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Severus Alexander - Roman Emperor: 222-235 A.D.
Silver Denarius 20mm (3.09 grams) Rome mint: 222-235 A.D.
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InRoman mythology, Fides (\"trust\") was the goddess oftrust. Her Greek equivalent wasPistis. Her temple on theCapitol was where the Roman Senate kept state treaties with foreign countries, where Fides protected them. She was also worshipped under the name Fides Publica Populi Romani (\"trust towards the Roman state\"). She is represented by a young woman crowned with an olive branch, with a cup orturtle, or a military ensign in hand. She wears a white veil or stola; her priests wear white.

Rome\'s second king,Numa Pompilius instituted a yearly festival to Fides, and directed the priests to be borne to Her temple in an arched chariot drawn by two horses and should conduct Her services with their hands wrapped up to indicate protection.

SEVERUS ALEXANDER
Augustus: A.D. 222-235
Caesar: A.D. 221-222 under Elagabalus

Son of Julia Mamaea
Husband of Orbiana
Grandson of Julia Maesa
Nephew of Julia Soaemias
Cousin of Elagabalus
Second-cousin of Caracalla and Geta
Great-newphew of Septimius Severus and Julia Domna

Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander (October 1, 208–March 18, 235 AD), commonly called Alexander Severus, was the lastRoman emperor (11 March 222–235) of theSeveran dynasty. Alexander Severus succeeded his cousin,Elagabalus upon the latter\'s assassination in 222 AD, and was ultimately assassinated himself, marking theepoch event for theCrisis of the Third Century—nearly fifty years of disorder, Roman civil wars, economic chaos, regional rebellions, and external threats that brought the Empire to near-collapse.

Alexander Severus was theheir apparent to his cousin, the eighteen-year-old Emperor who had been murdered along with his mother by his own guards—and as a mark of contempt, had their remains cast into theTiber river. He and his cousin were both grandsons of the influential and powerful Julia Maesa, who had arranged for Elagabalus\' acclamation as Emperor by the famedThird Gallic Legion.

A rumor of Alexander\'s death circulated, triggering the assassination of Elagabalus.

Alexander\'s reign was marked by troubles. In military conflict against the risingSassanid Empire, there are mixed accounts, though the Sassanid threat was checked. However, when campaigning againstGermanic tribes ofGermania, Alexander Severus apparently alienated his legions by trying diplomacy and bribery, and they assassinated him.

Life

Alexander was born with the name Marcus Julius Gessius Bassianus Alexianus. Alexander\'s father,Marcus Julius Gessius Marcianus was a SyrianPromagistrate. His motherJulia Avita Mamaea was the second daughter ofJulia Maesa and Syrian nobleJulius Avitus and maternal aunt of EmperorElagabalus. He had an elder sister called Theoclia and little is known about her. Alexander\'s maternal great-aunt was empressJulia Domna (also Maesa\'s younger sister) and his great-uncle in marriage was emperor LuciusSeptimius Severus. EmperorsCaracalla andPublius Septimius Geta, were his mother\'s maternal cousins. In 221, Alexander\'s grandmother, Maesa, persuaded the emperor to adopt his cousin as successor and make himCaesar and Bassianus changed his name to Alexander. In the following year, on March 11, Elagabalus was murdered, and Alexander was proclaimed emperor by thePraetorians and accepted by the Senate.

When Alexander became emperor, he was young, amiable, well-meaning, and entirely under the dominion of his mother. Julia Mamaea was a woman of many virtues, and she surrounded the young emperor with wise counsellors. She watched over the development of her son\'s character and improved the tone of the administration. On the other hand, she was inordinately jealous. She also alienated the army by extreme parsimony, and neither she nor her son were strong enough to impose military discipline. Mutinies became frequent in all parts of the empire; to one of them the life of the jurist and praetorian praefectUlpian was sacrificed; another compelled the retirement ofCassius Dio from his command.

On the whole, however, the reign of Alexander was prosperous until the rise, in the east, of theSassanids. Of the war that followed there are various accounts. (Mommsen leans to that which is least favourable to the Romans). According to Alexander\'s own dispatch to the senate, he gained great victories. At all events, though the Sassanids were checked for the time, the conduct of the Roman army showed an extraordinary lack of discipline. The emperor returned toRome and celebrated a triumph in 233.

The following year he was called to face German invaders inGaul, who had breached the Rhine frontier in several places, destroying forts and over-running the countryside. Alexander mustered his forces, bringing legions from the Eastern provinces, and crossed the Rhine into Germany on a pontoon bridge. Initially he attempted to buy the German tribes off, so as to gain time. Whether this was a wise policy or not, it caused the Roman legionaries to look down on their emperor as one who was prepared to commit unsoldierly conduct.Herodian says \"in their opinion Alexander showed no honourable intention to pursue the war and preferred a life of ease, when he should have marched out to punish the Germans for their previous insolence\". These circumstances drove the army to look for a new leader. They choseGaius Iulius Verus Maximinus, a Thracian soldier who had worked his way up through the ranks.

Following the nomination of Maximinus as emperor, Alexander was slain (on either March 18 or March 19, 235), together with his mother, in a mutiny of thePrimigenia Legio XXII . These assassinations secured the throne for Maximinus.

The death of Alexander is considered as the end of the Principate system established byAugustus. Although the Principate continued in theory until the reign ofDiocletian, Alexander Severus\' death signalled the beginning of the chaotic period known as theCrisis of the Third Century which weakened the empire was the last of the Syrian emperors. Under the influence of his mother, he did much to improve the morals and condition of the people. His advisers were men like the famous jurist Ulpian, the historian Cassius Dio and a select board of sixteen senators; a municipal council of fourteen assisted the urban praefect in administering the affairs of the fourteen districts of Rome. The luxury and extravagance that had formerly been so prevalent at the court were put down; the standard of the coinage was raised; taxes were lightened; literature, art and science were encouraged; the lot of the soldiers was improved; and, for the convenience of the people, loan offices were instituted for lending money at a moderate rate of interest.

In religious matters Alexander preserved an open mind. It is said that he was desirous of erecting a temple to thefounder of Christianity, but was dissuaded by the pagan priests.

Marriage

Alexander was married three times. His most famous wife wasSallustia Orbiana, Augusta, whom he married in 225. He divorced and exiled her in 227, after her father,Seius Sallustius, was executed for attempting to assassinate the emperor. Another wife was Sulpicia Memmia. Her father was a man of consular rank; her grandfather\'s name was Catulus.

The Principate

Julio-Claudian dynasty

Reign

Incumbent

Notes

16 January 27 BC to 19 August AD 14

Augustus

19 August 14 to 16 March 37

Tiberius

18 March 37 to 24 January 41

Caligula

Murdered by Praetorian Guard

24 January 41 to 13 October 54

Claudius

Poisoned by his wife Agrippina, mother of Nero

13 October 54 to 11 June 68

Nero

Made a slave kill him

Year of the Four Emperors (Civil War)

Reign

Incumbent

Notes

8 June 68 to 15 January 69

Galba

Murdered in favour of Otho

15 January 69 to 16 April 69

Otho

Committed suicide

2 January 69 to 20 December 69

Vitellius

Murdered in favour of Vespasian

Flavian dynasty

Reign

Incumbent

Notes

1 July 69 to 24 June 79

Vespasian

24 June 79 to 13 September 81

Titus

Possibly assassinated by Domitian

14 September 81 to 18 September 96

Domitian

Assassinated

Nervan-Antonian dynasty

Main article:Five Good Emperors

Reign

Incumbent

Notes

18 September 96 to 27 January 98

Nerva

Proclaimed emperor by senate

28 January 98 to 7 August 117

Trajan

11 August 117 to 10 July 138

Hadrian

10 July 138 to 7 March 161

Antoninus Pius

7 March 161 to 17 March 180

Marcus Aurelius

7 March 161 to March 169

Lucius Verus

Co-emperor with Marcus Aurelius

175

Avidius Cassius

Usurper; ruled in Egypt and Syria; murdered by his own army

177 to 31 December 192

Commodus

Assassinated

Year of the Five Emperors &Severan dynasty

Reign

Incumbent

Notes

1 January 193 to 28 March 193

Pertinax

Proclaimed emperor by senate; murdered by Praetorian Guard

28 March 193 to 1 June 193

Didius Julianus

Proclaimed emperor by Praetorian Guard; executed on orders of the Senate

9 April 193 to 4 February 211

Septimius Severus

Proclaimed emperor by Pannonian troops; accepted by senate

193 to 194/195

Pescennius Niger

Proclaimed emperor by Syrian troops, defeated in battle by Septimius Severus

193/195 to 197

Clodius Albinus

Proclaimed emperor by British troops, defeated in battle by Septimius Severus

198 to 8 April 217

Caracalla

Assassinated at the behest of Macrinus

209 to 4 February 211

Geta

Co-emperor with Caracalla ; assassinated on orders of Caracalla

11 April 217 to June 218

Macrinus

Proclaimed himself emperor; executed on orders of Elagabalus

May 217 to June 218

Diadumenian

Junior co-emperor under Macrinus ; executed

June 218 to 222

Elagabalus

Proclaimed emperor by army; murdered by his own troops

13 March 222 to ?March 235

Alexander Severus

Murdered by his own troops

Rulers during theCrisis of the Third Century

Reign

Incumbent

Notes

February/March 235 to March/April 238

Maximinus Thrax

Proclaimed emperor by the army; murdered by Praetorian Guard

earlyJanuary/March 238 to lateJanuary/April 238

Gordian I

Proclaimed emperor in Africa; committed suicide after Gordian II \'s death

earlyJanuary March 238 to lateJanuary/April 238

Gordian II

Proclaimed emperor with Gordian I , killed in battle

earlyFebruary 238 to earlyMay 238

Pupienus

Proclaimed joint emperor by senate; murdered by Praetorian Guard

earlyFebruary 238 to earlyMay 238

Balbinus

Proclaimed joint emperor by senate; murdered by Praetorian Guard

May 238 to February 244

Gordian III

Nephew of Gordian II ; death unclear, probably murdered

240

Sabinianus

Usurper; proclaimed himself emperor; defeated in battle

February 244 to September/October 249

Philip the Arab

Proclaimed emperor after death of Gordian III ; killed in battle by Decius

248

Pacatianus

Usurper; proclaimed himself emperor; murdered by his own soldiers

248 to 249

Iotapianus

Usurper; proclaimed himself emperor in the east; murdered by his own soldiers

248? or 253?

Silbannacus

Usurper; details essentially unknown

249 to June 251

Decius

Killed in battle

249 to 252

Priscus

Proclaimed himself emperor in the east in opposition to Decius

250 to 250

Licinianus

Usurper; proclaimed emperor in Rome; rebellion suppressed

early251 to June 251

Herennius Etruscus

Junior co-emperor under Decius ; killed in battle

251

Hostilian

Son of Decius ; died of plague

June 251 to August 253

Gallus

Proclaimed emperor by his troops after Decius\'s death; murdered by them in favour of Aemilianus

July 251 to August 253

Volusianus

Junior co-emperor under Gallus ; murdered by army

August 253 to October 253

Aemilian

Proclaimed emperor by his troops; murdered by them in favour of Valerian

253 to June 260

Valerian

Proclaimed emperor by his troops; captured in battle by the Persians ; died in captivity

253 to September 268

Gallienus

Junior co-emperor under Valerian to 260; probably murdered by his generals

260

Saloninus

Son of Gallienus ; proclaimed emperor by army; murdered shortly after by troops of Postumus

June 260 (or 258)

Ingenuus

Usurper; proclaimed himself emperor after Valerian \'s capture; defeated in battle

260

Regalianus

Usurper; proclaimed emperor after Ingenuus \'s defeat; fate unclear

260 to 261

Macrianus Major

Usurper; proclaimed emperor by Eastern army; defeated and killed in battle

260 to 261

Macrianus Minor

Usurper; son of Macrianus Major ; defeated and killed in battle

260 to 261

Quietus

Usurper; son of Macrianus Major ; defeated and killed in battle

261 to 261 or 262

Mussius Aemilianus

Usurper; proclaimed himself emperor after the defeat of the Macriani; defeated and executed

268 to 268

Aureolus

Usurper; proclaimed himself emperor after Gallienus \'s death; surrendered to Claudius II Gothicus ; murdered by Praetorian Guard

268 to August 270

Claudius II Gothicus

Proclaimed emperor by the army

August 270 to September 270

Quintillus

Proclaimed himself emperor; cause of death unclear

August 270 to 275

Aurelian

Proclaimed emperor by army; murdered by the Praetorian Guard

271 to 271

Septimius

Usurper; proclaimed emperor in Dalmatia ; killed by his own soldiers

November/December 275 to July 276

Tacitus

Appointed emperor by the Senate; possibly assassinated

July 276 to September 276

Florianus

Brother of Tacitus , proclaimed emperor by the western army; murdered by his troops

July 276 to lateSeptember 282

Probus

Proclaimed emperor by the Eastern army; murdered by his own soldiers in favour of Carus

280

Julius Saturninus

Usurper; proclaimed emperor by his troops; then killed by them

280

Proculus

Usurper; proclaimed himself emperor at the request of the people of Lugdunum ; executed by Probus

280

Bonosus

Usurper; proclaimed himself emperor; defeated by Probus and committed suicide

September 282 to July/August 283

Carus

Proclaimed emperor by Praetorian guard

spring 283 to summer 285

Carinus

Son of Carus; co-emperor with Numerian ; fate unclear

July/August 283 to November 284

Numerian

Son of Carus; co-emperor with Carinus ; probably murdered

Gallic Empire260 to 274

Reign

Incumbent

Notes

260 to 268

Postumus

Declared himself emperor after Valerian \'s death; killed by his own troops

268 to 268

Laelianus

Proclaimed himself emperor in opposition to Postumus; defeated and killed by Postumus

269 to 269

Marius

Proclaimed himself emperor after Postumus\'s death

269 to 271

Victorinus

Proclaimed emperor after Marius\'s death

270 to 271

Domitianus

Proclaimed himself emperor of the Gallic Empire

271 to 274

Tetricus I

Nominated heir to Victorinus

Britannic Empire286 to 297

Reign

Incumbent

Notes

286 to 293

Carausius

Declared himself emperor; assassinated by Allectus

293 to 297

Allectus

Declared himself emperor after Carausius \'s death; defeated by Constantius Chlorus

Dominate

Tetrarchy andConstantinian dynasty

Reign

Incumbent

Notes

20 November 284 to 1 May 305

Diocletian

Declared emperor by the army after Numerian\'s death; Abdicated

1 April 286 to 1 May 305

Maximian

Made co-emperor (\'Augustus\') with Diocletian ; abdicated

1 May 305 to 25 July 306

Constantius I Chlorus

Made junior co-emperor (\'Caesar\') under Maximian ; became Augustus after his abdication

1 May 305 to May 311

Galerius

Made junior co-emperor (\'Caesar\') under Diocletian ; became Augustus after his abdication

August 306 to 16 September 307

Severus II

Made junior co-emperor (\'Caesar\') under Constantius Chlorus ; became Augustus after his death; executed by Maxentius

28 October 306 to 28 October 312

Maxentius

Son of Maximian ; proclaimed Augustus by Praetorian Guard ; defeated in battle by Constantine I

de jure: 307, de facto 312 to 22 May 337

Constantine I

Son of Constantius Chlorus ; proclaimed Augustus by army

308 -309?/311?

Domitius Alexander

Proclaimed emperor in Africa; defeated in battle by Maxentius

11 November 308 to 18 September 324

Licinius

Appointed Augustus by Galerius ; deposed by Constantine I and executed

1 May 311 to July/August 313

Maximinus Daia

Made junior co-emperor (\'Caesar\') under Galerius ; became Augustus after his death; defeated in battle by Licinius and committed suicide

December 316 to 1 March 317

Valerius Valens

Appointed co-Augustus by Licinius ; executed by Licinius

July to 18 September 324

Martinianus

Appointed co-Augustus by Licinius ; deposed by Constantine I and executed

337 to 340

Constantine II

Son of Constantine I ; co-emperor with his brothers; killed in battle

337 to 361

Constantius II

Son of Constantine I ; co-emperor with his brothers

337 to 350

Constans I

Son of Constantine I ; co-emperor with his brothers, killed by Magnentius

January 350 to 11 August 353

Magnentius

Usurper; proclaimed emperor by the army; defeated by Constantius II and committed suicide

c. 350

Vetranio

Proclaimed himself emperor against Magnentius ; recognized by Constantius II but then deposed

c. 350

Nepotianus

Proclaimed himself emperor against Magnentius , defeated and executed by Magnentius

November 361 to June 363

Julian

Cousin of Constantius II ; made Caesar by Constantius, then proclaimed Augustus by the army; killed in battle

363 to 17 February 364

Jovian

Proclaimed emperor by the army after Julian \'s death

Valentinian dynasty

Reign

Incumbent

Notes

26 February 364 to 17 November 375

Valentinian I

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Proclaimed emperor by the army after Jovian \'s death

28 March 365 to 9 August 378

Valens

Made co-emperor in the east by his brother Valentinian I ; killed in battle

September 365 to 27 May 366

Procopius

Usurper; Proclaimed himself emperor; defeated and executed by Valens

24 August 367 to 383

Gratian

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Son of Valentinian I ; assassinated

375 to 392

Valentinian II

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Son of Valentinian I ; deposed by Arbogast and died in suspicious circumstances

383 to 388

Magnus Maximus

Magnus Maximus Coins.htm

Usurper; proclaimed emperor by troops; at one time recognized by Theodosius I , but then deposed and executed

c.386 to 388

Flavius Victor

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Son of Magnus Maximus, executed on orders of Theodosius I

392 to 394

Eugenius

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Usurper; proclaimed emperor by army under Arbogast ; defeated in battle by Theodosius I

Theodosian dynasty

Reign

Incumbent

Notes

379 to 17 January 395

Theodosius I

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Made co-emperor for the east by Gratian

383 to 408
EAST

Arcadius

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Appointed co-emperor with his father Theodosius I ; sole emperor for the east from January 395

23 January 393 to 15 August 423
WEST

Honorius

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Appointed Augustus for the west by his father Theodosius I

407 to 411
WEST

Constantine III

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Usurper; proclaimed emperor in Britain; defeated by Constantius III

409 to 411
WEST

Constans II

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Usurper; made emperor by his father Constantine III ; killed in battle

409 and 414 to 415
WEST

Priscus Attalus

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Usurper; twice proclaimed emperor by Visigoths under Alaric and twice deposed by Honorius

409 to 411
WEST

Maximus

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Usurper; proclaimed emperor in Spain; abdicated

411 to 413
WEST

Jovinus

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Usurper; proclaimed emperor after Constantine III \'s death, executed by Honorius

412 to 413
WEST

Sebastianus

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Usurper; appointed co-emperor by Jovinus , executed by Honorius

408 to 450
EAST

Theodosius II

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Son of Arcadius

421 to 421
WEST

Constantius III

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Son-in-law of Theodosius I ; appointed co-emperor by Honorius

423 to 425
WEST

Joannes

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Proclaimed western emperor, initially undisputed; defeated and executed by Theodosius II in favour of Valentinian III

425 to 16 March 455
WEST

Valentinian III

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Son of Constantius III ; appointed emperor by Theodosius II ; assassinated

Western Roman Empire

Reign

Incumbent

Notes

17 March 455 to 31 May 455

Petronius Maximus

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Proclaimed himself emperor after Valentinian III \'s death; murdered

June 455 to 17 October 456

Avitus

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Proclaimed emperor by the Visigoth king Theoderic II ; deposed by Ricimer

457 to 2 August 461

Majorian

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Appointed by Ricimer ; deposed and executed by Ricimer

461 to 465

Libius Severus

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Appointed by Ricimer ; deposed and executed by Ricimer

12 April 467 to 11 July 472

Anthemius

Anthemius Coins.htm

Appointed by Ricimer ; deposed and executed by Ricimer

July 472 to 2 November 472

Olybrius

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Appointed by Ricimer

5 March 473 to June 474

Glycerius

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Appointed by Gundobad ; deposed by Julius Nepos

June 474 to 25 April 480

Julius Nepos

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Appointed by Eastern emperor Leo I ; deposed in Italy by Orestes in 475; continued to be recognised as lawful emperor in Gaul and Dalmatia until his murder in 480

31 October 475 to 4 September 476

Romulus Augustus
(Romulus Augustulus)

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Son of Orestes ; deposed by Odoacer ; fate unknown

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Eastern Roman Empire

For the rulers of the Eastern Roman Empire (also known as the Byzantine Empire ) after Theodosius II , see: List of Byzantine Emperors

Theodosian dynasty (395–457) See also: Theodosian dynasty Name Reign Comments Theodosius I \"the Great\"
(Θεοδόσιος Α\' ο Μέγας, Flavius Theodosius)Theodosius I Coins.htm 19 January 379 –
17 January 395 Born on 11 January 347. Aristocrat and military leader, brother-in-law of Gratian, who appointed him as emperor of the East. From 392 until his death sole Roman emperor Arcadius
(Αρκάδιος, Flavius Arcadius)Arcadius Coins.htm 17 January 395 –
1 May 408 Born in 377/378, the eldest son of Theodosius I. Succeeded upon the death of his father Theodosius II
(Θεοδόσιος Β\', Flavius Theodosius) Theodosius II Coins.htm 1 May 408 –
28 July 450 Born on 10 April 401, the only son of Arcadius. Succeeded upon the death of his father. As a minor, the praetorian prefect Anthemius was regent in 408–414. He died in a riding accident Marcian
(Μαρκιανός, Flavius Valerius Marcianus)

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450 – January 457 Born in 396. A soldier and politician, he became emperor after being wed by the Augusta Pulcheria , Theodosius II\'s sister, following the latter\'s death. Died of gangrene Leonid dynasty (457–518) See also: House of Leo Name Reign Comments Leo I \"the Thracian\"
(Λέων Α\' ο Θράξ, Flavius Valerius Leo)

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7 February 457 –
18 January 474 Born in Dacia in 401. A common soldier, he was chosen by Aspar , commander-in-chief of the army. Died of dysentery Leo II
(Λέων Β\', Flavius Leo)

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18 January –
17 November 474 Born in 467, the grandson of Leo I. Succeeded upon the death of Leo I. Died of an unknown disease, possibly poisoned Zeno
(Ζήνων, Flavius Zeno)

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17 November 474 –
9 April 491 Born c.425 at Zenonopolis , Isauria , originally named Tarasicodissa. Son-in-law of Leo I, he was bypassed in the succession because of his barbarian origin. Named co-emperor by his son on 9 February 474, he succeeded upon the death of Leo II. Deposed by Basiliscus, brother-in-law of Leo, he fled to his native country and regained the throne in August 476. Basiliscus
(Βασιλίσκος, Flavius Basiliscus)

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9 January 475 –
August 476 General and brother-in-law of Leo I, he seized power from Zeno but was again deposed by him. Died in 476/477 Anastasius I
(Αναστάσιος Α\', Flavius Anastasius)

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11 April 491 –
9 July 518 Born c. 430 at Dyrrhachium , Epirus nova . A palace official (silentiarius) and son-in-law of Leo I, he was chosen as emperor by empress-dowager Ariadne Justinian Dynasty Main article: Justinian Dynasty Portrait Name Born Reigned Succession Died Justin I
FLAVIVS IVSTINVS AVGVSTVS c. 450 AD, Naissus July 9, 518 AD – August 1, 527 AD Commander of the palace guard under Anastasius I) ; elected as emperor with support of army August 1, 527 AD
Natural causes Justinian I
FLAVIVS PETRVS SABBATIVS IVSTINIANVS AVGVSTVS c. 482 AD, Tauresium , Dardania August 1, 527 AD – 13/14 November 565 AD Nephew and nominated heir of Justin I 13/14 November 565 AD
Natural causes Justin II
FLAVIVS IVSTINIVS IVNIOR AVGVSTVS c. 520 AD,? 13/14 November 565 AD – 578 AD Nephew of Justinian I 578 AD
Became insane; Tiberius II Constantine ruled as regent from December 574 and became emperor on Justin\'s death in 578

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