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( n st ´sh s, –zh s) (KEY) , c.430–518, Roman emperor of the East (491–518); successor of Zeno, whose widow he married. He broke the power that...
(Andronicus Palaeologus) ( ndr n ´k s p l l´ g s) (KEY) , 1258–1332, Byzantine emperor (1282–1328), son and successor of Michael VIII. He devot...
Amaury II, c.1155–1205, Latin king of Jerusalem (1197–1205) and Cyprus (1194–1205); brother and successor (in Cyprus) of Guy of Lusignan. His ti...
(Andronicus Palaeologus), c.1296–1341, Byzantine emperor (1328–41), grandson of Andronicus II, whom he deposed after a series of civil wars. His c...
(Constantine Copronymus), 718–75, Byzantine emperor (741–75), son and successor of Leo III. An able general and administrator, he fought successfu...
(Flavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator) (k sh d ´r s) (KEY) , c.485–c.585, Roman statesman and author. He held high office under Theodoric th...