Byzantine Emperor. Also known as Flavius Zeno Perpetuus. He was born in approximately 425 AD and first rose to prominence as a soldier, coming to the attention of the Emperor, Leo I, in 466 AD when he exposed the treachery of the German mercenary Ardabur. Two years later he was made Master of Soldiers, and further advanced his status by marrying the Emperor's daughter, Aelia Ariadne. He successfully drove the Vandals from Eprius and dispersed the Huns and Gepids from the Danube territories. In 473 AD his son, the five year old Leo II, was made co emperor, becoming sole ruler in 474 AD. Leo died within a year, and Zeno took power in his place. In 475 AD he was forced to flee the capital due to the usurpation of Basilicus, but was restored to power after little over a year due to Basilicus' unpopularity. He tried unsuccessfully to force reconciliation between the religious factions that divided the Empire, and his failure resulted in a schism between Rome and Constantinople. He died in 491 AD, by which time the Western half of the old Roman Empire had fallen to the Goths.
Byzantine Emperor. Also known as Flavius Zeno Perpetuus. He was born in approximately 425 AD and first rose to prominence as a soldier, coming to the attention of the Emperor, Leo I, in 466 AD when he exposed the treachery of the German mercenary Ardabur. Two years later he was made Master of Soldiers, and further advanced his status by marrying the Emperor's daughter, Aelia Ariadne. He successfully drove the Vandals from Eprius and dispersed the Huns and Gepids from the Danube territories. In 473 AD his son, the five year old Leo II, was made co emperor, becoming sole ruler in 474 AD. Leo died within a year, and Zeno took power in his place. In 475 AD he was forced to flee the capital due to the usurpation of Basilicus, but was restored to power after little over a year due to Basilicus' unpopularity. He tried unsuccessfully to force reconciliation between the religious factions that divided the Empire, and his failure resulted in a schism between Rome and Constantinople. He died in 491 AD, by which time the Western half of the old Roman Empire had fallen to the Goths.
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