# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/basiliscus-q193056
# Generated: 2026-09-07T21:28:12.288Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/basiliscus-q193056"
name: "Basiliscus"
slug: "basiliscus-q193056"
description: "Basiliscus was Eastern Roman emperor from 9 January 475 to August 476. He became magister militum per Thracias in 464, under his brother-in-law, Emperor Leo I. Basiliscus commanded the army for an invasion of the Vandal Kingdom in 468, which was defeated at the Battle of Cape Bon. There were accusations at the time that Basiliscus was bribed by Aspar, the magister militum; many historians dismiss this, instead concluding that Basiliscus was either incompetent or foolish for accepting Vandal King Gaiseric's offer of a truce, which the latter used to construct fireships. Basiliscus's defeat cost the Eastern Empire 130,000 pounds (59,000 kg) of gold, causing the empire to hover above bankruptcy for 30 years. When Basiliscus returned to Constantinople, he sought refuge in the Hagia Sophia. His sister, Empress Verina, secured a pardon for him and he left the church to retire in Neapolis."
tagline: "Eastern Roman Emperor from 475 to 476 († 476)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Solidus_Basiliscus-RIC_1003.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "500"
deathDate: "476"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           53.11
  momentum:             0
  historical:           21.52510533333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8E%D5%A1%D5%BD%D5%AB%D5%AC%D5%AB%D5%BD%D5%AF%D5%B8%D5%BD"
    title: "Վասիլիսկոս"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basiliscus_van_Bisantium"
    title: "Basiliscus van Bisantium"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilisco_de_Bizancio"
    title: "Basilisco de Bizancio"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B3"
    title: "باسيليسكيوس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B3"
    title: "باسيليسكيوس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%B3"
    title: "باسیلیسکوس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%96%D0%BB%D1%96%D1%81%D0%BA_(%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%8B%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D1%96_%D1%96%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80)"
    title: "Васіліск (візантыйскі імператар)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BA"
    title: "Флавий Василиск"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilisc_(emperador)"
    title: "Basilisc (emperador)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%B3"
    title: "باسیلیسکوس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basiliskos"
    title: "Basiliskos"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basiliskos"
    title: "Basiliskos"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://diq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basiliscus"
    title: "Basiliscus"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92%CE%B1%CF%83%CE%B9%CE%BB%CE%AF%CF%83%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%82_(%CE%B1%CF%85%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%BA%CF%81%CE%AC%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%82)"
    title: "Βασιλίσκος (αυτοκράτορας)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basiliscus"
    title: "Basiliscus"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazilisko_la_Maljuna"
    title: "Bazilisko la Maljuna"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilisco_(emperador)"
    title: "Basilisco (emperador)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilisko_(agintaria)"
    title: "Basilisko (agintaria)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%B3"
    title: "باسیلیسکوس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basiliscus"
    title: "Basiliscus"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basiliscus"
    title: "Basiliscus"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilisco_(emperador)"
    title: "Basilisco (emperador)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%91%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%A1%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%A1%2C_%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%A1%D7%A8_%D7%94%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%94_%D7%94%D7%91%D7%99%D7%96%D7%A0%D7%98%D7%99%D7%AA"
    title: "בסיליסקוס, קיסר האימפריה הביזנטית"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazilisk%2C_bizantski_car"
    title: "Bazilisk, bizantski car"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basziliszkosz_biz%C3%A1nci_cs%C3%A1sz%C3%A1r"
    title: "Basziliszkosz bizánci császár"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193056"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump