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List of Rulers of Byzantium

Table of Contents Early Byzantium Emperors Middle Byzantium Emperors Nicaean Emperors Late Byzantium Emperors—The Palaiologoi

Early Byzantium Emperors		1 2 3 4
Constantine I the Great(1)	324–37
Constantios (Constantius) II(2)	337–61
Julian	361–63
Jovian	363–64
Valens	364–78
Theodosios (Theodosius) I(3)	379–95
Arkadios (Arcadius)	395–408
Theodosios (Theodosius) II	408–50
Marcian	450–57
Leo I	457–74
Leo II	474
Zeno	474–75
Basiliscos (Basiliscus)	475–76
Zeno (again)	476–91
Anastasios (Anastasius) I	491–518
Justin I	518–27
Justinian I the Great(4)	527–65
Justin II	565–78
Tiberios II Constantinos (Tiberius II Constantinus)	578–82
Maurice	582–602
Phokas (Phocas) I	602–10
Herakleios (Heraclius)	610–41
Constantine III and Herakleonas (Heracleonas)	641
Herakleonas (Heracleonas)	641
Constans II	641–68
Constantine IV	668–85
Justinian II (first reign)	685–95
Leontios (Leontius)	695–98
Tiberios (Tiberius) III	698–705
Justinian II (second reign)	705–11
Philippicos (Philippicus)	711–13
Anastasios (Anastasius) II	713–15
Theodosios (Theodosius) III	715–17
Leo III	717–41
Constantine V	741–75
Leo IV	775–80
Constantine VI	780–97
Irene	797–802
Nikephoros (Nicephorus) I	802–11
Stauracios (Stauracius)	811
Michael I Rangabe	811–13
Leo V	813–20
Michael II	820–29
Theophilos (Theophilus)	829–42
Michael III	842–67
Middle Byzantium Emperors
Basil I, the Macedonian	867–86
Leo VI, the Wise	886–912
Alexander	912–13
Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos (Porphyrogenitus)	913–59
Romanos I Lekapenos (Romanus I Lecapenos)	920–44
Romanos (Romanus) II	959–63
Nikephoros II Phokas (Nicephorus II Phocas)	963–69
John I Tzimiskes (Tzimisces)	969–76
Basil II	976–1025
Constantine VIII	1025–28
Romanos III Argyros (Romanus III Argyrus)	1028–34
Michael IV	1034–41
Michael V	1041–42
Zoë and Theodora	1042
Constantine IX Monomachos (Monomachus)	1042–55
Theodora(again)	1055–56
Michael VI	1056–57
Isaac I Komnenos (Comnenus)	1057–59
Constantine X Doukas (Ducas)	1059–67
Romanos (Romanus) IV Diogenes	1068–71
Michael VII Doukas (Ducas)	1071–78
Nikephoros (Nicephorus) III Botaneiates	1078–81
Alexios I Komnenos (Alexius I Comnenus)	1081–1118
John II Komnenos (Comnenus)	1118–43
Manuel I Komnenos (Comnenus)	1143–80
Alexios II Komnenos (Alexius II Comnenus)	1181–83
Andronikos I Komnenos (Andronicus I Comnenos)	1183–85
Isaac II Angelos (Angelus)	1185–95
Alexios III Angelos (Alexius III Angelus)	1195–1203
Isaac II (again) and Alexios IV Angelos (Alexius IV Angelus)	1203–4
Alexios V Murtzuphlos (Alexius V Murtzuphlus)	1204
Nicaean Emperors
Theodore I Laskaris (Lascaris)	1204–22
John III Doukas (Ducas) Vatatzes	1222–54
Theodore II Laskaris (Lascaris)	1254–58
John IV Laskaris (Lascaris)	1258–61
Late Byzantium Emperors—The Palaiologoi
Michael VIII Palaiologos (Palaeologus)	1259–82
Andronikos II Palaiologos (Andronicus II Palaeologus)	1282–1328
Andronikos III Palaiologos (Andronicus III Palaeologus)	1328–41
John V Palaiologos (Palaeologus)	1341–91
John VI Kantakouzenos (Cantacuzenus)	1347–54
Andronikos IV Palaiologos (Andronicus IV Palaeologus)	1376–79
John VII Palaiologos (Palaeologus)	1390
Manuel II Palaiologos (Palaeologus)	1391–1425
John VIII Palaiologos (Palaeologus)	1425–48
Constantine XI Palaiologos	1449–1453

Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Citation

Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters. "List of Rulers of Byzantium". In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/byru/hd_byru.htm (October 2003)

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