Isaurians

E194591
ancient people ethnic group

The Isaurians were an ancient people from the rugged Isauria region of Asia Minor, known in late antiquity for their fierce independence and for producing Eastern Roman emperors such as Zeno.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Isaurians canonical 5
Isaurian 2

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty Isaurian dynasty ⓘ
conflictWith Roman central authority ⓘ
neighboring lowland populations ⓘ
culturalAssimilation gradual Hellenization ⓘ
integration into Byzantine population ⓘ
economy limited agriculture ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ
raiding ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf Isauria ⓘ
ethnonymOrigin derived from region name Isauria ⓘ
integratedInto Byzantine Empire ⓘ
surface form: Byzantine state
knownFor brigandage ⓘ
fierce independence ⓘ
producing Eastern Roman emperors ⓘ
language Isaurian language ⓘ
locatedIn Asia Minor ⓘ
Cilicia Trachea ⓘ
Isauria ⓘ
Taurus Mountains ⓘ
militaryRole foederati ⓘ
soldiers in Eastern Roman army ⓘ
militaryTactic guerrilla warfare ⓘ
notableEvent Isaurian War ⓘ
surface form: Isaurian War (492–497)
partOf Byzantine Empire ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Roman Empire

Roman Empire ⓘ
politicalStatus semi-autonomous highland communities ⓘ
subject peoples of Rome ⓘ
producedEmperor Constantine V ⓘ
Leo III the Isaurian ⓘ
Zeno ⓘ
producedEmpress Ariadne ⓘ
regionCapitalNearby Seleucia on the Calycadnus ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
paganism ⓘ
reputation semi-barbarian in Roman sources ⓘ
roleInIsaurianWar rebels against Emperor Anastasius I ⓘ
sourceMention Ammianus Marcellinus ⓘ
Procopius ⓘ
Zosimus ⓘ
terrainOfHomeland mountainous ⓘ
rugged ⓘ
timePeriod Byzantine period ⓘ
Roman Antiquity ⓘ
surface form: Roman period

late antiquity ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eastern Roman emperor Zeno → ethnicGroup → Isaurians ⓘ
subject surface form: Zeno
Tarasicodissa → ethnicGroup → Isaurians ⓘ
Tarasicodissa → languageOfName → Isaurians ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isaurian
Tarasicodissa Zeno → ethnicGroup → Isaurians ⓘ
Isauria → ethnicGroup → Isaurians ⓘ
Isaurian War → involvesEthnicGroup → Isaurians ⓘ
Zeno → ethnicGroup → Isaurians ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isaurian