Marcian, Byzantine emperor (born 392)

Marcian

Eastern Roman emperor from 450 to 457 AD

Marcian was Roman emperor of the East from 450 to 457. Very little is known of his life before becoming emperor, other than that he was a domesticus who served under the commanders Ardabur and his son Aspar for fifteen years. After the death of Emperor Theodosius II on 28 July…