A.D. 235-284, Roman emperors who seized power using the army as a base; they usually came from a poverty-stricken rural background. Diocletian (ruled 284-305 AD) was the most famous example.

List of the Barrack Emperors A.D. 235 - A.D. 268[edit]

• Maximinus Thrax
• Gordian I
• Gordian II
• Pupienus and Balbinus
• Gordian III
• Sabinianus
• Philip the Arab
• Pacantius
• Jotapian
• Silbannacus
• Decius
• Priscus
• Licinianus
• Herennius Etruscus
• Hostilian
• Gallus
• Volusianus
• Aemilian
• Valerian
• Gallienus
• Ingenuus
• Regalianus
• Macrianus Major
• Quietus
• Mussius Aemilianus
• Aureolus

Further reading[edit]

• Southern, Pat. The Roman Empire from Severus to Constantine (2001) covers 193-337 AD online edition