Aspar

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Aspar was a powerful 5th-century Alan general and kingmaker in the Eastern Roman Empire who dominated imperial politics from behind the throne.

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Aspar canonical 5

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Alan ⓘ
Eastern Roman general ⓘ
general ⓘ
kingmaker ⓘ
political figure ⓘ
activeInCentury 5th century ⓘ
approximateDateOfDeath 471 ⓘ
basedIn Constantinople ⓘ
causeOfDeath assassination ⓘ
child Ardabur Aspar ⓘ
linked to: Ardabur

Patricius ⓘ
citizenshipStatus barbarian general in Roman service ⓘ
conflict Roman–Sassanian conflicts ⓘ
Vandalic War (campaigns against the Vandals) ⓘ
couldNotBecomeEmperorBecauseOf Arian faith ⓘ
barbarian origin ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire
dominatedPoliticsIn Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire
era Late Antiquity ⓘ
ethnicity Alan ⓘ
father Ardabur ⓘ
historicalReputation one of the most powerful non-imperial figures in the 5th-century Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
influencedAppointmentOf Leo I the Thracian ⓘ
linked to: Leo I

Marcian ⓘ
linked to: Emperor Marcian
killedBy agents of Emperor Leo I ⓘ
killedIn Constantinople ⓘ
militaryBranch Eastern Roman army ⓘ
notableEvent helped elevate Leo I to the imperial throne in 457 ⓘ
helped elevate Marcian to the imperial throne in 450 ⓘ
notableFor acting as kingmaker in the Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
dominating imperial politics from behind the throne ⓘ
opponent Isaurian faction at court ⓘ
Leo I the Thracian ⓘ
linked to: Leo I
positionHeld commander-in-chief of the Eastern Roman army ⓘ
magister militum ⓘ
powerBase control over the Eastern Roman army ⓘ
regionOfActivity Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
religion Arian Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Arianism
servedUnder Leo I the Thracian ⓘ
linked to: Leo I

Marcian ⓘ
linked to: Emperor Marcian

Theodosius II ⓘ
title magister militum per Orientem ⓘ
patricius ⓘ

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