Greetings all,
On this day 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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