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Emperor Augustus Caesar

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

Roman First Emperor Founder Julio Claudian

9.20 Excellent

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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

8.90 Great

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Emperor Pachacuti

Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui was the ninth Sapa Inca and ruled during the fifteenth century, traditionally from 1438 to 1471....

South American Inca Builder 15TH Century

8.90 Great

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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

8.85 Great

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Pharaoh Ramesses II

Ramesses II was a pharaoh of Egypt's Nineteenth Dynasty who reigned for more than six decades during the thirteenth cent...

Warrior Egyptian Builder 13TH Century Bc

8.55 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

8.50 Great

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Pharaoh Amenhotep III

Pharaoh Amenhotep III (r. c. 1386–1353 BC) was an 18th-dynasty Egyptian ruler whose reign marked a peak of artistic achi...

Egyptian Builder 18TH Dynasty Prosperity

8.25 Great

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Pharaoh Hatshepsut

Hatshepsut was a ruler of Egypt's Eighteenth Dynasty who governed as pharaoh during the fifteenth century BCE, first act...

Egyptian Builder 18TH Dynasty 15TH Century Bc

8.20 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

8.10 Great

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Pharaoh Seti I

Seti I was a pharaoh of Egypt's Nineteenth Dynasty who ruled during the 13th century BC and was the father of Ramesses I...

Warrior Egyptian Builder 13TH Century Bc

8.00 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

7.75 Good

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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

7.50 Good

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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

7.35 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

7.25 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

7.20 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

7.20 Good

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Emperor Shah Jahan

Shah Jahan was the fifth Mughal emperor, ruling from 1628 until 1658 during a period noted for imperial architecture and...

17TH Century Builder Mughal Taj Mahal

7.10 Good

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King Christian IV of Denmark

Christian IV was king of Denmark and Norway from 1588 to 1648 and a member of the Oldenburg dynasty. His reign is associ...

Danish 17TH Century Builder Thirty Years War

6.60 Fair

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Emperor Domitian

Emperor Domitian (r. 81–96 AD) was a Roman emperor of the Flavian dynasty who expanded frontier defenses and promoted th...

Roman 1ST Century Assassinated Flavian

6.35 Fair

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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

2.70 Poor