Emperor Marcian

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Byzantine emperor Eastern Roman emperor human

Emperor Marcian was a 5th-century Byzantine ruler known for stabilizing the Eastern Roman Empire and shaping Christian doctrine through his support of the Council of Chalcedon.

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Marcian	5

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Byzantine emperor ⓘ Eastern Roman emperor ⓘ human ⓘ
burialPlace	Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ
capitalDuringReign	Constantinople (probable) ⓘ surface form: Constantinople
conflict	border defense against Sassanian Persia ⓘ relations with the Huns ⓘ
convened	sessions of the Council of Chalcedon ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Byzantine Empire ⓘ surface form: Eastern Roman Empire
dateOfBirth	circa 392 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	457 ⓘ
dynasticConnection	brother-in-law of Theodosius II ⓘ
era	Late Antiquity ⓘ
givenName	Emperor Marcian self-link ⓘ surface form: Marcian
historicalReputation	one of the more capable 5th-century Eastern emperors ⓘ
influenced	development of Chalcedonian Christology ⓘ
knownFor	ending payment of tribute to the Huns ⓘ fiscal reforms ⓘ stabilizing the Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ supporting the Council of Chalcedon ⓘ
language	Greek ⓘ Latin ⓘ
legalContribution	confirmation of the canons of the Council of Chalcedon ⓘ
militaryRank	officer in the Eastern Roman army ⓘ
nobleFamily	Theodosian dynasty ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Thrace ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Istanbul ⓘ surface form: Constantinople
policy	reduction of imperial expenditures ⓘ refusal to pay further tribute to Attila the Hun ⓘ
positionHeld	Byzantine emperor ⓘ Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
predecessor	Theodosius II ⓘ
regionRuled	Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
reignEnd	457 ⓘ
reignStart	450 ⓘ
religion	Chalcedonian Christianity ⓘ
residence	Constantinople (probable) ⓘ surface form: Constantinople
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
spouse	Empress Pulcheria ⓘ surface form: Pulcheria
successor	Leo I ⓘ surface form: Leo I the Thracian
supportedEvent	Council of Chalcedon ⓘ
title	Augustus ⓘ Emperor of the Romans ⓘ surface form: Basileus of the Romans
workLocation	Istanbul ⓘ surface form: Constantinople
yearOfEventSupport	451 ⓘ