Aspar

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Aspar was a powerful 5th-century Alan general and kingmaker in the Eastern Roman Empire who dominated imperial politics from behind the throne.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Alan
Eastern Roman general
general
kingmaker
political figure
activeInCentury 5th century
approximateDateOfDeath 471
basedIn Constantinople NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath assassination
child Ardabur Aspar NERFINISHED
Patricius NERFINISHED
citizenshipStatus barbarian general in Roman service
conflict Roman–Sassanian conflicts NERFINISHED
Vandalic War (campaigns against the Vandals) NERFINISHED
couldNotBecomeEmperorBecauseOf Arian faith
barbarian origin
countryOfCitizenship Eastern Roman Empire NERFINISHED
dominatedPoliticsIn Eastern Roman Empire NERFINISHED
era Late Antiquity
ethnicity Alan NERFINISHED
father Ardabur NERFINISHED
historicalReputation one of the most powerful non-imperial figures in the 5th-century Eastern Roman Empire
influencedAppointmentOf Leo I the Thracian NERFINISHED
Marcian NERFINISHED
killedBy agents of Emperor Leo I
killedIn Constantinople NERFINISHED
militaryBranch Eastern Roman army NERFINISHED
notableEvent helped elevate Leo I to the imperial throne in 457
helped elevate Marcian to the imperial throne in 450
notableFor acting as kingmaker in the Eastern Roman Empire
dominating imperial politics from behind the throne
opponent Isaurian faction at court
Leo I the Thracian NERFINISHED
positionHeld commander-in-chief of the Eastern Roman army
magister militum
powerBase control over the Eastern Roman army
regionOfActivity Eastern Mediterranean NERFINISHED
religion Arian Christianity NERFINISHED
servedUnder Leo I the Thracian NERFINISHED
Marcian NERFINISHED
Theodosius II NERFINISHED
title magister militum per Orientem
patricius

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Leo I appointedBy Aspar