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Basiliscus (Caesar)

 * Nominator(s): Iazyges   Consermonor   Opus meum  00:53, 16 March 2023 (UTC)

This article is about Basiliscus, possibly the most confusing Byzantine character of mine to date: not only does he share a name with one of the most important other characters of the time, his great-uncle Emperor Basiliscus, but he also might be the same person as the dead son of Emperor Zeno, whom his great-uncle usurped. Probably not though. Probably. After Emperor Basiliscus quickly and effectively alienated every ally he had, and a few that he didn't, his nephew Armatus, the father of our Basiliscus, conspired to restore Zeno to the throne. In exchange for this, our young Basiliscus was made caesar and heir, and renamed Leo, before Zeno decided not to let Armatus, who had already betrayed two emperors, one of them himself, stick around. Basiliscus was placed in the monastery as a result of his familial relationship with Zeno's wife, Ariadne, where he seems to have lived his life out in peace. His existence as a former caesar, bearing the same name as the dead son of Zeno, confused the populace of Constantinople suitably that they seem to have invented a narrative that they were one and the same, by means of a vast conspiracy. Iazyges  Consermonor   Opus meum  00:53, 16 March 2023 (UTC)

Image review
 * The article's only current image is tagged as having disputed factual accuracy and lacking sources
 * Of course... I've replaced the image with a sourced one. Iazyges   Consermonor   Opus meum  03:22, 16 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Is there nothing that could illustrate the subject? Nikkimaria (talk) 02:43, 16 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Not that I could find; it seems coins of him are very rare; I've not even been able to find pictures of them in numismatic books, much less images with acceptable copyright status. Do you think I should add a coin of someone related to the narrative, like Zeno? Iazyges   Consermonor   Opus meum  03:22, 16 March 2023 (UTC)
 * You could, but I don't think that's necessary. Nikkimaria (talk) 03:58, 16 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Perhaps a map of the empire at the time? Eg this one could be cropped down. Gog the Mild (talk) 12:08, 17 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Reading through the article again, I now think this needs some extra work to make it worthy of FAC, and therefore request that this be withdrawn. Iazyges   Consermonor   Opus meum  19:45, 17 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Withdrawn as requested. Given the minimal commentary so far the usual two-week hiatus is waived.

Gog the Mild (talk) 19:51, 17 March 2023 (UTC)