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Anastasius I

Also known as Anastasius I Dicorus, Dicorus, Anastasius Dicorus, Flavius Anastasius, Dominus Anastasius Perpetuus Augustus, Anastasios I, Anastasios Dicoros

Byzantine Emperor from 491 to 518

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Anastasius I was a Byzantine emperor who ruled from 491 to 518, a period spanning nearly three decades of the Eastern Roman Empire's history. His reign mattered because it occurred during a crucial time when the Byzantine Empire was consolidating its power and resources after the fall of the Western Roman Empire.

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Byzantine Empire
Place of birth: Durrës
Place of death: Constantinople
Spouse: Ariadne
Occupation: monarch
Religion: Monophysitism
Family: House of Leo
Eye colour: blue
Image: Semissis-Anastasius I-sb0007.jpg

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time period: Byzantine Egypt
manner of death: natural causes
described by source: New International Encyclopedia
owner of: Durrës Castle
place of burial: Church of the Holy Apostles
Commons category: Anastasius I, Byzantine Emperor
date of death: 0518-07-09
date of birth: 0430-01-01
name in native language: Flavius Anastasius
medical condition: heterochromia
nickname: Dicorus

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Anastasius I Dicorus (c. 431 – 9 July 518) was Eastern Roman emperor from 491 to 518. A career civil servant, he came to the throne at the age of 61 after being chosen by Ariadne, the wife of his predecessor, Zeno. His reign was characterized by reforms and improvements in the empire's government, finances, economy and bureaucracy. The resulting stable government, reinvigorated monetary economy and sizeable budget surplus allowed the empire to pursue more ambitious policies under his successors, most notably Justinian I. Since many of Anastasius' reforms proved long-lasting, his influence over the empire endured for centuries.

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