Basiliscus

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Byzantine emperor Eastern Roman emperor human usurper

Basiliscus was a short-reigning Eastern Roman (Byzantine) emperor in the late 5th century, known for his usurpation of the throne and subsequent overthrow by Zeno.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Basiliscus canonical 8

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine emperor ⓘ
Eastern Roman emperor ⓘ
human ⓘ
usurper ⓘ
burialPlace Cappadocia ⓘ
capitalDuringReign Constantinople (probable) ⓘ
surface form: Constantinople
causeOfDeath starvation ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Byzantine Empire ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Roman Empire
culture Byzantine ⓘ
dateOfDeath 476 ⓘ
diedIn Cappadocia ⓘ
dynasty Leonid dynasty ⓘ
era Late Antiquity ⓘ
givenName Basiliscus self-link ⓘ
governmentForm autocracy ⓘ
issued Enkyklikon ⓘ
languageSpoken Greek ⓘ
lostPowerTo Zeno ⓘ
mannerOfDeath starvation ⓘ
militaryRank magister militum ⓘ
motherInLaw Verina ⓘ
notableEvent overthrow by Zeno ⓘ
usurpation of the Eastern Roman throne ⓘ
notableFor failure of the 468 Vandal campaign ⓘ
religious policies favoring Miaphysites ⓘ
short reign as Eastern Roman emperor ⓘ
notableWork Vandalic War (expedition of 468) ⓘ
surface form: Vandal expedition of 468
occupation military commander ⓘ
opponent Isaurian supporters of Zeno ⓘ
Zeno ⓘ
partOf Leonid dynasty ⓘ
placeOfBirth Thrace ⓘ
positionHeld Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
predecessor Zeno ⓘ
reignEnd 476 ⓘ
reignStart 475 ⓘ
relative Leo I ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
religiousBelief Miaphysitism ⓘ
residence Constantinople (probable) ⓘ
surface form: Constantinople
seizedPowerFrom Zeno ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sibling Verina ⓘ
spouse Aelia Zenonis ⓘ
successor Zeno ⓘ
title Augustus ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

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

Eastern Roman emperor Zeno → predecessor → Basiliscus ⓘ
subject surface form: Zeno
Zeno Isaurian → predecessor → Basiliscus ⓘ
Basiliscus → givenName → Basiliscus self-link ⓘ
Aelia Verina → supported → Basiliscus ⓘ
Zeno → opponent → Basiliscus ⓘ
Battle of Cape Bon (468 CE) → commander → Basiliscus ⓘ
Battle of Cape Bon (468 CE) → RomanCommander → Basiliscus ⓘ
Leonid dynasty → hasMember → Basiliscus ⓘ