swap_horiz Emperor Nero Alternatives

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Emperor Akbar the Great

Akbar was the third Mughal emperor, ruling from 1556 to 1605 and extending Mughal authority across much of northern and...

Golden Age 16TH Century Mughal Timurid

9.2 Excellent

2

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

3

King Sejong the Great

King Sejong the Great ruled Korea's Joseon dynasty from 1418 to 1450. He sponsored the creation of Hangul, promulgated i...

Korean Golden Age Joseon 15TH Century

9.2 Excellent

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

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

15

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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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

6.4 Fair

17

Tsar Ivan IV the Terrible

First ruler to officially bear the title Tsar of Russia, reigning from 1547 to 1584; he expanded into Siberia but also t...

Russian 16TH Century Rurikid Tyrant

5.4 Mediocre

18

Emperor Valerian

Roman Emperor Valerian (r. 253–260) was the first Roman emperor captured alive in battle, taken prisoner by Sassanid kin...

Roman Crisis Prisoner 3RD Century

3.0 Poor

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Emperor Commodus

Roman emperor (r. 177–192 AD) notorious for neglecting governance, renaming Rome 'Colonia Commodiana,' and performing in...

Roman Gladiator 2ND Century Tyrant

2.7 Poor

20

Emperor Caligula

Roman emperor (r. 37–41 CE) whose brief reign became notorious for erratic cruelty; he was assassinated by Praetorian Gu...

Roman 1ST Century Julio Claudian Tyrant

2.5 Poor