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.

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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.

Eastern Roman emperor Zeno conflict Isaurian War
subject surface form: Zeno
Tarasicodissa notableEvent Isaurian War
Tarasicodissa Zeno conflict Isaurian War
Isaurians notableEvent Isaurian War
this entity surface form: Isaurian War (492–497)
Isauria associatedWith Isaurian War
this entity surface form: Isaurian War (492–497)
Anastasius I engagedIn Isaurian War
Zeno conflict Isaurian War
Leonid dynasty notableEvent Isaurian War
this entity surface form: Isaurian War (492–497)