Roman Emperors

The visualization presents a Roman Emperors, starting with the reign of Octavian Augustus, and concluding with the last Emperor of the West, Romulus Augustulus. The timeline across the top, segmented by color, outlines the succession of dynasties. A treemap provides a proportional representation of each emperor's time in power, with the size of the squares corresponding to the length of each rule.

Data source: List of Roman Emperors

Note: length of reign is rounded to the nearest year for simplicity. Emperors with very brief rules may not be included in the display. For detailed information and exact durations, please refer to the data source

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