Leo I was emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 457 to 474 CE. He was also known as “Leo the Butcher” (Makelles) for the assassination of his patron and rival Aspar. Although his reign was lacklustre and included a serious defeat to the Vandals, he founded the Leonid dynasty, which ruled from Constantinople until 518 CE.
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c. 401 CEBirth of Byzantine emperor Leo I.
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457 CE - 474 CEReign of Byzantine emperor Leo I.
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457 CELeo I is crowned by the Patriarch of Constantinople, the first Byzantine emperor to be crowned by a bishop.
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466 CEByzantine emperor Leo I gives his daughter Ariadne as a wife to the Isaurian chief Tarasicodissa (Zeno).
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468 CEA Byzantine army led by Basiliscus is defeated by the Vandals in North Africa.
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471 CEByzantine emperor Leo I conspires to murder his rival the general Aspar.
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3 Feb 474 CEByzantine emperor Leo I dies of dysentery.
