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Years: 474 - 474
December
The child emperor Leo II dies before the end of the year, after having appointed his father co-emperor of the East.
Zeno makes what is to prove a lasting peace with the Vandals in Africa.
The new regime is not particularly popular, as the people of Constantinople are antipathetic to Zeno’s barbarian origins.
Furthermore, the strong Germanic portion of the military, led by Theodoric Strabo, dislikes the Isaurian officers that Leo I had brought in to reduce his dependency on the Ostrogoths.
Finally, Zeno alienates his fellow Isaurian general Illus, his most trusted adviser, who plots a coup d'etat with Leo I's brother-in-law Basiliscus and Verina.
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- Isaurians
- Germans
- East, or Oriens, Praetorian prefecture of
- Vandals and the Alans, Kingdom of the
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Leonid dynasty
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- Late Antiquity
- Migration Period
- Fall of the Western Roman Empire
- Vandal Raids on the Roman Empire
- Migration Period Pessimum
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Years: 474 - 474
December
Locations
People
Groups
- Isaurians
- Germans
- East, or Oriens, Praetorian prefecture of
- Vandals and the Alans, Kingdom of the
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Leonid dynasty
Topics
- Late Antiquity
- Migration Period
- Fall of the Western Roman Empire
- Vandal Raids on the Roman Empire
- Migration Period Pessimum
Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions