Roman Emperors by Place of Birth

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Where Roman Emperors were born

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Birthplaces of Roman Emperors from Augustus (27 BC) to Theodosius (395 AD)

This list considers Roman emperors from the beginning of the empire until the fall of the Western Roman Empire.

Most of the emperors were born in Italy, especially during the early dynasties. It may be surprising to see the massive presence of emperors from Serbia. Sirmium, today Sremska Mitrovica, was one of the four capitals of the Tetrarchy, and for several centuries was the center of the defenses along the eastern border on the Danube. The empire had sent its best generals and soldiers to the region to defend the border. During the countless civil wars of the third and fourth centuries, taking advantage of its proximity to Rome, the region’s generals often appointed themselves emperors.

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Birthplaces-of-Roman-Emperors — How many Roman emperors were born in each present-day country

List of Roman Emperors in chronological order

Name	Reign	Birthplace	Present-day country
27 BC–68 AD: Julio-Claudian dynasty
Augustus	16 January 27 BC – 19 August AD 14	Rome, Italy	Italy
Tiberius	17 September 14 – 16 March 37	Rome, Italy	Italy
Caligula	18 March 37 – 24 January 41	Antium, Italy	Italy
Claudius	24 January 41 – 13 October 54	Lugdunum, Gaul	France
Nero	13 October 54 – 9 June 68	Antium, Italy	Italy
68–96: Year of the Four Emperors and Flavian dynasty
Galba	8 June 68 – 15 January 69	Terracina, Italy	Italy
Otho	15 January – 16 April 69	Ferentium, Italy	Italy
Vitellius	19 April – 20 December 69	Rome, Italy	Italy
Vespasian	1 July 69 – 23 June 79	Falacrinum, Italy	Italy
Titus	24 June 79 – 13 September 81	Rome, Italy	Italy
Domitian	14 September 81 – 18 September 96	Rome, Italy	Italy
96–192: Nerva–Antonine dynasty
Nerva	18 September 96 – 28 January 98	Narni, Italy	Italy
Trajan	28 January 98 – 11 August 117	Italica, Hispania Baetica	Spain
Hadrian	11 August 117 – 10 July 138	Italica, Hispania (most likely) or Rome, Italy	Spain
Antoninus Pius	10 July 138 – 7 March 161	Lanuvium, Italy	Italy
Marcus Aurelius	7 March 161 – 17 March 180	Rome, Italy	Italy
Lucius Verus	7 March 161 – 23 January 169	Altinum, Italy	Italy
Commodus	17 March 180 – 31 December 192	Lanuvium, near Rome, Italy	Italy
193–235: Year of the Five Emperors and Severan dynasty
Pertinax	31 December 192 – 28 March 193	Alba Pompeia, Italy	Italy
Didius Julianus	28 March – 2 June 193	Mediolanum, Italy	Italy
Septimius Severus	9 April 193 – 4 February 211	Leptis Magna, Africa	Libya
Geta	4 February 211 – 26 December 211	Rome, Italy	Italy
Caracalla	4 February 211 – 8 April 217	Lugdunum, Gaul	France
Macrinus	11 April 217 – 8 June 218	Caesarea, Mauretania Caesariensis	Algeria
Diadumenian	Late May – June 218	?	?
Elagabalus (Heliogabalus)	16 May 218 – 11 March 222	Emesa, Syria or Rome, Italy	Syria
Severus Alexander	13 March 222 – 22 March 235	Arca Caesarea, Phoenicia (modern Akkar, Lebanon)	Lebanon
235–285: Crisis of the Third Century
Maximinus Thrax	c. 22 March 235 – c. 24 June 238	Thracia	Bulgaria
Gordian I	c. March – April 238	possibly Phrygia	Turkey
Gordian II	c. March – April 238	Rome, Italy	Italy
Pupienus	c. 22 April – c. 29 July 238	?	?
Balbinus	c. 22 April – c. 29 July 238	?	?
Gordian III	c. 29 July 238 – c. February 244	Rome, Italy	Italy
Philip the Arab	c. February 244 – c. September 249	Aurantis (Hauran), Philippopolis, Arabia Petraea	Syria
Philip II	Summer 247 – c. September 249	?	?
Decius	c. September 249 – June 251	Budalia (present day Martinci, Serbia)	Serbia
Herennius Etruscus	c. June 251	Abritus (Razgrad, Bulgaria)	Bulgaria
Hostilian	June – c. November 251	Sirmium (present-day Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia)	Serbia
Trebonianus Gallus	June 251 – c. August 253	Italy	Italy
Volusianus	c. August 251 – c. August 253	Possibly Etruria	Italy
Aemilianus	c. July – September 253	Girba, Africa	Tunisia
Valerian	September 253 – c. June 260	?	?
Gallienus	September 253 – c. September 268	Etruria	Italy
Saloninus	January 260 – fall 260	?	?
Claudius Gothicus	September 268 – c. April 270	Sirmium, Pannonia Inferior (modern-day Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia)	Serbia
Quintillus	c. April–May 270	Sirmium, Pannonia Inferior (Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia)	Serbia
Aurelian	c. May 270 – c. October 275	Sirmium (present-day Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia)	Serbia
Tacitus	December 275 – c. June 276	Interamna, Italy	Italy
Florianus	c. June–September 276	Terni, Umbria, Italy	Italy
Probus	c. June 276 – c. September 282	Sirmium, Pannonia Inferior (Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia)	Serbia
Carus		Narbo, Gallia Narbonensis	France
Numerian	c. September 282 – c. July 283	?	?
Carinus	283–285	?	?
284–363: Tetrarchy and Constantinian dynasty
Diocletian	20 November 284 – 1 May 305	Salona (Solin, Croatia)	Croatia
Maximian	1 April 286 – 1 May 305	Sirmium (present-day Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia)	Serbia
Galerius	1 May 305 – May 311	Serdica (Sofia, Bulgaria)	Bulgaria
Constantius I	1 May 305 – 25 July 306	Dacia Ripensis	Bulgaria
Constantine the Great	25 July 306 – 22 May 337	Naissus, Moesia	Serbia
Severus II	25 July 306 – April 307 (in the West)	Illyria	?
Maxentius	28 October 306 – 28 October 312	?	?
Licinius	11 November 308 – 19 September 324	Moesia Superior	Serbia
Maximinus Daza	310 – c. July 313	Zaza near Felix Romuliana (Gamzigrad, Serbia)	Serbia
Valerius Valens	late 316 – 317 (co-emperor with Licinius)	?	?
Martinian	July – 19 September 324	?	?
Constantine II	9 September 337 – April 340	Arelate, Viennensis	France
Constantius II	9 September 337 – 3 November 361	Sirmium (present-day Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia)	Serbia
Constans I	9 September 337 – 18 January 350	?	?
Vetranio	1 March – 25 December 350	Moesia Superior	Serbia
Julian	3 November 361 – 26 June 363	Constantinople	Turkey
363–395: from Jovian to Theodosiu
Jovian	27 June 363 – 17 February 364	Singidunum (Belgrade, Serbia)	Serbia
Valentinian I	26 February 364 – 17 November 375	Cibalae (Vinkovci, Croatia)	Croatia
Valens	28 March 364 – 9 August 378	Cibalae (Vinkovci, Croatia)	Croatia
Gratian	24 August 367 – 25 August 383	Sirmium (present-day Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia)	Serbia
Valentinian II	22 November 375 – 15 May 392	Augusta Treverorum (present-day Trier), Belgica	Germany
Theodosius I	19 January 379 – 17 January 395	Cauca (Coca, Spain)	Spain
Magnus Maximus	383 – 28 August 388	Hispania	Spain
Victor	384 or 387 – August 388	?	?
Eugenius	22 August 392 – 6 September 394	?	?
395–455: Theodosian dynasty
Honorius	17 January 395 – 15 August 423	Constantinople	Turkey
Constantine III	407 – c. September 411	?	?
Constantius III	8 February – 2 September 421	Naissus, Moesia, (present-day Niš, Serbia)	Serbia
Joannes	27 August 423 – May 425	?	?
Valentinian III	23 October 425 – 16 March 455	Ravenna	Italy
455–480: Last western emperors
Petronius Maximus	17 March – 31 May 455	Rome, Italy	Italy
Avitus	9 July 455 – 17 October 456	Clermont	France
Majorian	28 December 457 – 2 August 461	?	?
Libius Severus	19 November 461 – 14 November 465	Lucania	Italy
Anthemius	12 April 467 – 11 July 472	Constantinople	Turkey
Olybrius	11 July – 2 November 472	?	?
Glycerius	3/5 March 473 – 24 June 474	Dalmatia	Croatia
Julius Nepos	June 474 – 480. Driven out of Italy on 28 August 475 by the master of soldiers, Orestes	Dalmatia	Croatia
Romulus	31 October 475 – 4 September 476	Ravenna	Italy

395–457: Theodosian dynasty (Theodosius I divided the empire between his sons Arcadius and Honorius on his death.)
Arcadius	17 January 395 – 1 May 408	Spain	Spain

Sources: Wikipedia, web

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