| Roman Emperors - DIR Anastasius (713 words) |
 | Anastasius was born in Dyrrachium (modern Durazzo, in Albania), on the Adriatic coast, ca. |
| Anastasius was the choice of Ariadne Zeno's widow, and seems to have been a surprise to the aristocracy. |
| Anastasius was prepared to discuss Chalcedon with Pope Hormisdas, but Hormisdas' attitude to Acacius, the patriarch of Constantinople who had been excommunicated in Zeno's reign, and his insistence that the emperor and eastern bishops approve Chalcedon without qualification sabotaged negotiations. |
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