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Emperor Leo I acclaims his grandson Leo II as Caesar of the East Roman Empire.

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Leo I (emperor)

Eastern Roman emperor from 457 to 474

Leo I, also known as "the Thracian", was Eastern Roman emperor from 457 to 474. He was a native of Dacia Aureliana near historic Thrace. He is sometimes surnamed with the epithet "the Great", probably to distinguish him from his young grandson and co-augustus Leo II.
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Leo II (emperor)

Eastern Roman emperor in 474

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…
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