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Which Eastern Roman Emperor dissolved the Western imperial court in 480 AD?
Justinian I
Arcadius
Zeno
Leo I
Answer
Zeno, the Eastern Roman Emperor, dissolved the Western imperial court in 480 AD after the assassination of the previous Western emperor, Julius Nepos. He then proclaimed himself the sole emperor of the Roman Empire.
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