Roman Emperors
| Augustus | Rome's
first emperor. He also added many territories to the empire. |
| Claudius | He conquered Britain. |
| Nero | He was
insane. He murdered his mother and his wife. Threw thousands of Christians to the lions. |
| Titus | Destroyed the great Jewish temple of Solomon in Jerusalem. |
| Trajan | He was a
great conqueror. Under his rule the empire reached its greatest extent. |
| Hadrian | He built
'Hadrian's Wall' in the north of Britain. Shield the province from the northern barbarians. |
| Diocletian | He split
the empire into two pieces A western and an eastern empire. |
| Constantine | He was the
first Christian emperor. He united the empire. Chose his capital to be the small town Byzantium. Renamed Constantinople. |
| Romulus Augustus | He was the
last emperor of Rome,. nicknamed Augustulus which means 'little Augustus'. |
| Justinian | He was the
last 'great' emperor. He conquered many territories. Created the 'Justinian Code' Built the fantastic church Santa Sophia. |
| Constantine XI | The last
emperor of Constantinople. He died defending his great city against the Turks. |