Zeno's original name was Tarasis, and more accurately Tarasikodissa in his native Isaurian language (Latin: Trascalissaeus). ». Zeno continued to rise in influence, becoming consul and master of soldiers for Thrace. Basiliscus took the throne for himself, putting to death Verina's lover and candidate, Patricius. Byzantine Ivory Panel Depicting the Adoration of the Magi, by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin (CC BY-NC-SA). In ecclesiastical history, Zeno is associated with the Henotikon or "instrument of union", promulgated by him and signed by all the Eastern bishops, with the design of solving the monophysite controversy. To heal this rift, Zeno encouraged Acacius, the Patriarch of Constantinople, to release the Henotikon in 482 CE. This interpretation, however, has been contested.

Monophysites believed that Christ has one nature in which divinity and humanity are perfectly united. Zeno died on 9 April 491, of dysentery or of epilepsy, after ruling for 17 years and 2 months.

Instead, he moved to the "Long Wall" (the Long Wall of the Thracian Chersonese or, less probably, the Anastasian Wall), then to Pylai and from there to Chalcedon. The rebels attacked Sichem, burnt five churches built on Samaritan holy places and cut off the fingers of bishop Terebinthus, who was officiating the ceremony of Whitsun. With Zeno far from Constantinople, Aspar had increased his influence by having his son Patricius appointed Caesar and married to Leo I's younger daughter, Leontia (470). The events of Zeno's reign are quite obscure; only one continuous account of his reign has been preserved, by Evagrius Scholasticus, in his Historia Ecclesiastica (Chapter 3).

Caesar Flavius Leo Iunior Augustus (alone). Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). According to a popular legend recorded by two ancient historians, Zeno was buried alive after becoming insensible due to drinking or an illness; he called for help, but Ariadne did not allow anyone to open the sarcophagus. Web.

Les passages de Cedrenus et de Zonaras sont cités par Michael Whitby, https://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zénon_(empereur_byzantin)&oldid=175852153, Article de Wikipédia avec notice d'autorité, Portail:Biographie/Articles liés/Politique, Date de naissance non renseignée (Ve siècle), licence Creative Commons attribution, partage dans les mêmes conditions, comment citer les auteurs et mentionner la licence, Tarasicodissa ou Tarasis, fils de Codissa. Flavius Zeno (c. 425 -491 ) (), original name Tarasicodissa or Trascalissaeus, Eastern Roman Emperor (February 9, 474 - April 9, 491) was one of the more prominent of the early Byzantine emperors.Domestic revolts and religious dissension plagued his reign which nevertheless succeeded to some extent in … (2019). Zeno received the relics and the manuscript, and in exchange he proclaimed the autonomy of the Church of Cyprus. Zeno asked Odoacer to recognize Nepos in Italy, but Zeno really took no action in Italy, allowing Odoacer de facto recognition as ruler of Italy. Irrespective of Leo I’s reasons for crowning his seven-year-old grandson rather than his mature son-in-law, Zeno soon took power anyway. All other symbola or mathemata were excluded; Eutyches and Nestorius were unmistakably condemned in an anathema, while the twelve chapters of Cyril of Alexandria were accepted. It is unclear whether this decision was dictated by deference to dynastic principles or lack of support for Zeno being crowned emperor.

At the same time, Zeno received another embassy, sent by Julius Nepos, who asked Zeno to give him the money and the army he needed to resume his control of Italy. This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. However, the Life of Daniel the Stylite, a biography of the contemporary saint, described Zeno as a pious and successful ruler.

In naam was hij keizer van het hele Romeinse Rijk, maar feitelijk heerste hij alleen over het oostelijke deel van het rijk. Wiley-Blackwell, 2010. Nepos arrived in Italy, quickly deposed Glycerius who offered no resistance, and was proclaimed emperor by the Roman Senate in June 474. Zeno tried to divide the two Theoderics by bribing the Amal, but he refused the bribe. Zeno is the protagonist of a theatrical drama in Latin, called Zeno, composed c. 1641 by the Jesuit playwright Joseph Simons and performed in 1643 in Rome at the Jesuit English College.

Some modern historians suggest that the Isaurian general Zeno was the father of the emperor, but there is no consensus about this, and other sources suggest that Tarasis was a member of Zeno's entourage. Instead, he moved to the "Long Wall" (the Long Wall of the Thracian Chersonese or, less probably, the Anastasian Wall), then to Pylai and from there to Chalcedon.

The Senate opened the gates of the city to the Isaurian, allowing the deposed emperor to resume the throne. Zeno bought a peace and agreed with Theoderic that the Ostrogoths should have gone to invade Italy to fight Odoacer, who had allegedly supported Leontius, and to establish his new kingdom there (487). "Emperor Zeno." They asked Zeno to dissolve the separation of the empire and rule as sole Emperor; also, to appoint Odoacer both patricius and official imperial governor of Italy.

The doctrines expressed in this document were acceptable to the miaphysites and brought a measure of religious peace to the East, but they resulted in a schism with the church at Rome that lasted from 484 to 519. Corrections? Finally, he alienated the Church by supporting the Monophysites. The Isaurians were a people who lived inland from the Mediterranean coast of Anatolia, in the core of the Taurus Mountains (generally what is now the Konya/Bozkir area of Turkey). His mother-in-law, Leo I’s widow Verina, and her brother Basiliscus joined together with a disgruntled Isaurian general named Illus to plot against Zeno. As reward for his loyalty, which Leo praised to Daniel the Stylite,[9] Tarasis was appointed comes domesticorum, an office of great influence and prestige. Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. Basiliscus appointed his nephew Armatus magister militum, thus alienating Theodoric Strabo.

He tried to escape a second time, and this time he succeeded, but, after gathering new troops and attacking Ancyra, he was defeated and captured by Trocundus, Illus' brother. Ancient History Encyclopedia. By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica.

The emperor, with many of his followers, was forced to flee to Isauria.

Free Streaming of the best radio and podcasts from around the world. The western emperor Olybrius died in the autumn of 472. The Emperor went to Sichem (Neapolis), gathered the elders and asked them to convert; when they refused, Zeno had many Samaritans killed, and converted the synagogue to a church. Tarasis had a wife, Arcadia, whose name indicates a relationship with the Constantinopolitan aristocracy, and whose statue was erected near the Baths of Arcadius, along the steps that led to Topoi. This certainly occurred with Zeno's and Basiliscus' approval, as, on the eve of the murders, the two generals had moved closer to Constantinople (Zeno was at Chalcedon). In 483 was de maat vol en verbande hij Illus van het hof. The assassin whom she employed only wounded Illus; the assassin was taken prisoner and Zeno, who appears to have been privy to the affair, was unable to prevent his execution.

Expecting resistance, Nepos was forced by bad winter weather to delay his voyage until the next year; it was therefore left to Zeno, as Leo's successor, to support Julius Nepos' installation in Ravenna.