Zeno
Byzantine Emperor (425–491)
b. 425 · d. 9 Apr 491
Zeno was Eastern Roman emperor from 474 to 475 and again from 476 to 491. His reign was plagued by domestic revolts and religious dissension, but was more successful on the foreign front. He is credited with further stabilizing the Eastern empire, while the Western Roman Empire fell following the deposition of Romulus Augustulus.
Events
Places
- Zenopolis in Isauria birth
- Church of the Holy Apostles burial
- Constantinople death
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Ecclesiastical History 1 claim — Acacian Schism
- The Early Church 1 claim — Deposition of Romulus Augustulus
Documents
- Henotikon of Zeno author