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About Leo II
Leo 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.
Everything about Leo II →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Byzantine emperor, ancient Roman senator
- Citizenship
- Byzantine Empire
- Born
- 467
- Died
- November 17, 474