Anastasius I Dicorus

Regnal name
	Latin: Imperator Caesar Flavius Anastasius Augustus; Greek: Αὐτοκράτωρ καῖσαρ Φλάβιος Ἀναστάσιος αὐγουστος;

Anastasius I Dicorus
Anastasius I Dicorus
	Anastasius I on a consular diptych, AD 517
Byzantine emperor
Reign	11 April 491 – 9 July 518
Predecessor	Zeno
Successor	Justin I
Born	c. 431; Dyrrhachium
Died	9 July 518 (aged 87); Constantinople
Burial	Church of the Holy Apostles
Spouse	Ariadne
Regnal name
Regnal name
	Latin: Imperator Caesar Flavius Anastasius Augustus; Greek: Αὐτοκράτωρ καῖσαρ Φλάβιος Ἀναστάσιος αὐγουστος;
Dynasty	Leonid
Religion	Monophysite

Anastasius I Dicorus (Greek: Ἀναστάσιος, translit. Anastásios; 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 the wife of his predecessor, Zeno. His reign was characterised by reforms and improvements in the empire's government, finances, economy and bureaucracy.^[3] He is noted for leaving the empire with a stable government, reinvigorated monetary economy and a sizeable budget surplus, which allowed the empire to pursue more ambitious policies under his successors, most notably Justinian I.^[4] Since many of Anastasius' reforms proved long-lasting, his influence over the empire endured for centuries.

Anastasius was a Monophysite Christian and his personal religious tendencies caused tensions throughout his reign in the empire that was becoming increasingly divided along religious lines.^[5]^[6] He is venerated as a saint by the Syriac Orthodox Church on 29 July.

^ Norwich 1988, p. 186.
^ Rösch 1978, pp. 166–167.
^ Croke, Brian (1 January 2009). Haarer, F. K. (ed.). "Anastasius I". The Classical Review. 59 (1): 208–210. doi:10.1017/s0009840x08002540. JSTOR 20482729. S2CID 154777266.
^ Treadgold, Warren (2001). A Concise History of Byzantium. Houndmills, Hampshire: Palgrave. pp. 57. ISBN 978-0-333-71830-8.
^ Bryan Ward-Perkins; Michael Whitby (2000). The Cambridge ancient history. 14. Late antiquity: empire and successors, A.D. 425–600. Cambridge University Press. pp. 51–52. ISBN 978-0-521-32591-2.
^ Justo L. González (2010). A History of Christian Thought Volume II: From Augustine to the Eve of the Reformation. Abingdon Press. pp. 79–82. ISBN 978-1-4267-2191-5.

[FOOTNOTENorwich1988186-1] Norwich 1988, p. 186.

[FOOTNOTERösch1978166–167-2] Rösch 1978, pp. 166–167.

[Croke_208–210-3] Croke, Brian (1 January 2009). Haarer, F. K. (ed.). "Anastasius I". The Classical Review. 59 (1): 208–210. doi:10.1017/s0009840x08002540. JSTOR 20482729. S2CID 154777266.

[:0-4] Treadgold, Warren (2001). A Concise History of Byzantium. Houndmills, Hampshire: Palgrave. pp. 57. ISBN 978-0-333-71830-8.

[5] Bryan Ward-Perkins; Michael Whitby (2000). The Cambridge ancient history. 14. Late antiquity: empire and successors, A.D. 425–600. Cambridge University Press. pp. 51–52. ISBN 978-0-521-32591-2.

[6] Justo L. González (2010). A History of Christian Thought Volume II: From Augustine to the Eve of the Reformation. Abingdon Press. pp. 79–82. ISBN 978-1-4267-2191-5.

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