A LIST OF BYZANTINE
EMPERORS
284-305 Diocletian
Maximian, Galerius, Constantius I Chlorus
305-311 Galerius
Constantius I Chlorus
Severus II
Licinius
Constantine I
Maximinus Daia
(all associated at various time. 6 augusti in 309!)
311-324 Constantine I and Licinius
324-337 Constantine I
337-340 Constantine II, Constantius II, and Constans
340-361 Constantius II
361-363 Julia
363-364 Jovian
364-375 Valentian I and Valens with Valens from 367
375-378 Valens, Gratian and Valentian II
378-395 Theodosius I the Great
378-383 with Gratian and Valentian II
383-392 with Valentian II and Arcadius
392-395 with Arcadius and Honorius
395 PARTITION - WESTERN EMPIRE
395-423 Honorius
425-455 Valentian III
455 Petronius Maximus
455-456 Avitus
457-461 Majorian
461-465 Libius Severus
467-472 Anthimus
472 Olybrius
473-474 Glyceruis
474-475 Julius Nepos
475-476 Romulus
Augustulus
395 PARTITION - EASTERN EMPIRE
Dynasty of Theodosius
395-408 Arcadius
408-450 Theodosius II
450-457 Marcian
Dynasty of Leo
457-474 Leo I
474 Leo II
474-491 Zeno
491-518 Anastasius
Dynasty of Justinian
518-527 Justin
527-565 Justinian I
565-578 Justin II
578-582 Tiberius II
582-602 Maurice
602-610 Phocas
Dynasty of Heraclius
610-641 Heraclius
641-668 Constans II
668-685 Constantine IV
685-695 Justinian II (exiled)
695-698 Leontius
695-698 Leontius
698-705 Tiberius III
705-711 Justinian II (restored)
(no dynasty)
711-713 Bardanes
713-716 Anastasius II
716-717 Theodosius II
Isaurian Dynasty
717-741 Leo III the Isaurian
741-775 Constantine V Copronymus
775-780 Leo IV
780-797 Constantine VI
797-802 Irene
802-811 Nicephorus I
811 Strauracius (Stavrakios)
811-813 Michael I Rangabe (Rangavas)
813-820 Leo V
Amorian Dynasty
820-829 Michael II the Amorian
829-842 Theophilus
842-867 Michael III
Macedonian Dynasty
867-886 Basil I
886-912 Leo VI
912-13 Alexander
912-959 Constantine VII Porphygenitus
919-944 Romanus I Lecapenus
959-963 Romanus II
963-1025 Basil II Bulgaroktonos and Constantine VIII
963 Regency of Theophano (widow Romanus II)
963-969 Nicephorus II Phocas
969-976 John Tzimiskes
1025-1028 Constantine VIII
1028-1034 Romanus II Argyrus
1034-1041 Michael IV the Paphlagonian
1041-1042 Michael V Kalaphates
1042 Zoe and Theodora
1042-1055 Constantine IX Monomachos
1055-1056 Theodora alone
1056-1057 Michael VI Stratiotikos
Prelude to Komnenan Dynasty
1057-1059 Isaac I Komnenos (abdicated)
1059-1067 Constantine X Doukas
1067-1071 Romanus IV Diogenes
1071-1078 Michael VII Doukas
1078-1081 Nicephorus III Botaniates
Dynasty of the Komnenoi
1081-1118 Alexios I Komnenos
1118-1143 John II Komenos
1143-1180 Manuel I Komnenos
1180-1183 Alexios II
1183-1185 Andronikos I
Dynasty of the Angeloi
1185-1195 Isaac II Angelos
[LATIN EMPIRE from 1204 to 1261]
1204-1222 Theodore I Laskaris
1222-1254 John III Doukas Vatatzes
1254-1258 Theodore II Laskaris
1258-1261 John IV Laskaris
Dynasty of the Palaeologoi
1259-1282 Michael VIII Paleologos
[1261, RECAPTURE OF CONSTANTINOPLE]
1282-1343 Andronikos II
1293-1320 Michael IX
[period of anarchy]
1328-1341 Andronicus III
1341-1376 John V Kantakouzenos
1341-1354 John VI
1376-1379 Andronikos IV
1379-1391 John V (restored)
1390 John VII
1391-1425 Manuel II
1425-1448 John VIII
1449-1453 Constantine XI Dragatses
[28 August 1453,
CAPTURE OF CONSTANTINOPLE BY MEHMET II]
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