Leo the Thracian

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Leo the Thracian was a 5th-century Eastern Roman emperor who ruled from Constantinople and played a key role in the late Roman Empire’s political and military struggles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine emperor
Eastern Roman emperor
Roman consul
human
alliedWith Western Roman emperor Anthemius NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Leo I the Thracian NERFINISHED
Leo Magnus NERFINISHED
Leo of Thrace NERFINISHED
Leo the Great NERFINISHED
appointed Anthemius as Western Roman emperor NERFINISHED
appointedAsEmperorBy Aspar NERFINISHED
birthDate c. 401
birthName Leo NERFINISHED
birthPlace Eastern Roman Empire NERFINISHED
Thrace NERFINISHED
capitalDuringReign Constantinople NERFINISHED
child Ariadne NERFINISHED
coronationDate 7 February 457
coronationPlace Constantinople NERFINISHED
coRuledWith Leo II (in 473–474)
deathDate 18 January 474
deathPlace Constantinople NERFINISHED
Eastern Roman Empire NERFINISHED
dynasty Leonid dynasty NERFINISHED
era Late Antiquity
ethnicOrigin Thracian
foundedDynasty Leonid dynasty NERFINISHED
grandchild Ariadne and Zeno’s children (through Ariadne)
Leo II NERFINISHED
languageOfAdministration Greek
Latin
militaryCampaign 468 expedition against the Vandals
name Leo I NERFINISHED
notableFor creating the office of comes foederatorum
major military intervention against the Vandals in North Africa
ordering the assassination of the Alan general Aspar
promoting Isaurian officers in the Eastern Roman army
strengthening the independence of the Eastern Roman Empire from Germanic military leaders
policy attempted to recover North Africa from the Vandals
reduced the influence of Germanic federate leaders at court
predecessor Marcian NERFINISHED
realm Eastern Roman Empire NERFINISHED
regnalName Leo I NERFINISHED
reignEnd 18 January 474
reignStart 7 February 457
religion Chalcedonian Christianity NERFINISHED
spouse Verina NERFINISHED
successor Leo II NERFINISHED
usedTitle Augustus NERFINISHED
Imperator NERFINISHED

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Leo I alsoKnownAs Leo the Thracian