Leo I (emperor)
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Leo I, also known as the Thracian, was Eastern Roman emperor from 457 to 474. He was a native of Dacia Aureliana near historic Thrace. He is sometimes surnamed with the epithet the Great, probably to
Alabaster head of an emperor set in a modern bust, Louvre. The head wears a civic crown.
16th cent. Russian icon depicting St. Leo's enshrinement of the Robe of the Theotokos in Sts. Peter and Mark church, Blachernae
Solidus of Leo I from 457 the first year of his reign
Probable portrait head of Ariadne on an antique but unrelated bust, Museo della Basilica di S. Giovanni in Laterano
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
Leo I (emperor)
…died of dysentery at the age of 73 on 18 January 474. Leo and Verina had three children. Their eldest daughter Ariadne was born prior to the death of Marcian (reigned 450–457). Ariadne had a younger sister, Leontia. Leontia was first betrothed to Patricius, a son of Aspar, but their engagement was probably…
Emperor Theodosius II
Fourth Ecumenical Council of Chalcedon, 1876 painting by Vasily Surikov
A detail of the Missorium of Aspar, depicting Aspar and his elder son Ardabur (c. 434).
Death of Marcian, who is succeeded by Leo I (right). Scene from the 12th century Manasses Chronicle.