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Browse a list of all the monarch reigns in Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire) that we know about.
| Name | Coins | From | To |
|---|
| Emperors Constantine the Great, Constantine II and Constantius II |
|
19 September 324 |
22 May 337 |
| Emperors Constantius II, Constantine II and Constans |
|
22 May 337 |
340 |
| Emperors Constantius II and Constans |
|
340 |
350 |
| Flavius Julius Constantius Augustus (Emperor Constantius II) |
|
350 |
3 November 361 |
| Flavius Claudius Iulianus Augustus (Emperor Julian the Apostate) |
|
3 November 361 |
26 June 363 |
| Flavius Iovianus Augustus (Emperor Jovian) |
|
27 June 363 |
17 February 364 |
| Flavius Valentinianus Augustus (Emperor Valentinian I) |
|
26 February 364 |
28 March 364 |
| Flavius Julius Valens Augustus (Emperor Valens) |
|
28 March 364 |
9 August 378 |
| Emperors Gratian and Valentinan II |
|
9 August 378 |
19 January 379 |
| Flavius Theodosius Augustus (Emperor Theodosius I) |
|
19 January 379 |
17 January 395 |
| Flavius Arcadius Augustus (Emperor Arcadius) |
|
17 January 395 |
1 May 408 |
| Flavius Theodosius Iunior Augustus (Emperor Theodosius II) |
|
1 May 408 |
28 July 450 |
| Aelia Pulcheria (Empress Pulcheria) |
|
28 July 450 |
July 453 |
| Flavius Marcianus Augustus (Emperor Marcian) |
|
450 |
27 January 457 |
| Λέων Α' ὁ Θρᾷξ / Flavius Valerius Leo Augustus (Emperor Leo I) |
|
27 January 457 |
18 January 474 |
| Λέων Β' / Flavius Leo Iunior Augustus (Emperor Leo II) |
|
18 January 474 |
17 November 474 |
| Ζήνων / Flavius Zeno Augustus (Emperor Zeno), first reign |
|
9 February 474 |
9 January 475 |
| Βασιλίσκος / Flavius Basiliscus Augustus (Emperor Basiliscus) |
|
9 January 475 |
August 476 |
| Ζήνων / Flavius Zeno Augustus (Emperor Zeno), second reign |
|
August 476 |
9 April 491 |
| Ἀναστάσιος Α' ὁ Δίκορος / Flavius Anastasius Augustus (Emperor Anastasius I) |
|
11 April 491 |
9 July 518 |
| Ἰουστίνος / Flavius Iustinus Augustus (Emperor Justin I) |
|
July 518 |
1 August 527 |
| Φλάβιος Πέτρος Σαββάτιος Ἰουστινιανός / Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Iustinianus Augustus (Justinian I) |
|
1 August 527 |
14 November 565 |
| Φλάβιος Ἰουστίνος ὁ νεώτερος / Flavius Iustinus Iunior Augustus (Emperor Justin II) |
|
15 November 565 |
7 December 574 |
| Τιβέριος Β' / Flavius Tiberius Constantinus Augustus (Emperor Tiberius II Constantine) |
|
7 December 574 |
13 August 582 |
| Φλάβιος Μαυρίκιος Τιβέριος Αὔγουστος / Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus (Emperor Maurice) |
|
13 August 582 |
27 November 602 |
| Φωκᾶς / Flavius Phocas Augustus (Emperor Phocas) |
|
13 August 582 |
5 October 610 |
| Φλάβιος Ἡράκλειος / Flavius Heraclius Augustus (Emperor Heraclius) |
|
5 October 610 |
22 January 613 |
| Emperors Heraclius and Constantine III |
|
22 January 613 |
4 July 638 |
| Emperors Heraclius, Constantine III and Heraklonas |
|
4 July 638 |
11 February 641 |
| Emperors Constantine III and Heraklonas |
|
11 February 641 |
20 April 641 |
| Κωνσταντῖνος Ἡράκλειος / Flavius Constantinus Heraclius (Emperor Heraklonas) |
|
20 April 641 |
September 641 |
| Κώνστας Β' / Heraclius Constantinus Augustus (Emperor Constans II) |
|
September 641 |
15 September 668 |
| Μιζίζιος (Mizizios), usurper in Sicily |
|
15 September 668 |
669 |
| Κωνσταντῖνος Δ' / Flavius Constantinus Augustus (Emperor Constantine IV) |
|
15 September 668 |
14 September 685 |
| Ἰουστινιανός Β΄ / Iustinianus Augustus (Emperor Justinian II), first reign |
|
14 September 685 |
695 |
| Λεόντιος / Leontius Augustus (Emperor Leontios) |
|
695 |
698 |
| Τιβέριος Γʹ / Tiberius Augustus (Emperor Tiberius III) |
|
698 |
21 August 705 |
| Ἰουστινιανός Β΄ / Iustinianus Augustus (Emperor Justinian II), second reign |
|
21 August 705 |
706 |
| Emperors Justinian II and Tiberius |
|
706 |
11 December 711 |
| Φιλιππικός (Emperor Philippikos) |
|
11 December 711 |
3 June 713 |
| Ἀρτέμιος Ἀναστάσιος Β΄ (Emperor Anastasius II) |
|
3 June 713 |
November 715 |
| Θεοδόσιος Γ΄ (Emperor Theodosius III) |
|
May 715 |
25 March 717 |
| Λέων Γ΄ ὁ Ἴσαυρος (Emperor Leo III the Isaurian) |
|
25 March 717 |
August 720 |
| Emperors Leo III and Constantine V |
|
August 720 |
18 June 741 |
| Κωνσταντῖνος Ε΄ (Emperor Constantine V) |
|
18 June 741 |
751 |
| Ἀρταύασδος (Artavasdos), usurper |
|
June 741 |
November 743 |
| Emperors Constantine V and Leo IV |
|
751 |
14 September 775 |
| Λέων Δ΄ ὁ Χάζαρος (Leo IV the Khazar) |
|
14 September 775 |
24 April 776 |
| Emperors Leo IV the Khazar and Constantine VI |
|
24 April 776 |
8 September 780 |
| Κωνσταντῖνος Ϛ΄ (Emperor Constantine VI) |
|
8 September 780 |
August 797 |
| Εἰρήνη ἡ Ἀθηναία (Empress Irene) |
|
August 797 |
31 October 802 |
| Νικηφόρος Α΄ (Emperor Nikephoros I) |
|
31 October 802 |
December 803 |
| Emperors Nikephoros I and Staurakios |
|
December 803 |
26 July 811 |
| Σταυράκιος (Emperor Staurakios) |
|
26 July 811 |
2 October 811 |
| Μιχαῆλ A' Ῥαγγαβέ (Emperor Michael I Rhangabe) |
|
2 October 811 |
22 June 813 |
| Λέων ὁ ἐξ Ἀρμενίας (Emperor Leo V the Armenian) |
|
22 June 813 |
25 December 820 |
| Μιχαήλ Β' (Emperor Michael II) |
|
25 December 820 |
2 October 829 |
| Θεόφιλος (Emperor Theophilos) |
|
2 October 829 |
20 January 842 |
| Μιχαήλ Γʹ (Emperor Michael III) |
|
20 January 842 |
23 September 867 |
| Βασίλειος ὁ Μακεδών (Emperor Basil I the Macedonian) |
|
23 September 867 |
29 August 886 |
| Λέων ΣΤ΄ ὁ Σοφός (Emperor Leo VI) |
|
29 August 886 |
11 May 912 |
| Αλέξανδρος (Emperor Alexander) |
|
11 May 912 |
6 June 913 |
| Κωνσταντῖνος Ζ΄ Πορφυρογέννητος (Emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos), first sole reign |
|
6 June 913 |
17 December 920 |
| Emperors Romanos I Lekapenos and Constantine VII |
|
17 December 920 |
16 December 944 |
| Κωνσταντῖνος Ζ΄ Πορφυρογέννητος (Emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos), second sole reign |
|
16 December 944 |
9 November 959 |
| Ρωμανός Β΄ (Emperor Romanos II) |
|
9 November 959 |
15 March 963 |
| Νικηφόρος Β΄ Φωκᾶς (Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas) |
|
16 August 963 |
11 December 969 |
| Ἰωάννης Α΄ Τζιμισκής (Emperor John I Tzimiskes) |
|
11 December 969 |
10 January 976 |
| Βασίλειος Β΄ (Emperor Basil II) |
|
10 January 976 |
15 December 1025 |
| Κωνσταντῖνος Η΄ (Emperor Constantine VIII) |
|
15 December 1025 |
11 November 1028 |
| Ζωὴ Πορφυρογέννητη (Empress Zoë) and Ῥωμανὸς Γ΄ Ἀργυρὸς (Emperor Romanos III Argyros) |
|
15 November 1028 |
11 April 1034 |
| Ζωὴ Πορφυρογέννητη (Empress Zoë) and Μιχαὴλ Δ΄ ὁ Παφλαγὼν (Emperor Michael IV the Paphlagonian) |
|
11 April 1034 |
10 December 1041 |
| Ζωὴ Πορφυρογέννητη (Empress Zoë) and Μιχαὴλ Ε΄ ὁ Καλαφάτης (Emperor Michael V the Caulker) |
|
10 December 1041 |
20 April 1042 |
| Empresses Zoë and Theodora |
|
20 April 1042 |
11 June 1042 |
| Ζωὴ Πορφυρογέννητη (Empress Zoë) and Κωνσταντῖνος Θ΄ Μονομάχος (Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos) |
|
11 June 1042 |
June 1050 |
| Κωνσταντῖνος Θ΄ Μονομάχος (Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos) |
|
June 1050 |
11 January 1055 |
| Θεοδώρα Πορφυρογέννητη (Empress Theodora) |
|
11 January 1055 |
31 August 1056 |
| Μιχαήλ ΣΤ΄ Βρίγγας (Emperor Michael VI Bringas) |
|
September 1056 |
31 August 1057 |
| Ισαάκιος A' Κομνηνός (Emperor Isaac I Komnenos) |
|
5 June 1057 |
22 November 1059 |
| Κωνσταντῖνος Ι΄ Δούκας (Emperor Constantine X Doukas) |
|
24 November 1059 |
22 May 1067 |
| Μιχαήλ Ζ΄ Δούκας (Emperor Michael VII Doukas), first sole reign |
|
22 May 1067 |
1 January 1068 |
| Ρωμανός Δʹ Διογένης (Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes) and Michael VII |
|
1 January 1068 |
24 October 1071 |
| Μιχαήλ Ζ΄ Δούκας (Emperor Michael VII Doukas), second sole reign |
|
24 October 1071 |
24 March 1078 |
| Νικηφόρος Βοτανειάτης (Emperor Nikephoros III Botaneiates) |
|
7 January 1078 |
1 April 1081 |
| Ἀλέξιος Αʹ Κομνηνός (Emperor Alexios I Komnenos) |
|
1 April 1081 |
15 August 1118 |
| Ίωάννης Βʹ Κομνηνός (Emperor John II Komnenos) |
|
15 August 1118 |
8 April 1143 |
| Μανουήλ Α' Κομνηνός (Emperor Manuel I Komnenos) |
|
8 April 1143 |
24 September 1180 |
| Αλέξιος Β’ Κομνηνός (Emperor Alexios II Komnenos) |
|
24 September 1180 |
October 1183 |
| Ανδρόνικος Αʹ Κομνηνός (Emperor Andronikos I Komnenos) |
|
24 September 1183 |
12 September 1185 |
| Ἰσαάκιος Β’ Ἄγγελος (Emperor Isaac II Angelos), first sole reign |
|
12 September 1185 |
March 1195 |
| Αλέξιος Γ' Άγγελος (Emperor Alexios III Angelos) |
|
March 1195 |
17 July 1203 |
| Ἰσαάκιος Β’ Ἄγγελος (Emperor Isaac II Angelos), second sole reign |
|
17 July 1203 |
August 1204 |
| Emperor Alexios IV Angelos and Isaac II Angelos |
|
August 1203 |
27 January 1204 |
| Ἀλέξιος Εʹ Δούκας (Emperor Alexios V Doukas) |
|
5 February 1204 |
12 April 1204 |
| Μιχαὴλ Η΄ Παλαιολόγος (Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos) |
|
25 December 1261 |
11 December 1282 |
| Ἀνδρόνικος Βʹ Παλαιολόγος (Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos) |
|
11 December 1282 |
23 May 1328 |
| Ανδρόνικος Γʹ Παλαιολόγος (Emperor Andronikos III Palaiologos) |
|
23 May 1328 |
15 June 1341 |
| Ίωάννης Ε' Παλαιολόγος (Emperor John V Palaiologos), first sole rule |
|
15 June 1341 |
31 March 1347 |
| Emperors John V Palaiologos and John VI Kantakouzenos |
|
31 March 1347 |
13 April 1353 |
| Emperors John V Palaiologos, John VI Kantakouzenos and Matthew Kantakouzenos |
|
13 April 1353 |
10 December 1354 |
| Emperors John V Palaiologos and Matthew Kantakouzenos |
|
10 December 1354 |
1357 |
| Ίωάννης Ε' Παλαιολόγος (Emperor John V Palaiologos), second sole rule |
|
1357 |
12 August 1376 |
| Ἀνδρόνικος Δ' Παλαιολόγος (Emperor Andronikos IV Palaiologos) |
|
12 August 1376 |
1 July 1379 |
| Ίωάννης Ε' Παλαιολόγος (Emperor John V Palaiologos), third sole rule |
|
1 July 1379 |
14 April 1390 |
| Ιωάννης Ζ' Παλαιολόγος (Emperor John VII Palaiologos) |
|
14 April 1390 |
17 September 1390 |
| Ίωάννης Ε' Παλαιολόγος (Emperor John V Palaiologos), fourth sole rule |
|
17 September 1390 |
16 February 1391 |
| Μανουήλ Β΄ Παλαιολόγος (Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos) |
|
16 February 1391 |
21 July 1425 |
| Ίωάννης Η' Παλαιολόγος (Emperor John VIII Palaiologos) |
|
21 July 1425 |
31 October 1448 |
| Κωνσταντῖνος ΙΑ' Δραγάσης Παλαιολόγος (Emperor Constantine XI Dragases Palaiologos) |
|
6 January 1449 |
29 May 1453 |