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Marcian (/ ˈ m ɑːr ʃ ən /; Latin: Marcianus; Greek: Μαρκιανός Markianos; c. 392 – 27 January 457) was Roman emperor of the East from 450 to 457.
Marcion of Sinope (/ ˈ m ɑːr k i ə n,-s i ə n /; Ancient Greek: Μαρκίων [2] [note 1] Σινώπης; c. 85 – c. 160) was a theologian [3] in early Christianity. [3] [4] Marcion preached that God had sent Jesus Christ, who was distinct from the "vengeful" God who had created the world.
Marcian was the Eastern Roman emperor from 450 to 457, the last ruler of the dynasty begun by the emperor Theodosius I. His relatively peaceful reign, which was later viewed as a golden age in the Eastern Roman Empire, provided a marked contrast to the violence that was destroying the Western.
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Marcian (/ ˈmɑːrʃən /; Latin: Marcianus; Greek: Μαρκιανός Markianós; c. 392 – 26 January 457) [1] was Roman emperor in the east of the Roman Empire from 450 to 457 AD. [2] He was a soldier who worked for the general s Ardabur and his son Aspar for fifteen years.
Marcian, an aide-de-camp of the emperor-maker Aspar and a retired tribune, was 58 when theodosius ii died leaving no heir. The Empress Pulcheria, elder sister of Theodosius, chose Marcian as her consort; he was proclaimed emperor (Aug. 26, 450) with the aid of the barbarian patrician, Aspar, and immediately informed valentinian iii and Pope leo ...
Aug 24, 1998 · Marcian (450-457 A.D.) Geoffrey S. Nathan University of California- Los Angeles. Early Life and Accession. Relatively little is known about Marcian before his accession to the throne. He was most probably an Illyrian by birth, although one source claims that he was a Thracian.
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Marcian was Roman emperor of the East from 450 to 457. Very little of his life before becoming emperor is known, other than that he was a domesticus who served under the commanders Ardabur and his son Aspar for fifteen years.
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