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