Zeno (/ˈziːnoʊ/; Greek: Ζήνων, translit. Zénōn; c. 425 – 9 April 491) was Eastern Roman emperor from 474 to 475 and again from 476 to 491. His reign was...
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briefly ruled as emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire from 473 to 474. He was the son of Zeno, the Isaurian general and future emperor, and Ariadne, a daughter...
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St. Basil and saint Zeno (consul 448) (447–451 CE), Roman general and consul Zeno (emperor) (c. 425 – 491 CE), Roman Emperor Zeno (Bishop of Mérida) (5th...
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Julius Nepos (category 5th-century Western Roman emperors)
been proclaimed emperor by the Burgundian general Gundobad. Nepos left for Italy in the spring of 474, backed by Leo's successor Zeno, and landed with...
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Basiliscus (redirect from Emperor Basiliscus)
retire in Neapolis. When Emperor Leo died in 474, his grandson Leo II (r. 474) took power, but soon died; his father, Zeno (r. 474–475, 476–491) ascended...
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Only the emperors who were recognized as legitimate rulers and exercised sovereign authority are included, to the exclusion of junior co-emperors (symbasileis)...
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Anastasius I Dicorus (redirect from Roman Emperor Anastasius I)
following Zeno's death, crowds gathered in Constantinople chanting "Give the Empire an Orthodox Emperor!" Under such pressure, Ariadne, Zeno's widow, turned...
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Tarasicodissa, leader of the Isaurians, who, as Zeno, became emperor in 474. In 469, Aspar attempted to assassinate Zeno and very nearly succeeded. Finally, in...
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The Basilica di San Zeno (also known as San Zeno Maggiore or San Zenone) is a minor basilica of Verona, northern Italy constructed between 967 and 1398...
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the fall of the west, the dynasty's emperors governed the eastern empire. Leo's eldest daughter Ariadne married Zeno, and their son, Leo II was proclaimed...
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Titus (redirect from Roman emperor Titus)
Roman emperor from 79 to 81. A member of the Flavian dynasty, Titus succeeded his father Vespasian upon his death, becoming the first Roman emperor to succeed...
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Romulus Augustulus (category 5th-century Western Roman emperors)
legitimacy and ensured that he was never recognised by the Eastern Roman emperor Zeno. In 476, the allied barbarian foederati in Italy demanded Italian lands...
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Roman Emperor Anthemius. After the death of the Eastern Roman Emperor Leo I, Procopius sided with his brother Marcianus's attempt to overthrow Zeno. When...
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to Emperor of the West remaining after the death of Julius Nepos in 480. Instead the Eastern emperor Zeno proclaimed himself as the sole emperor of a...
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of the Western Empire, Emperor Zeno abolished the position of Western Roman Emperor and declared himself the sole Roman Emperor. The Eastern Roman Empire...
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also represented himself as the client of the Eastern Roman Emperor in Constantinople, Zeno. He was referred to not only as a king (Latin: rex), but also...
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Eastern Emperors Zeno and Basiliscus. Illus supported the revolt of Basiliscus against Zeno and switched sides to support the return of Zeno (475-476)...
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the de jure date of 480, on the death of Julius Nepos, when Eastern emperor Zeno ended recognition of a separate Western court. Historians typically refer...
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Marcus (son of Basiliscus) (category 5th-century Byzantine emperors)
as junior co-emperor to his father. When Zeno reoccupied Constantinople in late August 476, Marcus, with his parents, hid in a church. Zeno swore he would...
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henōtikón "act of union") was a christological document issued by Byzantine emperor Zeno in 482, in an unsuccessful attempt to reconcile the differences between...
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489. Emperor Zeno officially dissolves the east/west co-emperorship, ruling as the first sole emperor of Rome in 85 years. The position of emperor is never...
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Ariadne (empress) (category Daughters of Byzantine emperors)
471. Leontia then married Marcian, a son of Emperor Anthemius. The couple led a failed revolt against Zeno in 478–479. They were exiled to Isauria following...
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the Emperor Gallienus, although Zeno probably did not live during the reign of Gallienus. The story relates that the grateful Gallienus allowed Zeno and...
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Marcian (redirect from Emperor Marcian of the Byzantine Empire)
enforce the law. When Marcian became emperor, he was influenced by Flavius Zeno, Pulcheria, and Aspar. Flavius Zeno died soon after Marcian ascended the...
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Western Roman Empire (redirect from Western Roman Emperors)
emperor Julius Nepos, the Eastern emperor Zeno dissolved the Western court and proclaimed himself the sole emperor of the Roman Empire. The date of 476...
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Theodoric Strabo (section Under Zeno)
in the politics of the Eastern Roman Empire during the reigns of Emperors Leo I, Zeno and Basiliscus. He was a rival for the leadership of the Ostrogoths...
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Marcianus (son of Anthemius) (category Sons of Roman emperors)
was consul twice, and in 479 unsuccessfully attempted to overthrow the emperor Zeno. After his capture he was forced to become a monk; he escaped and raised...
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Septimius Geta (/ˈɡɛtə/ GHET-ə; 7 March 189 – 26 December 211) was Roman emperor with his father Septimius Severus and older brother Caracalla from 209...
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11th · 12th · 13th · 14th · 15th History of the Roman Empire List of Roman emperors Livy, Ab urbe condita, 1:10 Forsythe, Gary (2015). A Companion to Livy...
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331 – 26 June 363) was the Caesar of the West from 355 to 360 and Roman emperor from 361 to 363, as well as a notable philosopher and author in Greek....
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