Anastasius Between Persia And Mediterranean Essay, ResearchAnastiasius Between Persia And Mediterranean? Not Marci an tradition, contrary doing as much as possible to keep traditional link with west. ? West kept peace with Vandals? Odoacer gone in last year Zeno by Ostrogoths under Theodoric? Anastasius recognised him as regent to Byzantium 0 peace and quiet in West? credulous an optimistic see entire Med basin as unified under Byzantine suzerainty. ? Balance in West delicate? ephemeral and fickle Barbarian Kings who only just supported him? we see attempt to disengage alliance. ? Hazardous game letting payments fall into arrears and fortifying places like Dar as and Theodosiopolis. ? Contravenes agreements with Kawa d.
? Zeno declines subsidies by 483 120 yr tenure of Nisi bis had elapsed and return to Rome. ? Deserves little credence as no mention in Ammaniaus of 363 treaty. ? As Anastasius says? wars are not trifling with the West and predecessor does not pay subsidies… ? Anastasius and followers dilemma: absorption into Persian Empire based in Fertile Crescent or reconstruction of shattered Mediterranean Empire? only lead to long and costly wars.
