- The Roman Empire split after 395 CE into East and West.
- This is a list of the Emperors of the Eastern Empire, also known as the Byzantine Empire, between 395-602 CE.
- Arcadius (383-408 CE)
- Theodosius II (402-50 CE)
- Marcian (450-57 CE)
- Leo I (457-74 CE)
- Leo II (473-74 CE)
- Basiliscus (475-476 CE)
- Zeno (Emperor) (474-91 CE)
- Anastasius I (491-518 CE)
- Justin I (518-527 CE)
- Justinian I (527-565 CE)
- Justin II (565-578 CE)
- Tiberius II Constantine (578-582 CE)
- Maurice (582-602 CE)
Usurper
- Phocas (23 Nov 602 – 5 Oct 610 CE)
Heraclian Dynasty
- Heraclius (5 Oct 610 – 11 Feb 641 CE)
- Constantine III (11 Feb 641 – 25 May 641 CE)
- Heraklonas (11 Feb 641 – Sept 641 CE)
- Constans II (Sept 641 – 15 July 668 CE)
- Constantine IV (Sep 668 – 10 July 685 CE)
- Justinian II (10 July 685 – 695 CE and 705 – 4 Nov 711 CE)