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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ISBN 0-19-504652-8. Lygo 2022, p. 62. Lee 2013, p. 165. Gregory, Timothy E. (1991). "Zeno". In Kazhdan, Alexander (ed.). The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium. Oxford...
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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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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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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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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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