Rulers of the Byzantine Empire ( (table))

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Rulers of the Byzantine Empire

Emperor (or Empress)	Dates of Reign

Constantine I (the Great)	330–37
Constantius	337–61
Julian (the Apostate)	361–63
Jovian	363–64
Valens	364–78
Theodosius I (the Great)	379–95
Arcadius	395–408
Theodosius II	408–50
Marcian	450–57
Leo I (the Great or the Thracian)	457–74
Leo II	474
Zeno	474–75
Basiliscus	475–76
Zeno (restored)	476–91
Anastasius I	491–518
Justin I	518–27
Justinian I (the Great)	527–65
Justin II	565–78
Tiberius II Constantinus	578–82
Maurice	582–602
Phocas	602–10
Heraclius	610–41
Constantine III and Heracleonas	641
Heracleonas	641
Constans II Pogonatus	641–68
Constantine IV	668–85
Justinian II Rhinotmetus	685–95
Leontius	695–98
Tiberius III	698–705
Justinian II (restored)	705–11
Philippicus Bardanes	711–13
Anastasius II	713–15
Theodosius III	716–17
Leo III (the Isaurian or the Syrian)	717–41
Constantine V Copronymus	741–75
Leo IV (the Khazar)	775–80
Constantine VI	780–97
Irene	797–802
Nicephorus I	802–11
Stauracius	811
Michael I	811–13
Leo V (the Armenian)	813–20
Michael II (the Stammerer)	820–29
Theophilus	829–42
Michael III (the Drunkard)	842–67
Basil I (the Macedonian)	867–86
Leo VI (the Wise or the Philosopher)	886–912
Alexander	912–13
Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus	913–19
Romanus I Lecapenus	919–44
Constantine VII (restored)	944–59
Romanus II	959–63
Basil II Bulgaroktonos	963
Nicephorus II Phocas	963–69
John I Tzimisces	969–76
Basil II (restored)	976–1025
Constantine VIII	1025–28
Zoë and Romanus III Argyrus	1028–34
Zoë and Michael IV (the Paphlagonian)	1034–41
Zoë and Michael V Calaphates	1041–42
Zoë and Theodora	1042
Zoë, Theodora, and Constantine IX Monomachus	1042–50
Theodora and Constantine IX	1050–55
Theodora	1055–56
Michael VI Stratioticus	1056–57
Isaac I Comnenus	1057–59
Constantine X Ducas	1059–67
Michael VII Ducas (Parapinaces)	1067–68
Romanus IV Diogenes	1068–71
Michael VII Ducas (restored)	1071–78
Nicephorus III Botaniates	1078–81
Alexius I Comnenus	1081–1118
John II Comnenus	1118–43
Manuel I Comnenus	1143–80
Alexius II Comnenus	1180–83
Andronicus I Comnenus	1183–85
Isaac II Angelus	1185–95
Alexius III Angelus	1195–1203
Isaac II (restored) and Alexius IV Angelus	1203–4
Alexius V Ducas	1204
Theodore I Lascaris	1204–22
John III Vatatzes or Ducas	1222–54
Theodore II Lascaris	1254–58
John IV Lascaris	1258–61
Michael VIII Palaeologus	1259–82
Andronicus II Palaeologus	1282–1328
Andronicus III Palaeologus	1328–41
John V Palaeologus	1341–76
John VI Cantacuzenus (usurper)	1347–55
Andronicus IV Palaeologus	1376–79
John V Palaeologus (restored)	1379–91
John VII Palaeologus (usurper)	1390
Manuel II Palaeologus	1391–1425
John VII Palaeologus (restored as coemperor)	1399–1412
John VIII Palaeologus	1425–48
Constantine XI Palaeologus	1449–53