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Byzantine Rulers by Dynasty

Can you name all the rulers of the Byzantine/Eastern Roman Empire?
You must include the regnal number for type-ins to work. Ex: Bob II
The Empire of Nicaea is treated as the direct continuation of the empire for the purposes of this quiz.
Only senior emperors/empresses are listed
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Constantinian Dynasty
324-337
Konstantinos I “the Great”
337-361
Konstantios II
337-350
Konstas I
361-363
Ioulianos "the Apostate"
 
Non-Dynastic
363-364
Iovianos
 
Valentinianic Dynasty
364-375
Valentinianos I “the Great”
364-378
Valens
378-379
Gratianos
 
Theodosian Dynasty
379-395
Theodosios I “the Great”
395-408
Arkadios
408-450
Theodosios II
450-453
Pulkheria
450-457
Markianos
 
Leonid Dynasty
457-474
Leon I “the Thracian”
474-474
Leon II
474-491
Zenon
475-476
Basiliskos
491-518
Anastasios I Dikoros
 
Justinian Dynasty
518-527
Ioustinos I
527-565
Ioustinianos I “the Great”
565-578
Ioustinos II
578-582
Tiberios II Konstantinos
582-602
Maurikios
 
Non-Dynastic
602-610
Phokas
Heraclian Dynasty
610-641
Iraklios
641-641
Konstantinos III
641-641
Konstantinos Herakleios (Heraklionas)
641-668
Konstas II Pogonatos
668-685
Konstantinos IV "the Younger"
685-695 & 705-711
Ioustinianos II Rhinotmetos ("the Slit-Nosed)
 
Twenty Years' Anarchy
695-698
Leontios
698-705
Tiberios III Apsimaros
711-713
Philippikos Bardanios
713-715
Anastasios II
715-717
Theodosios III
 
Isaurian Dynasty
717-741
Leon III “the Isaurian”
741-775
Konstantinos V Kopronymos (“the Dung-named”)
741-743
Artabasdos
775-780
Leon IV “the Khazar”
780-797
Konstantinos VI
797-802
Eirene Sarantapechaina of Athens
 
Nikephorian Dynasty
802-811
Nikephoros I Genikos ("the Logothete”)
811-811
Staurakios
811-813
Mikhael I Rangabe
 
Non-Dynastic
813-820
Leon V “the Armenian”
 
Amorian Dynasty
820-829
Mikhael II “the Amorian/the Stammerer”
829-842
Theophilos
842-867
Mikhael III “the Drunkard”
Macedonian Dynasty
867-886
Basileios I “the Macedonian”
886-912
Leon VI “the Wise/the Philosopher”
912-913
Alexandros
913-944 & 945-959
Konstantinos VII Flavios Porphyrogenitus "the Purple born"
920-944
Romanos I Lekapenos
959-963
Romanos II Porphyrogenitus "the Purple born"
963-969
Nikephoros II Phokas
969-976
Ioannes I Tzimiskes
976-1025
Basileios II Boulgaroktonos "the Bulgar-Slayer"
1025-1028
Konstantinos VIII Porphyrogenitus “the Purple-born”
1028-1050
Zoe Porphyrogenita “the Purple-born”
1028-1034
Romanos III Argyros
1034-1041
Mikhael IV “the Paphlagonian”
1041-1042
Mikhael V Kalaphates “the Caulker”
1042-1056
Theodora Porphyrogenita “the Purple-born”
1042-1055
Konstantinos IX Monomachos
 
Non-Dynastic
1056-1057
Mikhael VI Bringas Stratiotikos/Gerontas "the War-like/the Old"
 
Komnenid Dynasty
1057-1059
Isaakios I
 
Doukid Dynasty
1059-1067
Konstantinos X
1067-1078
Mikhael VII “Parapinakes”
1068-1071
Romanos IV Diogenes
1078-1078
Konstantios
1078-1081
Nikephoros III Botaneiates
 
Komnenid Dynasty
1081-1118
Alexios I
1118-1143
Ioannes II "the Good"
1143-1180
Manuel I “the Great”
1180-1183
Alexios II
1183- 1185
Andronikos I
 
Angelid Dynasty
1185-1195 & 1203-1204
Isaakios II
1195-1203
Alexios III
1203-1204
Isaakios II
1203-1204
Alexios IV
1204-1204
Alexios V “Mourtzouphlos”
 
Laskarid Dynasty
1205-1222
Theodoros I
1222-1254
Ioannes III Doukas Vatatzes
1254-1258
Theodoros II
1258-1261
Ioannes IV
 
Palaiologan Dynasty
1259-1282
Mikhael VIII
1282-1328
Andronikos II
1328-1341
Andronikos III
1341-1376, 1379-1390, & 1390-1391
Ioannes V
1347-1354
Ioannes VI Kantakouzenos
1376-1379
Andronikos IV
1390-1390
Ioannes VII
1391-1425
Manuel II
1425-1448
Ioannes VIII
1449-1453
Konstantinos XI Dragases
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Level 80
Dec 16, 2021
Please allow regular numeral 1 rather than needing to type i for roman numeral 1