Greetings all,
Today we reflect on the Emperor Zeno being forced to flee
Constantinople on January 9th in 475 AD, after his general Basiliscus
gained control of the
Empire:
Although a moderately successful Emperor, Zeno was unpopular with
the Senate due to his Isaurian origins. A plot against him led by
Basiliscus forced Zeno to flee to Isauria, where he shut himself up in a
fortress. He later returned to govern Constantinople again after the
coalition against him broke up, and Basiliscus proved to be a disastrous
leader.
-Marcus Cassius Julianus
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