Zeno Flees Throne: Basiliscus Claims Byzantium
Basiliscus seizes power as Emperor Zeno flees Constantinople, plunging the Byzantine Empire into a chaotic civil war that lasts two years. This sudden shift in leadership destabilizes the eastern Mediterranean, allowing the Vandal kingdom under King Gaiseric to launch devastating naval raids against Greek territories with little resistance.
January 9, 475
1551 years ago
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