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The foundation of Constantinople in 330 AD marks the conventional start of the Eastern Roman Empire, which fell to the Ottoman Empire in 1453 AD. Only the emperors who were recognized as legitimate rulers and exercised sovereign authority are included, to the exclusion of junior co-emperors (symbasileis) who never attained the status of sole or senior ruler, as well as of the various usurpers ...
The following are the 25 longest-reigning monarchs of states who were internationally recognised as sovereign for most or all of their reign. Byzantine emperors Constantine VIII and Basil II, reigning for 66 years in total (962–1028) and for 65 years in total (960–1025) respectively, are not included, because for part of those periods they reigned only nominally as junior co-emperors ...
Painting of Emperor Basil II in triumphal garb, exemplifying the imperial crown and royal power handed down by Christ and the angels.. Throughout the fifth century, Hellenistic political systems, philosophies, and theocratic Christian-Eastern concepts had gained power in the Greek-speaking Eastern Mediterranean due to the intervention of important religious figures there such as Eusebius of ...
The eastern empire, often referred to as the 'Byzantine Empire' by modern historians, endured for almost another millennium until its fall through the fall of Constantinople in 1453. The final empress of the east, and final Roman empress overall, was Maria of Trebizond, wife of Emperor John VIII Palaiologos.
Succession to the Byzantine Empire; T. List of Trapezuntine emperors This page was last edited on 22 June 2024, at 04:39 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
The following is a listing of Byzantine emperors who rose to the throne due to their own initiative through a revolt or coup d'état. Basiliscus (r. 475–476) Phocas (r. 602–610) Heraclius (r. 610–641) Leontius (r. 695–698) Tiberius III (r. 698–705) Philippicus (r. 711–713) Anastasius II (r. 713–715) Theodosius III (r. 715–717)
Phocas was probably born in 547, as he was said to be aged 55 when he became emperor. [5] He and his family were likely of Thraco-Roman [6] or Cappadocian [7] origin. The life of Phocas before his usurpation of the Byzantine Empire's throne is obscure, but it is known that he served as a low-ranking officer under Emperor Maurice.
This is a family tree of all the Eastern Roman Emperors who ruled in Constantinople.Most of the Eastern emperors were related in some form to their predecessors, sometimes by direct descent or by marriage.