swap_horiz Emperor Domitian Alternatives

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Emperor Augustus Caesar

Augustus, born Gaius Octavius and later known as Octavian, was the first Roman emperor, ruling from 27 BCE until 14 CE....

Roman First Emperor Founder Julio Claudian

9.2 Excellent

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Emperor Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius was Roman emperor from 161 to 180 CE, ruling first alongside Lucius Verus and later alongside his son Co...

Stoic Roman 2ND Century Nerva Antonine

8.9 Great

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Emperor Trajan

Trajan was Roman emperor from 98 to 117 CE and the second ruler conventionally included among the Nerva-Antonine emperor...

Expansion Roman 2ND Century Nerva Antonine

8.9 Great

4

Emperor Hadrian

Hadrian was Roman emperor from 117 to 138 CE and a member of the Nerva-Antonine dynasty. Rather than pursuing sustained...

Roman Wall Builder 2ND Century

8.5 Great

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Emperor Constantine I

Constantine I, commonly called Constantine the Great, was Roman emperor from 306 to 337 CE and became sole ruler of the...

Roman Christian Christianity 4TH Century

8.5 Great

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Emperor Aurelian

Aurelian was Roman emperor from 270 to 275 during the Crisis of the Third Century. Through military campaigns he defeate...

Warrior Roman Crisis 3RD Century

8.1 Great

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Emperor Vespasian

Vespasian was Roman emperor from AD 69 to 79 and founder of the Flavian dynasty. He gained power after the civil wars of...

Military Roman 1ST Century Flavian

7.8 Good

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Tsar Alexander II

Alexander II was emperor of Russia from 1855 until his assassination in 1881. He is chiefly associated with the Emancipa...

Russian 19TH Century Romanov Assassinated

7.5 Good

9

Emperor Diocletian

Diocletian was Roman emperor from 284 to 305 CE and brought greater political stability after the military and administr...

Roman 3RD Century Reorganizer Tetrarchy

7.5 Good

10

Emperor Claudius

Claudius was Roman emperor from 41 to 54 CE and the fourth ruler of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. During his reign Roman f...

Britain Roman 1ST Century Julio Claudian

7.4 Good

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Emperor Septimius Severus

Septimius Severus was Roman emperor from 193 to 211 and the founder of the Severan dynasty. Born at Leptis Magna in Roma...

Military Roman 2ND Century Severan

7.3 Good

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Emperor Theodosius I

Theodosius I was Roman emperor from 379 to 395 and the last emperor to govern both the eastern and western parts of the...

Roman Christian 4TH Century Theodosian

7.2 Good

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Emperor Titus

Emperor Titus (r. 79–81 AD) was a Roman emperor of the Flavian dynasty who completed the Colosseum and oversaw the destr...

Roman Jerusalem Pompeii 1ST Century

7.2 Good

14

King Henry VIII

King Henry VIII (1491–1547) ruled England from 1509 and is notable for breaking with the Roman Catholic Church in 1534 t...

English Tudor Reformation 16TH Century

7.1 Good

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Tsar Ivan IV the Terrible

Ivan IV, commonly known as Ivan the Terrible, was the grand prince of Moscow from 1533 and the first ruler of Russia to...

Russian 16TH Century Rurikid Tyrant

5.4 Mediocre

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King Alexander I of Yugoslavia

Alexander I of Yugoslavia was king of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes from 1921 to 1929 and king of Yugoslavia...

20TH Century Yugoslav Dictator Assassinated

4.9 Poor

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Emperor Valerian

Valerian, full name Publius Licinius Valerianus, was Roman emperor from 253 to 260 and ruled jointly with his son Gallie...

Roman Crisis Prisoner 3RD Century

3.0 Poor

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Emperor Nero

Nero, formally Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, was Roman emperor from 54 to 68 CE and the last ruler of the Ju...

Roman 1ST Century Julio Claudian Tyrant

2.8 Poor

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Emperor Commodus

Commodus was Roman emperor, first jointly with his father Marcus Aurelius from 177 and then alone from 180 to 192 CE. He...

Roman Gladiator 2ND Century Tyrant

2.7 Poor

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Emperor Caligula

Caligula, formally Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, was the third Roman emperor and a member of the Julio-Claudi...

Roman 1ST Century Julio Claudian Tyrant

2.5 Poor