour.
Domitian
81 AD - 96 AD; Strengthened the economy and the defensive fortifications along the Empire's borders.
Antoninus Pius
138 AD - 161 AD; He was a benevolent ruler, and his reign was marked by peace and prosperity.
Vespasian
69 AD - 79 AD; He restored the Empire's finances and began the construction of the Colosseum.
Nerva
96 AD - 98 AD; Initiated the Nerva–Antonine dynasty and reformed land laws in favor of the poor.
Diocletian
284 AD - 305 AD; He stabilized the empire economically and administratively through the tetrarchy system.
Hadrian
117 AD - 138 AD; He is known for building Hadrian’s Wall and reorganizing the military.
Constantine the Great
306 AD - 337 AD; He reorganized the government and was the first Roman emperor to embrace Christianity.
Trajan
98 AD - 117 AD; Led the Empire to attain its maximum territorial extent; known for public building programs.
Septimius Severus
193 AD - 211 AD; Strengthened the government and expanded the Roman Empire to Africa.
Claudius
41 AD - 54 AD; Conquered Britannia and improved the judicial system.
Nero
54 AD - 68 AD; His rule is often associated with tyranny and extravagance.
Julian the Apostate
361 AD - 363 AD; Attempted to restore traditional Roman religions and take the empire back to its pagan roots.
Augustus
27 BC - 14 AD; He established the Pax Romana and the imperial system of government.
Commodus
180 AD - 192 AD; His reign is commonly considered to mark the end of the golden period in the history of the Roman Empire.
Marcus Aurelius
161 AD - 180 AD; Internationally known as a philosopher-king and for his work 'Meditations'; faced barbarian invasions.
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