Greetings all,
Today we reflect on Basiliscus being crowned as Emperor on January 12th in 475 AD:
He was the Brother of Empress Aelia Verina, the wife of Leo I. Although
unsuccessful as a general he managed to seize power in Constantinople
from the Emperor Zeno. However his incompetent policies antagonized most of the
Imperial court, including his sister.
When Zeno returned to
Constantinople he found virtually no opposition. Basiliscus' supporters abandon him and he was exiled.
-Marcus Cassius Julianus
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