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Glycerius. Glycerius (died after 474) was Roman emperor of the West from 473 to 474. He served as comes domesticorum (commander of the palace guard) during the reign of Olybrius ( r. 472 ), until Olybrius died in November 472. After a four-month interregnum, Glycerius was proclaimed as emperor in March 473 by Gundobad, the magister militum ...
- 3/5 March 473 – 24 June 474
- Julius Nepos
Glycerius (flourished 5th century) was the Western Roman emperor from 473 to 474. Glycerius was made emperor on March 5, 473, by Gundobad, the nephew and successor of the powerful Western general and kingmaker Ricimer (died 472). At the time of his appointment four months had lapsed since the death of his predecessor, the emperor Olybrius ...
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Naturally Gundobad chose one of his own military men, namely Glycerius, who was the commander of the imperial bodyguard (comes domesticorum). In March AD 473 he was proclaimed emperor in Ravenna. Meanwhile the Ostrogoths were on the move in the Danube region and showed intent on moving into Italy. Glycerius though managed to persuade them by ...
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 against both the Visigoths and the Ostrogoths.
Feb 15, 1998 · Even then, Glycerius may not have been able to keep his hands out of politics, for Malchus (apud. Photius 78) suggests that Glycerius himself was involved in the conspiracy to murder Nepos in 480. Whether or not this is the case, he probably was not then made bishop of Milan by Odovacar, as some modern writers have suggested.
On this day, Flavius Glycerius was nominated as emperor of the Western Roman Empire in 473. Before becoming emperor, he served as commander in Dalmatia and commander of the Imperial Guard in Ravenna, the empire’s capital city until its fall in 476 — just two years after Glycerius’ reign ended. Not many details about Glycerius survive.
Glycerius was treated leniently by Nepos, probably due to his early surrender and he was made bishop of Salona in Dalmatia. Julius Nepos became the next emperor but his reign was quite short and he was forced to flee to Dalmatia. In 480 Nepos was assassinated. It is believed that Glycerius, the exiled emperor was responsible for his death ...
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