Zeno (emperor)
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| Emperor of the Byzantine Empire | |||||
Zeno depicted on a Tremissis; the coin's design celebrates Zeno's victories, and was issued during his second reign.
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| Reign | 9 February 474 – 9 January 475 August 476 – 9 April 491 |
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| Predecessor | 1) Leo II 2) Basiliscus |
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| Successor | 1) Basiliscus, revolted 2) Anastasius I |
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| Born | c. 425 Zenonopolis |
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| Died | 9 April 491 (aged 66) Constantinople |
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| Consort | Arcadia, Ariadne |
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| Issue | Zenon (by Arcadia), Leo II (by Ariadne) |
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| House | House of Leo | ||||
| Father | Kodisa | ||||
| Mother | Lalliss | ||||
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Tarasis Kodisa Rousombladadiotes (until mid-460s) Flavius Zeno (as emperor) |
Zeno the Isaurian (/ˈziːnoʊ/; Latin: Flavius Zeno Augustus; Greek: Ζήνων; c. 425 – 9 April 491), originally named Tarasis Kodisa Rousombladadiotes/ˈtærəsᵻs/, was Eastern Roman Emperor from 474 to 475 and again from 476 to 491. Domestic revolts and religious dissension plagued his reign, which nevertheless succeeded to some extent in foreign issues. His reign saw the end of the Western Roman Empire under Romulus Augustus, but he contributed much to stabilizing the eastern Empire.
In ecclesiastical history, Zeno is associated with the Henotikon or "instrument of union", promulgated by him and signed by all the Eastern bishops, with the design of solving the monophysite controversy.
Zeno's original name was Tarasis, and more accurately Tarasikodissa in his native Isaurian language (Latin: Trascalissaeus). Tarasis was born in Isauria, at Rusumblada, later renamed Zenonopolis in Zeno's honour. His father was called Kodisa (as attested by his patronimic "Tarasicodissa"), his mother Lallis, his brother Longinus. Tarasis had a wife, Arcadia, whose name indicates a relationship with the Constantinopolitan aristocracy, and whose statue was erected near the Baths of Arcadius, along the steps that led to Topoi. Near Eastern and other Christian traditions maintain that Zeno had two daughters, Hilaria and Theopiste, who followed a religious life, but historical sources attest the existence of only one son by Arcadia, called Zenon. According to ancient sources, Zeno's, who had fought against Attila in 447 to defend Constantinople and had been consul the following year, prestigious career was the reason why another Isaurian officer, Tarasis, chose the Greek name Zeno when he married into the Imperial family, thus being known as Zeno, when he rose to the throne. Some modern historians suggest that the Isaurian general Zeno was the father of the emperor, but there is no consensus about this, and other sources suggest that Tarasis was member of Zeno's entourage.
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