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Rulers of the Byzantine Empire

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Rulers of the Byzantine Empire

Rulers of the Byzantine Empire
Emperor (or Empress) Dates of Reign
Constantine I (the Great) 330-37
Constantius 337-61
Julian (the Apostate) 361-63
Jovian 363-64
Valens 364-78
Theodosius I (the Great) 379-95
Arcadius 395-408
Theodosius II 408-50
Marcian 450-57
Leo I (the Great or the Thracian) 457-74
Leo II 474
Zeno 474-75
Basiliscus 475-76
Zeno (restored) 476-91
Anastasius I 491-518
Justin I 518-27
Justinian I (the Great) 527-65
Justin II 565-78
Tiberius II Constantinus 578-82
Maurice 582-602
Phocas 602-10
Heraclius 610-41
Constantine III and Heracleonas 641
Heracleonas 641
Constans II Pogonatus 641-68
Constantine IV 668-85
Justinian II Rhinotmetus 685-95
Leontius 695-98
Tiberius III 698-705
Justinian II (restored) 705-11
Philippicus Bardanes 711-13
Anastasius II 713-15
Theodosius III 716-17
Leo III (the Isaurian or the Syrian) 717-41
Constantine V Copronymus 741-75
Leo IV (the Khazar) 775-80
Constantine VI 780-97
Irene 797-802
Nicephorus I 802-11
Stauracius 811
Michael I 811-13
Leo V (the Armenian) 813-20
Michael II (the Stammerer) 820-29
Theophilus 829-42
Michael III (the Drunkard) 842-67
Basil I (the Macedonian) 867-86
Leo VI (the Wise or the Philosopher) 886-912
Alexander 912-13
Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus 913-19
Romanus I Lecapenus 919-44
Constantine VII (restored) 944-59
Romanus II 959-63
Basil II Bulgaroktonos 963
Nicephorus II Phocas 963-69
John I Tzimisces 969-76
Basil II (restored) 976-1025
Constantine VIII 1025-28
Zoë and Romanus III Argyrus 1028-34
Zoë and Michael IV (the Paphlagonian) 1034-41
Zoë and Michael V Calaphates 1041-42
Zoë and Theodora 1042
Zoë, Theodora, and Constantine IX Monomachus 1042-50
Theodora and Constantine IX 1050-55
Theodora 1055-56
Michael VI Stratioticus 1056-57
Isaac I Comnenus 1057-59
Constantine X Ducas 1059-67
Michael VII Ducas (Parapinaces) 1067-68
Romanus IV Diogenes 1068-71
Michael VII Ducas (restored) 1071-78
Nicephorus III Botaniates 1078-81
Alexius I Comnenus 1081-1118
John II Comnenus 1118-43
Manuel I Comnenus 1143-80
Alexius II Comnenus 1180-83
Andronicus I Comnenus 1183-85
Isaac II Angelus 1185-95
Alexius III Angelus 1195-1203
Isaac II (restored) and Alexius IV Angelus 1203-4
Alexius V Ducas 1204
Theodore I Lascaris 1204-22
John III Vatatzes or Ducas 1222-54
Theodore II Lascaris 1254-58
John IV Lascaris 1258-61
Michael VIII Palaeologus 1259-82
Andronicus II Palaeologus 1282-1328
Andronicus III Palaeologus 1328-41
John V Palaeologus 1341-76
John VI Cantacuzenus (usurper) 1347-55
Andronicus IV Palaeologus 1376-79
John V Palaeologus (restored) 1379-91
John VII Palaeologus (usurper) 1390
Manuel II Palaeologus 1391-1425
John VII Palaeologus (restored as coemperor) 1399-1412
John VIII Palaeologus 1425-48
Constantine XI Palaeologus 1449-53

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