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915:, Chapter X: the reign of Leo I, p. 323, note 1. "After the coronation of the child the two Leos would be distinguished as Λέων ὁ Μέγας and Λέων ὁ Μικρός, and this I believe, must be the origin of the designation of Leo as 'the Great'; just as reversely
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Princess Helena of Byzantium, identifying her as a daughter of the predecessor of Zeno. This predecessor was probably Leo I, the tale attributing a third daughter to Leo.
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Leo proved to be a capable emperor during his 17-year rule. He oversaw many ambitious political and military plans, aimed mostly at aiding the faltering
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and was thus able to eliminate Aspar. The price of the alliance was the marriage of Leo's daughter to
Tarasicodissa, leader of the Isaurians, who, as
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in 468. 1,113 ships carrying 100,000 men participated in the expedition, which ended in defeat because of bad leadership from Leo's brother-in-law
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and
Christian ones. This Christian coronation ritual was later imitated by courts all over Europe, especially in the West in the course of
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Christian Biography and Literature to the End of the Sixth Century A.D., with an Account of the Principal Sects and Heresie
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died on 20 January 473 and that the emperor Leo I died 'at the end of the first year after the death of the great
Euthymius'.
1413:. "On the following 3rd February the emperor Leo the Elder was stricken with illness and died of dysentery at the age of 73."
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609:, became emperor in 474. In 469, Aspar attempted to assassinate Zeno and very nearly succeeded. Finally, in 471, Aspar's son
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identified two children of this marriage: Mithridates of Iberia; and Leo of Iberia. This younger Leo was father of
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Leo sometimes overestimated his abilities and made mistakes that threatened the internal order of the Empire. The
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Byzantine Empire; Lecture 2: Justinian and the Reconquest of the West, 457–565
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1658:. Byzantina et Neograeca Vindobonensia (in German). Verlag der österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.
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An unknown son was born in 463. He died five months following his birth. The only sources about him are a
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and recovering its former territories. He is notable for being the first
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in 467. He attempted to build on this political achievement with an expedition against the
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736:. The couple led a failed revolt against Zeno in 478–479. They were exiled to
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estimated the costs to be 65,000 pounds of gold and 750,000 pounds of silver.
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serving as commander-in-chief of the army, who thought Leo would be an easy
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Self-Ruled Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
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567:. Leo was the last of a series of emperors placed on the throne by
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Imperial unity and Christian divisions: The Church 450–680 A.D.
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was implicated in a plot against Leo but was killed by palace
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Leo and Verina had three children. Their eldest daughter
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Leo's reign was also noteworthy for his influence in the
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says merely 'January'. As corroboration for 18 January,
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Campbell, Brian; Tritle, Lawrence A., eds. (July 2017).
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
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The Oxford Handbook of Warfare in the Classical World
681:. This disaster drained the Empire of men and money.
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estimated the costs of the expedition to be 130,000
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depicting St. Leo's enshrinement of the Robe of the
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1530:. Dover books. Vol. 1. Dover Publications.
636:. However, these attackers were unable to take
525:The Roman Empire in 460 during the reign of Leo
1974:
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1030:. New York: Infobase Publishing. p. 37.
852:, but this is not corroborated by either the
648:and against which they possessed no suitable
435:. He is sometimes surnamed with the epithet "
8:
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778:. The accuracy of the descent is unknown.
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1192:Mother of God of the "Life-Giving Spring"
873:Despite the regular use of the nickname "
38:head of an emperor set in a modern bust,
1624:Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire
1483:Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire
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1084:. Oxford University Press. p. 26.
1024:Adkins, Lesley; Adkins, Roy A. (1994).
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855:Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire
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509:. He is commemorated as a saint in the
1219:
1207:
953:"Statue – Louvre Collections. Léon (?"
397:401 – 18 January 474), also known as "
210:
1445:The correct date must be 18 January
1398:"Leo maior defunctus est XV k. Febr."
1107:
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1103:
1101:
1057:. Pen and Sword History. p. 45.
1011:
848:Leo's full name is commonly given as
16:Eastern Roman emperor from 457 to 474
7:
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1267:
1234:
912:
700:at the age of 73 on 18 January 474.
513:, with his feast day on 20 January.
427:from 457 to 474. He was a native of
1296:p. 582. Bibl. Theophanes, p. 95 .
993:
991:
989:
1469:Hugh Elton, "Leo I (457–474 A.D.)"
14:
3370:5th-century eastern Roman consuls
1639:Stephen Williams, Gerard Friell,
720:. Leontia was first betrothed to
1679:
1601:(Audio book). Prince Frederick:
1027:Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome
788:
601:Leo I made an alliance with the
29:
1169:"Ὁ Ἅγιος Λέων Μακέλλης ὁ Μέγας"
712:was born prior to the death of
665:, marked by his appointment of
314:in Sts. Peter and Mark church,
3360:5th-century Byzantine emperors
1634:Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
1513:History of the Byzantine State
1336:Byzantium: The Early Centuries
1113:Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
861:Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
537:province in the year 401 to a
1:
1294:Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
899:), referencing the murder of
394:
250:καῖσαρ Φλάβιος Λέων αὐγουστος
158:
3365:5th-century Christian saints
1510:Ostrogorsky, George (1956).
1392:Auctarium Prosperi Havniense
1198:. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
482:
387:
1551:. Ancient history. London:
1310:. Penguin. pp. 53–54.
1246:Candidus, F.H.G. IV, p. 135
588:Patriarch of Constantinople
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3254:Constantine XI Palaiologos
3205:Andronikos III Palaiologos
3092:Nikephoros III Botaneiates
1516:. Oxford: Basil Blackwell.
1292:. Chapter XXXVI. Chicago:
895:
814:List of Byzantine emperors
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470:
453:
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246:
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3227:Andronikos IV Palaiologos
3195:Andronikos II Palaiologos
3020:Constantine IX Monomachos
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1938:
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1916:
1912:Caelius Aconius Probianus
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1857:
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1643:, Routledge Press, 1999,
1426:Roman Emperors in Context
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982:Last Statues of Antiquity
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277:Chalcedonian Christianity
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209:
28:
3190:Michael VIII Palaiologos
1051:Crawford, Peter (2019).
740:following their defeat.
617:acting on Leo's orders.
561:, rising to the rank of
557:stock. He served in the
553:believes that he was of
324:Holy and Right-Believing
174:18 January 474 (aged 73)
3045:Eudokia Makrembolitissa
2679:Tiberius II Constantine
1932:Rufius Postumius Festus
1920:Rufius Postumius Festus
1892:Messius Phoebus Severus
1837:Caecina Decius Basilius
1829:Libius Severus Augustus
1654:Rösch, Gerhard (1978).
1545:Friell, Gerard (1998).
1306:Herrin, Judith (2007).
1147:The Inheritance of Rome
1134:Encyclopædia Britannica
796:Byzantine Empire portal
545:origin is mentioned by
511:Eastern Orthodox Church
166:, Eastern Roman Empire
3375:Christian royal saints
3200:Michael IX Palaiologos
1145:Chris Wickham (2009).
886:
526:
444:
406:
225:
3380:Deaths from dysentery
3294:Thessalonian emperors
3288:Trapezuntine emperors
3249:John VIII Palaiologos
3244:Manuel II Palaiologos
3215:John VI Kantakouzenos
3131:Andronikos I Komnenos
2968:Constantine Lekapenos
1996:and empresses regnant
1742:Eastern Roman emperor
1423:Croke, Brian (2021).
704:Marriage and children
671:Western Roman emperor
584:coronation as emperor
524:
327:Emperor of the Romans
3232:John VII Palaiologos
3180:Theodore II Laskaris
3040:Constantine X Doukas
2980:Nikephoros II Phokas
1688:at Wikimedia Commons
1597:(Presenter) (2006).
1553:Taylor & Francis
1451:Cyril of Scythopolis
1433:. pp. 150–151.
1331:Norwich, John Julius
1210:, pp. 170, 261.
850:Flavius Valerius Leo
768:Vakhtang I of Iberia
663:Western Roman Empire
657:Vandal War (461-468)
624:were ravaged by the
499:Western Roman Empire
494: "the Small").
3390:Roman-era Thracians
3163:Theodore I Laskaris
3148:Alexios III Angelos
3126:Alexios II Komnenos
3050:Romanos IV Diogenes
3005:Romanos III Argyros
2951:Romanos I Lekapenos
1951:Leo junior Augustus
1360:on 22 February 2014
728:, a son of Emperor
630:Theodoric the Great
564:comes rei militaris
42:. The head wears a
3282:Britannic emperors
3276:Palmyrene emperors
3210:John V Palaiologos
3153:Alexios IV Angelos
3102:Constantine Doukas
3097:Alexios I Komnenos
3085:Constantine Doukas
3068:Michael VII Doukas
3030:Michael VI Bringas
2596:Romulus Augustulus
2219:Trebonianus Gallus
2212:Herennius Etruscus
1994:Byzantine emperors
1759:Political offices
1522:Bury, John Bagnell
1179:Μεγασ Συναξαριστης
1054:Roman Emperor Zeno
957:Louvre Collections
809:Life-giving Spring
776:Guaram I of Iberia
764:Georgian Chronicle
757:Daniel the Stylite
527:
3337:
3336:
3175:John III Vatatzes
3121:Manuel I Komnenos
2860:Michael I Rangabe
2704:
2703:
2546:Petronius Maximus
2145:Severus Alexander
2113:Septimius Severus
1957:
1956:
1948:Succeeded by
1917:Succeeded by
1875:Succeeded by
1834:Succeeded by
1792:Succeeded by
1787:Majorian Augustus
1749:Succeeded by
1684:Media related to
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1612:978-1-4281-3267-2
1586:978-0-88-141056-3
1562:978-0-415-15403-1
1537:978-0-486-20398-0
1155:978-0-670-02098-0
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337:Eastern Orthodoxy
333:Venerated in
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68:7 February 457 –
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3185:John IV Laskaris
3158:Alexios V Doukas
3143:Isaac II Angelos
3109:John II Komnenos
3035:Isaac I Komnenos
2995:Constantine VIII
2985:John I Tzimiskes
2712:Byzantine Empire
2486:
1983:
1976:
1969:
1960:
1929:Preceded by
1889:Preceded by
1848:Preceded by
1806:Preceded by
1764:Preceded by
1732:Preceded by
1722:
1715:
1701:Leo I (emperor)
1697:
1683:
1669:
1630:Profile of Leo I
1620:Profile of Leo I
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1595:Thomas F. Madden
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1571:Meyendorff, John
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1356:. Archived from
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3405:
3404:
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3401:
3400:
3399:
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3326:
3270:Gallic emperors
3258:
2946:Constantine VII
2727:Constantine III
2714:
2711:
2700:
2609:
2601:
2540:Valentinian III
2528:Constantius III
2522:Priscus Attalus
2506:Constantine III
2492:
2484:
2374:Valerius Valens
2319:
2311:
2157:
2149:
2108:Didius Julianus
2088:Marcus Aurelius
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