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▼ The Best Byzantine Emperors

1.	Constantine I the Great	306-337
2.	Justinian I	527-565
3.	Basil II Bulgaroktonos	976-1025

▼ Excellent Byzantine Emperors

1.	Heraklios	610-641
2.	Alexios I Komnenos	1081-1118
3.	John II Komnenos	1118-1143
4.	Manuel I Komnenos	1143-1180
5.	John III Doukas Vatatzes	1221-1254
6.	John I Tzimiskes	969-976
7.	Nikephoros II Phokas	963-969
8.	Basil I the Macedonian	867-886

▼ Best Generals amongst Byzantine Emperors

1.	Constantine I the Great	306-337
2.	Basil II Bulgaroktonos	976-1025
3.	Nikephoros II Phokas	963-969
4.	Heraklios	610-641
5.	John I Tzimiskes	969-976
6.	Theodosius I (the Great)	379-395
7.	John II Komnenos	1118-1143
8.	Constantine V Kopronymos	741-775

▼ Best Financial administrators amongst Byzantine Emperors

		Anastasius I	491-518
		Basil II Bulgaroktonos	976-1025
		Marcian	450-457
		John III Doukas Vatatzes	1221-1254
		Theophilos	829-842
		Constantine VII Porphyrogenetos	913-959
		Romanos I Lekapenos	1920-944
		Alexios I Komnenos	1081-1118

▼ Intellectuals amongst Byzantine Emperors

1.	John VI Kantakouzenos	1347-1354
2.	Julian the Apostate	361-363
3.	Constantine VII Porphyrogenetos	913-959
4.	Theodore II Doukas Laskaris	1254-1258
5.	Manuel II Palaiologos	1391-1425
6.	Andronikos II Palaiologos	1282-1328
7.	Theophilos	829-842
8.	Leo VI the Wise	886-912
9.	Theodosius II	408-450

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Character

▼ Kindest Byzantine Emperors (really nice guys)

1.	John III Doukas Vatatzes	1221-1254
2.	Constantine VII Porphyrogenetos	913-959
3.	Tiberius II Constantine	578-582
4.	John II Komnenos	1118-1143
5.	Theodosios III	715-717
6.	Andronikos II Palaiologos	1282-1328
7.	Theophilos	829-842

▼ Most Cruel Byzantine Emperors (tyrants and paranoid rulers)

1.	Andronikos I Komnenos	1183-1185
2.	Phocas	602-610
3.	Justinian II Rhinotmetos	685-695 & 705-711
4.	Michael III the Drunkard	842-867
5.	Alexios III Angelos	1195-1203

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Presence

▼ The Tallest Byzantine Emperors

1.	Constantine VIII Definitely very tall but certainly not 3 meters tall as some sources recorded.	1025-1028
2.	Basil I the Macedonian Very tall and very strong. Managed to become emperor thanks to his magnificent stature.	867-886
3.	Manuel I Komnenos Reportedly so huge that nobody was able to handle his weapons.	1143-1180
4.	Constantine VII Porphyrogenetos Very tall, slim with long neck.	913-959
5.	Romanos II Porphyrogenetos Tall, handsome, athletic.	959-963

▼ Most handsome Byzantine Emperors

1.	Basil I the Macedonian Tall and handsome. Managed to become emperor thanks to his magnificent stature (and sex).	867-886
2.	Constantine IX Monomachos One of Zoe's husbands. With an impressive presence, "shining like the sun" according to Psellos.	1042-1055
3.	Andronikos I Komnenos A womanizer with amazingly adventurous life. A gifted and charismatic person who became an awful emperor.	1183-1185
4.	Constantine VIII Very "graceful" in his youth, as co-emperor, but old and very ill when he finally became emperor	1025-1028
5.	Heraklios A great, idolized emperor whose physical presence was part of his splendor	610-641

▼ Most Ugly Byzantine Emperors

1.	Nikephoros II Phokas "a monstrosity of a man, a pygmy, fat-headed... disgusting with his short, broad, thick, and half hoary beard" according to -biased- western sources	963-969
2.	Phocas He had a beard to hide a scar and his ugliness. He started a fashion followed by all emperors after him	602-610
3.	John II Komnenos Very short, very ugly and very dark (but a wonderful man and emperor)	1118-1143

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