The Isaurians were a people who lived inland from the Mediterranean coast of Anatolia, in the core of the Taurus Mountains (generally what is now the Konya/Bozkir area of Turkey). Like most borderland tribes, they were looked upon as barbarians by the Romans even though they had been Roman subjects for more than five centuries. However, being Orthodox Christians rather than Arians, as the Goths and other Germanic tribes were, they were not formally barred from the throne.
The Isaurians were a people who lived inland from the Mediterranean coast of Anatolia in the core of the Taurus Mountains (generally what is now the Konya/Bozkir area of Turkey) Like most borderland tribes they were looked upon as barbarians by the Romans even though they had been Roman subjects for more than five centuries However being Orthodox Christians rather than Arians as the Goths and other Germanic tribes were they were not formally barred from the throne