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Byzantine Emperors
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The Byzantine Empire lasted for more than 1,000 years and like all Great Empires kept its secrets for itself (i.e. "Liquid Fire"; a dreadful weapon) and created legends (i.e. the Legend of the Stone-Stilled King).
The Hellenic Empire Of Byzantium
| 306–337 | Constantine I (the Great) [Flags] [In Hoc Signo Vinces] |
| 337–361 | Constantius |
| 361–363 | Julian (the Apostate) [Flags] |
| 363–364 | Jovian |
| 364–378 | Valens |
| 379–395 | Theodosius I (the Great) In 394 he abolishes the ancient Olympic Games [Contents]. |
| 395–408 | Arcadius |
| 408–450 | Theodosius II |
| 450–457 | Marcian |
| 457–474 | Leo I (the Thracian) |
| 474 | Leo II |
| 474–475 | Zeno |
| 475–476 | Basiliscus |
| 476–491 | Zeno (restored) |
| 491–518 | Anastasius I |
| 518–527 | Justin I |
| 527–565 | Justinian I (the Great) In 529 he "padlocks" Plato's [People] Academy. |
| 565–578 | Justin II |
| 578–582 | Tiberius II Constantinus |
| 582–602 | Maurice |
| 602–610 | Phocas |
| 610–641 | Heraclius |
| 641-668 | Constantine III |
| 668-685 | Constantine IV Pogonatus |
| 685–695 | Justinian II Rhinotmetus |
| 695–698 | Leontius |
| 698–705 | Tiberius III |
| 705–711 | Justinian II (restored) |
| 711–713 | Philippicus Bardanes |
| 713–715 | Anastasius II |
| 716–717 | Theodosius III |
| 717–741 | Leo III (the Isaurian) |
| 741–775 | Constantine V (the Copronymus) |
| 775–780 | Leo IV (the Khazar) |
| 780–797 | Constantine VI |
| 797–802 | Irene (the Athenian) |
| 802–811 | Nicephorus I |
| 811 | Stauracius |
| 811–813 | Michael I |
| 813–820 | Leo V (the Armenian) |
| 820–829 | Michael II (the Stammerer) |
| 829–842 | Theophilus |
| 842–867 | Michael III (the Drunkard) |
| 867–886 | Basil I (the Macedonian) |
| 886–912 | Leo VI (the Wise) |
| 912–913 | Alexander |
| 913–919 | Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus |
| 919–944 | Romanus I Lecapenus |
| 944–959 | Constantine VII (restored) |
| 959–963 | Romanus II |
| 963 | Basil II Bulgaroktonos |
| 963–969 | Nicephorus II Phocas [Flags] |
| 969–976 | John I Tzimisces |
| 976–1025 | Basil II (restored) |
| 1025–1028 | Constantine VIII |
| 1028–1034 | Zoe and Romanus III Argyrus |
| 1034–1041 | Zoe and Michael IV (the Paphlagonian) |
| 1041–1042 | Zoe and Michael V Calaphates |
| 1042 | Zoe and Theodora |
| 1042–1050 | Zoe, Theodora and Constantine IX Monomachus |
| 1050–1055 | Theodora and Constantine IX |
| 1055–1056 | Theodora |
| 1056–1057 | Michael VI Stratioticus |
| 1057–1059 | Isaac I Comnenus |
| 1059–1067 | Constantine X Ducas |
| 1067–1068 | Michael VII Ducas |
| 1068–1071 | Romanus IV Diogenes |
| 1071–1078 | Michael VII Ducas (restored) |
| 1078–1081 | Nicephorus III Botaniates |
| 1081–1118 | Alexius I Comnenus |
| 1118–1143 | John II Comnenus |
| 1143–1180 | Manuel I Comnenus |
| 1180–1183 | Alexius II Comnenus |
| 1183–1185 | Andronicus I Comnenus |
| 1185–1195 | Isaac II Angelus |
| 1195–1203 | Alexius III Angelus |
| 1203–1204 | Isaac II (restored) and Alexius IV Angelus |
| 1204 | Alexius V Ducas |
| 1204–1222 | Theodore I Lascaris |
| 1222–1254 | John III Vatatzes |
| 1254–1258 | Theodore II Lascaris |
| 1258–1261 | John IV Lascaris |
| 1259–1282 | Michael VIII Palaeologus [Flags] |
| 1282–1328 | Andronicus II Palaeologus |
| 1328–1341 | Andronicus III Palaeologus |
| 1341–1376 | John V Palaeologus |
| 1347–1355 | John VI Cantacuzenus (usurper) In 1347, with the help of the Ottomans, he took control of Constantinople and became emperor. |
| 1376–1379 | Andronicus IV Palaeologus |
| 1379–1391 | John V Palaeologus (restored) |
| 1390 | John VII Palaeologus (usurper) |
| 1391–1425 | Manuel II Palaeologus |
| 1399–1412 | John VII Palaeologus (restored as coemperor) |
| 1425–1448 | John VIII Palaeologus |
| 1449–1453 | Constantine XI Palaeologus, Dragases [Flags] |
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