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Leo II
467 – 474
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryLeo II, called the Younger, briefly reigned as a child emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire from 473 to 474. He was the son of Zeno, the Isaurian general and future emperor, and Ariadne, a daughter of the emperor Leo I. Leo II was made co-emperor with his grandfather Leo I on 17 November 473, and became sole emperor on 18 January 474 after Leo I died of dysentery. His father Zeno was made co-emperor by the Byzantine Senate on 29 January, and they co-ruled for a short time before Leo II died in late 474. He is sometimes surnamed with the epithet "the Small", probably to distinguish him from his grandfather and augustus Leo I.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
467
Byzantine Empire
Date of death
November 17, 474
Constantinople
Citizenship
Byzantine Empire
Occupations & fields
politician
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