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** [[Emperor Augustus|Augustus]] (27 BC - AD 14): The first emperor, widely revered for bringing peace to the Empire. Extremely [[The Prince|Machiavellian]] with his political rivals, he was benevolent with the general public.
** Tiberius (14 - 37): The [[Replacement Scrappy]] for Augustus, he grew increasingly eccentric and unpopular towards the end of his reign. Some political enemies accused him of being a literal baby rapist.
** [[Emperor Caligula|Caligula]] (37 - 41): Insane and tyrannical, but just how much is still debated by historians to this day. He certainly was very unpopular with the Senatorial class. Accused, among other things, of [[Brother
** Claudius (41 - 54): Having obtained his position through [[Obfuscating Stupidity]], he was an able administrator, and conquered Britain during his reign. He became increasingly paranoid towards the end, killing off several Senators. Murdered by his last wife, Agrippina, to make way for her son Nero.
** Nero (54 - 68): Widely remembered as another [[The Caligula|Caligula]], Nero was actually fairly popular with the common people, though he was maybe not a pleasant person (reportedly kicking your pregnant wife to death does not help your reputation), and was quite possibly insane. He blamed the Great Fire of AD 64 on the Christians, leading the first Imperially-sanctioned persecution against the new faith. He was a musician, and a victim of a [[Historical Villain Upgrade]] a few times after his death. Eventually was displaced by a rebellion and committed suicide.
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** Macrinus (217 - 218): First non-senator to become emperor, had Caracalla killed [[Properly Paranoid|before the other way round would've happened.]]
** Elagabalus (218 - 222): [[Camp Gay]] at a time when [[Straight Gay]] or [[Bi the Way]] was the norm (some even claim him to be a [[Transsexual]]), he was so flamboyant that it led to his early demise. Of course, he also made no friends by replacing the traditional Roman gods with new gods from the east. Assassinated by the Praetorian Guard.
** Alexander Severus (222 - 235): Elagabalus' cousin. Did his best, but was somewhat [[
* Barracks Emperors
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* Tetrarchy
** Diocletian (284 - 305): A true [[Magnificent Bastard]], he reorganized the empire and appointed three other co-emperors, creating what is called the tetrarchy. Cultivated his status as a [[God
* Constantinian dynasty
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== Western Animation ==
* ''[[The Roman Holidays (Animation)|The Roman Holidays]]'' by [[Hanna
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