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Marcian (mär`shən), 396–457, Roman emperor of the East (450–57); successor of Theodosius II, whose sister Pulcheria Pulcheria , 399–453, Roman empress of the East (414–53), daughter of Arcadius and Eudoxia. She became coruler with her brother, Theodosius II, and regent in 414. Theodosius remained under her influence most of his life.
..... Click the link for more information. he married in 450. Orthodox in religious affairs, he convoked (451) the Council of Chalcedon (see Chalcedon, Council of Chalcedon, Council of, fourth ecumenical council, convened in 451 by Pulcheria and Marcian, empress and emperor of the East, to settle the scandal of the Robber Synod and to discuss Eutychianism (see Eutyches). ..... Click the link for more information. ). He curtailed court expenses and endeavored to lighten taxation. His refusal to pay tribute to Attila Attila , d. 453, king of the Huns (445–53). After 434 he was coruler with his brother, whom he murdered in 445. In 434, Attila obtained tribute and great concessions for the Huns in a treaty with the Eastern Roman emperor Theodosius II, but, taking advantage of ..... Click the link for more information. precipitated the Hunnic invasion of the Roman Empire. With him the Theodosian dynasty came to an end in the East. Leo I succeeded him. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | NOTE (1) Non solo l'identita dei quattro accusatori di Petrarca non e rivelata (se non in una glossa al testo nel codice Marcianus lat. 16) There can be no doubt that his edition was a success: the text he established so carefully was followed until 1788, the date of the publication by Jean-Baptiste Gaspard d'Ansse de Villoisin of MS Venetus Marcianus A of the Iliad, with its numerous scholia which had remained undiscovered until then. 25) Some other columns, such as those belonging to Theodosius, the younger, Valentinianus and Marcianus once existed near the Column of Arcadius, however earthquakes destroyed them all. |
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marchioness Marchioness (title) Marchioness (title) Marchionesses Marchionesses marchland Marchlewski, Julian Marchlewski, Leon Pawel Marchman Marchmont, Patrick Home of Polwarth, 1st earl of marchpane Marchuk, Guru Marchuk, Guru Ivanovich Marchwitza, Hans MARCI Marci Von Kronland, Johannes Marcus Marcia Marcia Rachel Clark Marcian Marcian Marciana Marciana Marciano Marciano Marciano, b. Marciano, Rocky Marciano, Rocky Marcianoism Marcianoism Marcianoism Marcianus Marcianus CapellaMarcid Marcidity MARCIK Marcillin Marcin Marcin Marcin Marcin Bielski Marcin Kacprzak Marcin Kasprzak Marcinkevicius, Jonas Marcinkevicius, Justinas Marcion Marcion and the Marcionite Churches Marcion of Sinope Marcionism Marcionite Marcionites MARCIT Marcks Marcks, Gerhard Marckwardt, Albert MARCM Marco Marco Marco | |||||||
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