The list of Byzantine Emperors   Early Byzantium Emperors    Constantine I the Great(1) 324–37 Constantios (Constantius) II(2) 337–61 Julian 361–63 Jovian 363–64 Valens 364–78 Theodosios (Theodosius) I(3) 379–95 Arkadios (Arcadius) 395–408 Theodosios (Theodosius) II 408–50 Marcian 450–57 Leo I 457–74 Leo II 474 Zeno 474–75 Basiliscos (Basiliscus) 475–76 Zeno (again) 476–91 Anastasius (regarded by some as the first Byzantine Emperor) 491-518                             Justin I 518–27 Justinian I the Great(4) 527–65 Justin II 565–78 Tiberios II Constantinos (Tiberius II Constantinus) 578–82 Maurice 582–602 Phokas (Phocas) I 602–10 Herakleios (Heraclius) 610–41 Constantine III and Herakleonas (Heracleonas) 641 Herakleonas (Heracleonas) 641 Constans II 641–68 Constantine IV 668–85 Justinian II (first reign) 685–95 Leontios (Leontius) 695–98 Tiberios (Tiberius) III 698–705 Justinian II (second reign) 705–11 Philippicos (Philippicus) 711–13 Anastasios (Anastasius) II 713–15 Theodosios (Theodosius) III 715–17 Leo III 717–41 Constantine V 741–75 Leo IV 775–80 Constantine VI 780–97 Irene 797–802 Nikephoros (Nicephorus) I 802–11 Stauracios (Stauracius) 811 Michael I Rangabe 811–13 Leo V 813–20 Michael II 820–29 Theophilos (Theophilus) 829–42 Michael III 842–67 Middle Byzantium Emperors   Basil I, the Macedonian 867–86 Leo VI, the Wise 886–912 Alexander 912–13 Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos (Porphyrogenitus) 913–59 Romanos I Lekapenos (Romanus I Lecapenos) 920–44 Romanos (Romanus) II 959–63 Nikephoros II Phokas (Nicephorus II Phocas) 963–69 John I Tzimiskes (Tzimisces) 969–76 Basil II 976–1025 Constantine VIII 1025–28 Romanos III Argyros (Romanus III Argyrus) 1028–34 Michael IV 1034–41 Michael V 1041–42 Zoë and Theodora 1042 Constantine IX Monomachos (Monomachus) 1042–55 Theodora(again) 1055–56 Michael VI 1056–57 Isaac I Komnenos (Comnenus) 1057–59 Constantine X Doukas (Ducas) 1059–67 Romanos (Romanus) IV Diogenes 1068–71 Michael VII Doukas (Ducas) 1071–78 Nikephoros (Nicephorus) III Botaneiates 1078–81 Alexios I Komnenos (Alexius I Comnenus) 1081–1118 John II Komnenos (Comnenus) 1118–43 Manuel I Komnenos (Comnenus) 1143–80 Alexios II Komnenos (Alexius II Comnenus) 1181–83 Andronikos I Komnenos (Andronicus I Comnenos) 1183–85 Isaac II Angelos (Angelus) 1185–95 Alexios III Angelos (Alexius III Angelus) 1195–1203 Isaac II (again) and Alexios IV Angelos (Alexius IV Angelus) 1203–4 Alexios V Murtzuphlos (Alexius V Murtzuphlus) 1204 Nicaean Emperors   Theodore I Laskaris (Lascaris) 1204–22 John III Doukas (Ducas) Vatatzes 1222–54 Theodore II Laskaris (Lascaris) 1254–58 John IV Laskaris (Lascaris) 1258–61 Late Byzantium Emperors—The Palaiologoi   Michael VIII Palaiologos (Palaeologus) 1259–82 Andronikos II Palaiologos (Andronicus II Palaeologus) 1282–1328 Andronikos III Palaiologos (Andronicus III Palaeologus) 1328–41 John V Palaiologos (Palaeologus) 1341–91 John VI Kantakouzenos (Cantacuzenus) 1347–54 Andronikos IV Palaiologos (Andronicus IV Palaeologus) 1376–79 John VII Palaiologos (Palaeologus) 1390 Manuel II Palaiologos (Palaeologus) 1391–1425 John VIII Palaiologos (Palaeologus) 1425–1448 Constantine XI Palaiologos                                                                   1448-1453