RULERS OF BYZANTIUM
Arcadios 395 - 408
Theodosius II 408 - 450
Markianos 450 - 457
Leo I 457 - 474
Leo II 474
Zeno 474 - 476
Basiliskos 476 - 477
Zeno (restored) 477 - 491
Anastasios I 491 - 518
Justian family
Justinus I 518 - 527
Justinianus I "the Great" 527 - 565
Justinus II 565 - 578
Tiberian family
Tiberius II 578 - 582
Kappadocian family
Maurikios 582 - 602
Thrakian family
Phokas 602 - 610
Heraklian family
Héraklios 610 - 641
Héraklonas 641
Konstantinos III 641
Konstans II 641 - 668
Konstantinos IV 668 - 685
Justinianus II "Cut nose" 685 - 695
Leontian family
Leontios 695 - 698
Apsimar family
Tiberius III 698 - 705
Heraklian family
Justinianus II "Cut nose" 705 - 711
Bardenes family
Filippikos 711 - 713
Artemian family
Anastasios II 713 - 715
Theodosian family
Theodosios III 715 - 717
Isaurian family
* Leo III 717 - 741
* Konstantinos V 741 - 775
* Leo IV "the Khazar" 775 - 780
Irene 780 - 790, regent
* Konstantinos VI 780 - 797
Irene 792 - 802
Pisidian family
Nikéforos I 802 - 811
Staurakios 811
Rangabe family
* Michaél I 811 - 813
Armenian family
Leo V 813 - 820
Frygian family
* Michaél II 820 - 829
* Theofilos 829 - 842
Theodora 842 - 856, regent
* Michaél III "Mythistés" 842/856 - 867
Macedonian family
* Basileos I 866 - 886
* Leo VI 886 - 912
* Alexandros 912 - 913
* Konstantinos VII 913 - 959
Lekapénos family
* Rómanos I "Lekapénos" 919 - 944
* Christoforos 921 - 931
Macedonian family
* Rómanos II 959 - 963
Fokas family
Nikéforos II 963 - 969
Tzimicses family
Ióannés I 969 - 976
Macedonian dynasty
* Basileios II "Bulgar Slayer" 976 - 1025
* Konstantinos VIII 976 - 1028
Rómanos III Argyros 1028 - 1034
Paphlagon family
Michaél IV 1034 - 1041
Michaél V 1041 - 1042
Macedonian dynasty
* Theodora 1042
* Zoé 1042
Konstantinos IX "Monomachos" 1042 - 1055
Macedonian dynasty
* Theodora 1055 - 1056
Stratioticus family
Michaél VI 1056 - 1057
Komnenos family
* Isaakios I 1057 - 1059
Dukas family
* Konstantinos X 1059 - 1067
Dalassena family
Eudokia 1067
Diogenes family
Rómanos V 1067 - 1071
Dukas family
* Michaél VII "Parapinaces" 1071 - 1078
Botaneiates family
Nikéforos III 1078 - 1081
Komnenos family
* Alexios I 1081 - 1118
* Ióannés II 1118 - 1143
* Manuél I 1143 - 1180
* Alexios II 1180 - 1183
* Andronikos I 1183 - 1185
Angelos family
* Issakios II 1185 - 1195
* Alexios III 1195 - 1203
* Issakios II 1203 - 1204 with
* Alexios IV 1203 - 1204
Dukas family
Alexios V 1204
Laskaris family
* Théodoros I Laskaris 1204 - 1222
Batatzes family
* Ióannés III Dukas Batatzes 1222 - 1254 in Nicea
* Théodoros II 1254 - 1258
* Ióannés IV 1254 - 1261
Palaiologos family
* Michaél VIII 1261 - 1282
* Andronikos II 1282 - 1328
* Michaél IX 1295 - 1320
* Andronikos III 1325 - 1341
* Ióannés V 1341 - 1376
Kantakuzenos family
* Ióannés VI 1347 - 1354
* Matthias 1353 - 1357
Palaiologos family
* Andronikos IV 1376 - 1379
* Ióannés V 1379 - 1391
* Ióannés VII 1390
* Ióannés V 1390 - 1391
* Manuel II 1391 - 1425
* Ióannés VII 1399 - 1402/08
* Andronikos V - 1408
* Ióannés VIII 1425 - 1448
* Konstantinos XI Dragasés 1448 - 1453
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Last updated 10th October 2002