Isaurian War
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The Isaurian War was a late 5th-century conflict in the Eastern Roman Empire in which Emperor Zeno crushed a major rebellion by the Isaurian leaders who had once been his key supporters.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Isaurian War canonical | 5 |
| Isaurian War (492–497) | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil war
ⓘ
war ⓘ |
| cause | rebellion of Isaurian leaders against Emperor Zeno ⓘ |
| combatant |
Eastern Roman Empire under Zeno
ⓘ
Isaurian insurgents ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Byzantine–Isaurian relations ⓘ |
| conflictType | internal conflict ⓘ |
| describedAs |
Isaurian revolt against the Eastern Roman government
ⓘ
major rebellion against Emperor Zeno ⓘ |
| endTime | c. 497 ⓘ |
| followedBy | decline of Isaurian influence in Constantinople ⓘ |
| follows | earlier Isaurian involvement in Eastern Roman politics ⓘ |
| hasCapitalInvolved |
Constantinople (probable)
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
|
| hasCause |
political rivalry within the Eastern Roman Empire
ⓘ
power struggle between Zeno and former Isaurian supporters ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
marginalization of Isaurian military elites
ⓘ
strengthening of central imperial authority ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfSources | Greek ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Eastern Roman imperial forces
ⓘ
Eastern Roman emperor Zeno ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Zeno
Illus ⓘ Isaurian rebels ⓘ Leontius ⓘ Verina ⓘ |
| hasPrimarySource |
Byzantine chronicles
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine chroniclers
|
| historicalPeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| involvesEthnicGroup | Isaurians ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asia Minor
ⓘ
Byzantine Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Roman Empire
Isauria ⓘ |
| militaryTheater |
Taurus Mountains
ⓘ
surface form:
Taurus Mountains region
|
| opponentOf |
Eastern Roman emperor Zeno
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Zeno
Isaurian rebel leaders ⓘ |
| outcome | consolidation of Zeno’s authority ⓘ |
| partOf | history of the Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ |
| precededBy | political dominance of Isaurians at Zeno’s court ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Eastern Roman internal rebellions
ⓘ
reign of Emperor Zeno ⓘ |
| result |
defeat of the Isaurian rebels
ⓘ
suppression of Isaurian power at the imperial court ⓘ victory of Emperor Zeno ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
campaigns in the Taurus Mountains
ⓘ
siege of Isaurian strongholds ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 492 ⓘ |
| temporalLocation | late 5th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Zeno
this entity surface form:
Isaurian War (492–497)
this entity surface form:
Isaurian War (492–497)
this entity surface form:
Isaurian War (492–497)