Aspar
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Flavius Ardabur Aspar was an Eastern Roman patrician and magister militum of Alanic-Gothic descent. As the general of a Germanic army in Roman service, Aspar exerted great influence on the Eastern Rom
Detail of a dish depicting Aspar and his elder son Ardabur (c. 434)
Marcian
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Marcian was Roman emperor of the East from 450 to 457. Very little is known of his life before becoming emperor, other than that he was a domesticus who served under the commanders Ardabur and his son
Aspar
…Aspar exerted great influence on the Eastern Roman Emperors for half a century, from the 420s to his death in 471, through the reigns of Theodosius II, Marcian and Leo I, who, in the end, had him killed. His death led to the ending of the Germanic domination of Eastern Roman policy. Aspar was born the son of…
Emperor Theodosius II
Fourth Ecumenical Council of Chalcedon, 1876 painting by Vasily Surikov
Death of Marcian, who is succeeded by Leo I (right). Scene from the 12th century Manasses Chronicle.