This article provides a complete but concise list of those individuals who claimed the title of 'Emperor' between the inception of the imperial period (27 BC) and the end of the empire on 29 May 1453.
- For a more detailed description of the title and its use, see: Roman Emperor
- For a comprehensive list of Western Roman Emperors, see: List of Roman Emperors
- For a comprehensive list of Eastern Roman Emperors, see: List of Byzantine Emperors
- For a graphical representation of how the emperors related to one another, see: Roman Emperors family tree
Those individuals who have historically been accepted as the 'official' emperors are in bold; usurpers or other claimants generally excluded from regnal lists are in italics. Unless otherwise stated, the succession to the title was from an emperor to his nominated heir, and death was by natural causes.
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