June
23
/ 2022
Flavius Zeno was a 5th century Roman Emperor, whose reign was plagued by domestic revolts and religious dissention, and it appears that he was just as unlucky in death as he was in life! According to Byzantine Greek historians, Zeno was accidentally buried alive after falling ill. However, when his cries were heard coming from within his sarcophagus, his wife refused to open his tomb! [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"97162","attributes":{"alt":"Semissis of Emperor Zeno. Constantinople mint. Struck AD 477-491 (CC BY-SA 2.5)","class":"media-image","height":"596","style":"width: 610px; height: 596px;","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"610"}}]] Semissis of Emperor Zeno. Constantinople mint. Struck AD 477-491 ( CC BY-SA 2.5 ) Zeno was Eastern Roman Emperor from 474-475 AD and again from 476-491 AD. His reign saw the fall of the Western Roman Empire. On April 9
