Thursday, April 11, 2024

 

Greetings all,

On this day we celebrate Anastasius I becoming Emperor on April  11th in 491 AD:

Even though he was in his 60's when he assumed the throne he reigned long and well with many impressive achievements. Anastasius reformed Byzantine coinage which greatly improved the economy and Byzantine treasury.  He also built the Chalke Gate in Constantinople, built the amazing Anastasian wall across all of Thrace, and dredged a harbor which was a project first suggested by Pliny the Elder centuries earlier. 

One of my favorite Emperors - I'll be celebrating this one!    :)   

-Marcus Cassius Julianus
www.byzantiumnovum.org
 
 

 

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