Ranking Every Roman Emperor from Worst to Best

Well, I have finally done it after hours of research and deliberation, I have classified all Roman

emperor

s from Augustus to Theodosius from worse to better YEP. The 77 of them. All ... 77 of them. Why did I decide to do it? I don't know. I was probably bored and I did it to kill some time. In retrospect, I can say that there were so many terrible

emperor

s that it is actually surprising that the Roman Empire did not collapse before anyway, for this list, only legitimate emperors tell, which it means, not usurpers, and there are no Western or Eastern Roman emperors after the death of Theodosius I are on this list.

And dry emperors don't count either. Honorius and Phocas, escapes from my anger. For now, at least. Now, let's do this 77- Elagabalus, I mean, yes. Just surprising we start with this. It is like an amalgamate of Caligula and Nero, but somehow even more extreme than any of them. A puppet that did not want to be a puppet, which is commendable, but it was a disaster of a ruler anyway, and it is not surprising that it has not lasted much 76- Caligula, you know, it is a kind of victory so that Caligula does not see it for the last time on this list, considering that he is the first man you think when you try to imagine a terrible Roman emperor in your mind.

Well, he or Nero. But yes, this guy brought the empire to the edge of bankruptcy in just 4 years, and this after the long reign of the famous cheapskate tiberio, not to mention that he was clearly angry. There are too many things written about this guy to not make me think otherwise. 75- Commodus the most called Emperor. Why govern an empire when you can play Gladiator in place? It is not that he is better in the ruling to fight, considering that he saw him as a purge exercise, which is what ended up killing him. 74- Constantine II is not equal to his father, he is not equal to his younger brother, not his grandfather's equal, and not even his brother even younger and more effeminate.

He left to growl by the fact that he did not get anything from the massacre of the princes and not enough to be the regent of his younger brother, he got involved in a war against said brother, only to be ambushed and killed. 73- Caracalla the guy who thought that governing was doing what he wanted, whether he is affected to the cities of his own extravagance or massacred the entire cities because he did not like a joke or whatever. This guy was such a good job that he killed his own brother in front of his mother. 72- The younger brother of Geta Caracalla.

Apparently, he was like him and, therefore, as terrible as a person and a ruler. He comes out as the

best

just because he didn't live so long, so ... yes? 71- Trebonianus gallus here is a useful advice when you are the Roman emperor during the crisis of the third century: do not be completely useless. It actually responds to barbarian invasions. And please take care of the degradation of the currency. Do anything. At all. Anything. Please. You just don't be a useless neet. 70- Didius Julianus What a great idea is to buy the imperial throne in an auction that the Praetorian Guard took, in a desperate and greedy attempt to avoid a civil war.

After all, it is a good idea to get involved in what will obviously become a power struggle, and rise with the weakest faction possible. 69- Valentinian II. There really isn't much more to say about it. Next. 68- Gratian another child puppet emperor. It was a bit more useful than Valentinian II. With "slightly" emphasized. 67- Volusianus apparently, he was going to be the successor of Trebonianus gallus, but never obtained his only rule, considering that he was deposed. What is not surprising, this is the crisis of the third century after all. 66- Quintillus This guy was emperor for 17 days ...

Next. 65- Aemiliano the guy who deposed Trebono, but then Valerian came from Gaul and his own troops killed him. 64 and 63- Pupienus and Balbinus The two emperors installed by the Senate against Thrax. One took care of Rome while the other gathered an army, I don't remember which one, to be honest. Both were sh ..., they did not trust each other, and both ended up being killed. 62- The Diadúmeno might not know about this type. Macrinus made him emperor, but it was so terrible that he lost a civil war in the

worst

type of this list. 61- Martiniano some type Licinius made emperor during the civil war against Constantine.

Not as if it once imported. 60- Valerius Valens just like the last type. Apparently, this was a bit more useful considering that it was a general and

every

thing. 59- Eugenius Puppet Emperor for when the Empire was falling apart. Next. 58- Literally Victor "Who?" Seriously, I don't remember this guy at all. I don't even know what he did. Not why I decided to put it in this exact placement. 57- Gordian III Another child puppet emperor who never had control of the empire. I still expect an emperor that I can talk about more, but those who are now simply forgot directly. 56- Philip II appointed co-emperor by his father.

He did nothing substance. He was killed by the Praetorian Guard. 55- Carinus remembered when the Diocletian diodóbal Usurpó. Apparently it was betrayed by Beign too much "thirst." In other words, fond of the wives of other men. However, to be fair, it is probably a rumor. 54- Florianus another emperor of the "crisis of the third century" that was killed by his own troops. What a surprise. 53- Vitellius already knows, when the legacy you leave is that of being more than a fat bastard, you know you were never a good emperor first. 52- Macrinus does not try to claim power when the family that usurped is not yet dead.

Most likely, take advantage of you in a moment of weakness. It is just a basic, sensible, Roman policy. 51- SALONINUS One of Gallienus's children was killed. What a surprise. 50- Jovian the second most fun death of all Roman emperors (suffocated by poisonous fumes of the newly painted bedroom while sleeping). In addition to that, he was seen as a joke. It is not good when you start your reign having to admit defeat in a war and, where appropriate, it probably would not have lasted much anyway. 49- Magnus maximus the

best

. The best ... that was not. Only another general taking advantage of a moment of weakness, to seize power by itself.

One of the best emperors on this list ended up putting it in place. 48- Nero it is probably a bit surprising that he has seen Nero so far on this list, but the reality is that the reason he looks as terrible is because Christians hated him, and they (and the enemies of Nero) wrote the history books. Nero is not really a terrible emperor. Okay, he wasn't good either. He was simply mediocre. 47- another you know, I respect it more than your average emperor. I mean, of course, he usurped power to himself, but when a civil war arrived, he had the decency to commit suicide instead of just wasting more crazy lives, friend.

You managed not to be completely shit. 46- Severus really is not much to say about this type. He was appointed Emperor by Diocleciano and Galerius, they usurped him, tried to recover his position, failed and died. 45- Pertinax always pay your troops. Do not try to cheat them. They will probably kill you and, God does not allow it, they could even try to sell the position you had in an auction to the public (yes, this happened). 44- Gordian I What a great idea to rebel against the established power with nothing more than a militia that you cannot even order.