Emperors
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Saturday, November 17th, 2007
Flavius Romulus Augustus was born in 463 and was the son of Orestes who was the commanding general of the Roman army.
After turning on Emperor Nepos, Orestes elevated his son Romulus to the throne in 475 as he himself was unable to rule due to being a Germanic tribesman. As Romulus was little more […]
Julius Nepos
Saturday, November 17th, 2007
Julius Nepos was born in 430 and was given power over the western empire by his “uncle in –law” to end the reign of Glycerius. As Leo was officially the sole emperor he had the rightful power to choose who he wished to divide his empire with.
Nepos reigned from 474 over the Italian region […]
Glycerius
Saturday, November 17th, 2007
Glycerius was born in 420 and was a member of the imperial court before his rise to power. Following the death of Olybrius he was chosen to ascend the throne in 473 but as with other emperors was not recognised by the Emperor of the eastern empire, Leo.
During his reign there were several battles […]
Olybrius
Saturday, November 17th, 2007Anicius Olybrius was a member of a noble roman family and in 464 was made consul and married Placidia the daughter of the previous Emperor Valentinian III. In 461 and 465 Geiseric, the father in law of Placidia’s older sister, attempted to have Olybrius made Emperor but it seems that Olybrius wasn’t interested in […]
Anthemius
Saturday, November 17th, 2007Procopius Anthemius was born in 420 and was the first Emperor of the West to be acknowledged by Leo I the Emperor of the East.
He also had several men of notable power pledge their allegiance including Ricimer, a powerful military figure who eventually married the daughter of Anthemius. Marcellinus was a general who had proved […]
Libius Severus
Thursday, November 15th, 2007Libius Severus was elevated to emperor by Ricimer following the death of Majorian in 461. As was the case with Majorian, Leo the emperor of the East refused to acknowledge Severus as having any power. Many historians state that Severus was like a puppet belonging to Ricimer but these claims cannot be substantiated as […]
Majorian
Thursday, November 15th, 2007
Iulius Valerius Maiorianus was born in 420 and was a capable general of the Roman army and had several victories over the Franks and the Alemanni.
Following the deposition of ruler Avitus, Majorian was declared emperor by a Regent named Ricimer but this did not sit well with Emperor Leo who was based in Constantinople […]
Avitus
Thursday, November 15th, 2007Marcus Maecilius Flavius Eparchius Avitus was born in 395 and was named Master of Soldiers by Emperor Petronius Maximus. It was Emperor Maximus who sent Avitus on a friendly mission to seek allegiance with Theodoric II, the King of the Visigoths but upon his arrival Avitus would learn that the Vandals had invaded Rome […]
Petronius Maximus
Thursday, November 15th, 2007
Petronius Maximus was born in 396 and was a roman aristocrat of senatorial rank.
He gradually worked his way up the political ladder and arrived at the position of Consul in 433 and then went on to become the Praetorian Prefect of Italy in 439. In 445 he became the most honoured of all non-imperial […]
Valentinian III
Thursday, November 15th, 2007
Flavius Placidius Valentinianus was born in 419 and was the only son of Constantius III.
Following the death of his father in 421, he and both his mother and sister, all moved to Constantinople which was currently under the rule of Honorius.
Two years later Honorius died and Theodosius had Valentinian elevated to the position of […]