Peter Crawford examines the life and career of the fifth-century
Roman emperor Zeno and the various problems he faced before and
during his seventeen-year rule. Despite its length, his reign has
hitherto been somewhat overlooked as being just a part of that gap
between the Theodosian and Justinianic dynasties of the Eastern
Roman Empire which is comparatively poorly furnished with
historical sources. Reputedly brought in as a counter-balance to
the generals who had dominated Constantinopolitan politics at the
end of the Theodosian dynasty, the Isaurian Zeno quickly had to
prove himself adept at dealing with the harsh realities of imperial
power. Zeno's life and reign is littered with conflict and
politicking with various groups - the enmity of both sides of his
family; dealing with the fallout of the collapse of the Empire of
Attila in Europe, especially the increasingly independent tribal
groups established on the frontiers of, and even within, imperial
territory; the end of the Western Empire; and the continuing
religious strife within the Roman world. As a result, his reign was
an eventful and significant one that deserves this long-overdue
spotlight.
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