Byzantium under the Isaurians — The Byzantine Empire or Byzantium is the term conventionally used since the 19th century to describe the Greek speaking Roman Empire of the Middle Ages, centered around its capital of Constantinople. As the direct continuation of the Roman Empire … Wikipedia
Isauria — ( el. Ισαυρία), in ancient geography, is a rugged isolated district in the interior of South Asia Minor, of very different extent at different periods, but generally covering much of what is now Konya/Bozkir province of Turkey, or the core of the … Wikipedia
Basiliscus — Infobox Emperor | name =Basiliscus title =Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire full name =Flavius Basiliscus caption=Solidus celebrating Basiliscus as Augustus of the Byzantine Empire and his victories. reign =9 January 475 ndash; August 476… … Wikipedia
Ariadne (empress) — Aelia Ariadne (died 515) was the the Empress consort of Zeno and Anastasius I of the Byzantine Empire. Family Ariadne was a daughter of Leo I and Verina. Her mother was a sister of Basiliscus.Ariadne had a younger sister, Leontia. Leontia was… … Wikipedia
Byzantine Empire — the Eastern Roman Empire after the fall of the Western Empire in A.D. 476. Cap.: Constantinople. * * * Empire, southeastern and southern Europe and western Asia. It began as the city of Byzantium, which had grown from an ancient Greek colony… … Universalium
Zenonis — Aelia Zenonis(d. 476/477) was the Empress consort of Basiliscus of the Eastern Roman Empire. Background The ancestry of Zenonis is unknown. She was married to Basiliscus, brother of Verina. Her sister in law was Empress consort to Leo I and… … Wikipedia
Zeno (emperor) — Infobox Emperor name =Zeno full name =Dominus Noster Flavius Zeno Perpetuus Augustus title =Emperor of the Byzantine Empire caption =Zeno on a coin issued during his second reign and celebrating his victories reign =9 February 474 9 January 475… … Wikipedia
Verina — Aelia Verina (died 484) was the Empress consort of Leo I of the Byzantine Empire. She was a sister of Basiliscus. Her daughter Ariadne was Empress consort of first Zeno and then Anastasius I. Verina was the maternal grandmother of Leo II.… … Wikipedia
Illus — [ His name is spelled Ιλλός or Ιλλους in Greek, and Illus , Ellus or Hyllus in Latin. The name Patricius is attested only in Victor of Tunes, and is a mistake for his title of Patrician .] (d. 488) was a Byzantine general, who played an important … Wikipedia
Claudiopolis (Cappadocia) — Claudiopolis (Greek: Κλαυδιόπολις, city of Claudius) was an ancient city of Cappadocia mentioned by Pliny (v. 24). From its name one can adduce that it was named for Roman emperor Claudius. In 493, during the Isaurian War (492 497), the Roman… … Wikipedia
