Who was the last Emperor to set foot in Rome? - Historum

Kiwi · June 28th, 2009, 01:40 AM

Just a quick question, who was the last Roman Emperor (This includes the Byzantine Emperors) to set foot in Rome?

I was just wondering when the Roman Empire was really no longer the Roman Empire, I'm especially interested in the lost of Rome.

Terrarius · June 28th, 2009, 08:59 AM

In 663 CE Konstantine II. visited Rome - the preceeding visitor was Constantine II. in 357 AD.

»For reconciling such repugnancies, Chronologers have sometimes

doubled the persons of men.«

Sir Isaak Newton [The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended, p. 4., 1728]

Jebusrocks · June 28th, 2009, 09:14 PM

Including Holy Roman Emperors? Cuz if thats the case, I think its just prior to the Napoleonic Wars

Merlin · June 29th, 2009, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Jebusrocks

Including Holy Roman Emperors? Cuz if thats the case, I think its just prior to the Napoleonic Wars

Indeed .......

Kiwi, I think you have to clarify , whether you include the latin emperors of Constantinople (1204-1261) . the claimants in exile of the palaiologan dynasty (1453-1502) and the holy roman emperors (962-1806) ........

Terrarius · June 29th, 2009, 10:51 PM

How about Romano Prodi?

TTW · June 30th, 2009, 01:28 AM

Ancient History isnt it obvious

Merlin · June 30th, 2009, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by TTW

Ancient History isnt it obvious

Not really .........

Ancient history normally ends in 476 ( some say year 500 ) ....... which exclude a lot of byzantium emperors , which Kiwi included .......
Byzantium emperors continued to 1453 ... or 1502 if you include the claimants in exile ...... and if you accept the period in question to last to those years .. then the period includes also the holy roman emperors ... and the latin emperors of Constantinople ........
That made me slightly confused ........

Terrarius · June 30th, 2009, 11:04 PM

Kiwi: "I was just wondering when the Roman Empire was really no longer the Roman Empire, I'm especially interested in the lost of Rome."

The end of the Roman Empire (tm) falls into a 'higly repetitive period' of traditional history:

The Konstantin IIs. visited Rome in 663 CE and 357 AD.
They died five years later.
They had banished the Pope.
Their fathers carried (as eastern Emperors) the job name Heracles.
These had a unusually long regency of 31 years.
This regency began with the killing of Phokas in 610 CE and 306 AD.
The 'Mother of Emperor Konstantin' acquired the Holy Cross at Jerusalem in 629 CE and 325 AD.
...

CE = Common Era (this year is 2009 CE)
AD = Anno Domini (count refers to year of presumed birth of Christ)

Kiwi · July 3rd, 2009, 03:39 PM

Alright, just for clarification purposes.

Who was the last Western Roman Emperor to step in Rome? And who was the last Eastern Roman Emperor to step in Rome?

gus · July 3rd, 2009, 09:21 PM

Romulus Augustulus, I guess, just before the invasion of 476. He reigned from 475 to 476.

With him Zenon was ruling in the East, 474-491.

Here's a list:

Comodus
Pertinax
Didius Julianus
Septimus Severus
Caracala
Geta
Macrinus
Heliogabalus
Severus Alexander
Maximinus
Gordianus I
Gordianus II
Gordianus III
Philippus, the Arab
Decius
Valerianus
Galienus
Claudius, the Gothic
Aurelianus
Tacitus
Florianus
Probus
Carus
Carinus
Diocletianus
Maximianus
Constantinus
Constantinus
Julianus, the "Apostata" (don't know translate it to English, and it's a bit late ..)
Valentinianus I
Valens
Theodosius I
Honorius, 395-423
Arcadius (East), 395-408
Theodosius II (East), 408-450
Valentinianus III, 425-455
Martianus (East) 450-457
Maximus, 455
Avitus, 455-456
Leo (East), 457-474
Maiorianus, 457-461
Severus, 461-465
Antemius, 467-472
Olibrius, 472
Glicerius, 473-474
Nepos, 474-475
Zenon (East) 474-491
Romulus Augustulus, 475-476
Anastatius (East), 491-518
Justinus (East), 518-527
Justinianus (East), 527-565

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