Anthemius
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Anthemius was a late Western Roman emperor (reigned 467–472 CE) known for his attempts to restore imperial authority and resist barbarian incursions during the empire’s final decades.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman consul
→
Western Roman emperor → late Roman historical figure → |
| alliedWith |
Theodoric II
→
surface form: "Visigothic king Theodoric II"
|
| appointedBy |
Leo I
→
surface form: "Eastern Roman emperor Leo I"
|
| associatedWith | final decades of the Western Roman Empire → |
| attempted |
to recover Africa from the Vandals
→
to strengthen defenses of Gaul and Italy → |
| birthDate | circa 420 → |
| birthPlace |
Constantinople (probable)
→
surface form: "Constantinople"
|
| capitalDuringReign | Rome → |
| causeOfDeath | killed during civil conflict with Ricimer → |
| child |
Alypia
→
Anthemiolus → Marcianus → Romulus → |
| conflictWith |
Ricimer
→
Genseric →
surface form: "Vandal king Gaiseric"
|
| deathDate | 11 July 472 → |
| deathPlace | Rome → |
| dynasty |
Theodosian dynasty
→
surface form: "Theodosian dynasty (by marriage)"
|
| era | Late Antiquity → |
| father | Procopius → |
| fullName |
Anthemius
→
surface form: "Procopius Anthemius"
|
| heldOffice | consul of the Roman Empire in 455 → |
| heldTitle |
magister militum per Orientem
→
patricius → |
| historicalReputation | one of the last capable Western Roman emperors → |
| language | Latin → |
| mannerOfDeath | executed after being captured in Rome → |
| mother | Lucina → |
| notableFor |
alliance with the Visigoths against the Vandals
→
attempts to restore imperial authority in the Western Roman Empire → efforts to resist barbarian incursions → |
| organized | joint Eastern–Western expedition against the Vandals in 468 → |
| policy |
promoted religious tolerance between Chalcedonian and Miaphysite factions early in his career
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sought closer cooperation with the Eastern Roman Empire → |
| predecessor | Libius Severus → |
| reignedOver | Western Roman Empire → |
| reignEnd | 472 → |
| reignStart | 467 → |
| religion | Nicene Christianity → |
| siege | besieged in Rome by Ricimer in 472 → |
| spouse |
Marcia Euphemia
→
daughter of Eastern Roman emperor Marcian → |
| successor | Olybrius → |
| supportedBy | Eastern emperor Leo I in his claim to the Western throne → |
| title |
Augustus
→
surface form: "Augustus of the West"
|
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.