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.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine emperor
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Eastern Roman emperor ⓘ Roman consul ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Western Roman emperor Anthemius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Leo I the Thracian
NERFINISHED
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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
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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
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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
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Latin ⓘ |
| militaryCampaign | 468 expedition against the Vandals ⓘ |
| name | Leo I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
creating the office of comes foederatorum
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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
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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
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Imperator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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