Leo I

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Leo I was a 5th-century Eastern Roman emperor (reigned 457–474 AD) known for strengthening imperial independence from Germanic military influence and for commissioning the massive expedition against the Vandals.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Leo I canonical 15
Leo I the Thracian 10
Eastern Roman emperor Leo I 3

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine emperor
Eastern Roman emperor
human
alsoKnownAs Leo the Thracian
appointedBy Aspar
burialPlace Church of the Holy Apostles
capitalDuringReign Constantinople
child Ariadne
Leontia
chronologicalPlacement 5th century
countryOfCitizenship Eastern Roman Empire
linked to: Byzantine Empire
dateOfBirth 401
dateOfDeath 474
dynasty Leonid dynasty
era Late Antiquity
fatherInLaw unknown Thracian peasant
givenName Leo
languageOfWorkOrName Greek
Latin
memberOf Theodosian dynasty
militaryConflict Vandalic War (expedition of 468)
nativeLanguage Greek
nobleTitle Augustus
notableAction arranged marriage of his daughter Ariadne to the Isaurian leader Zeno
commissioned massive naval expedition against the Vandals in 468
promoted Isaurian officers to high command
reduced influence of the Alan general Aspar
strengthened imperial independence from Germanic military influence
notableEvent assassination of Aspar and his son Ardabur in 471
opponent Geiseric
linked to: Genseric

Vandal Kingdom
placeOfBirth Thrace
placeOfDeath Constantinople
positionHeld Roman emperor of the East
predecessor Marcian
linked to: Emperor Marcian
reignEnd 474
reignStart 457
religion Chalcedonian Christianity
Nicene Christianity
ruledOver Anatolia
Balkans
Egypt
Levant
linked to: Levant region
sexOrGender male
spouse Verina
succeededBy Leo II
Zeno
successor Leo II
Zeno
title Basileus

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Referenced by (29)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Zeno fatherInLaw Leo I
subject linked to: Eastern Roman emperor Zeno
Julius Nepos appointedBy Eastern Roman emperor Leo I
linked to: Leo I
Marcian successor Leo I the Thracian
subject linked to: Emperor Marcian
linked to: Leo I
Majorian co-rulerWith Leo I the Thracian
linked to: Leo I
Anthemius appointedBy Eastern Roman emperor Leo I
linked to: Leo I
Olybrius associatedWith Leo I the Thracian
linked to: Leo I
Glycerius notRecognizedBy Eastern Roman emperor Leo I
linked to: Leo I
Libius Severus notRecognizedBy Emperor Leo I
linked to: Leo I
Ricimer contemporaryOf Leo I the Thracian
linked to: Leo I
Tarasicodissa fatherInLaw Leo I the Thracian
linked to: Leo I
Tarasicodissa Zeno fatherInLaw Leo I the Thracian
linked to: Leo I
Zeno Isaurian fatherInLaw Leo I the Thracian
linked to: Leo I
Verina spouse Leo I
Verina marriedTo Leo I
Verina associatedWith Leo I
Basiliscus relative Leo I
Julius Nepos fatherInLaw Leo I
subject linked to: Nepos
Julius Nepos appointedBy Leo I
subject linked to: Nepos
Augustus of the Eastern Roman Empire heldBy Leo I the Thracian
linked to: Leo I
Aelia Verina spouse Leo I
Leo II grandfather Leo I
Leo II predecessor Leo I
Leo II associatedWith Leo I
Zeno predecessor Leo I
Zeno fatherInLaw Leo I
Marcianus fatherInLaw Leo I
Leonid dynasty namedAfter Leo I the Thracian
linked to: Leo I
Leonid dynasty hasMember Leo I the Thracian
linked to: Leo I