Who were the ten kings (or horns) described in Daniel 7?
The general understanding of most Preterists is that the “ten horns” or “ten kings” are the ten Roman emperors in the following order with the years of their reign: • Julius Caesar (Caesar) B.C. 49 to B.C. 44 • Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (Augustus) to B.C. 31 to August 19, A.D. 14 • Tiberius Caesar Augustus (Tiberius) A.D. 14 to March 16 A.D. 37 • Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (Caligula) A.D. 37 to January 24, A.D. 41 • Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (Claudius) January 24, A.D. 41 to October 13 A.D. 54 • Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (Nero) October 13, A.D. 54 to June 9, A.D. 68 • Servius Sulpicius Galba (Galba) June 8, A.D. 68 to January 15, A.D. 69 • Marcus Salvius Otho (Otho) January 15, A.D. 69 to April 16, A.D. 69 • Aulus Vitellius Germanicus (Vitellius) April 17, A.D. 69 to December 22, A.D. 69 • Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus (Vespasian) A.D. 69 to A.D. 79 As it is evident from history, the three kings which were “uprooted” (reigned
