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He married into the Theodosian dynasty through Marcia Euphemia, daughter of Eastern emperor Marcian. He soon received a significant number of promotions to various posts, and was presumed to be Marcian's planned successor.
His maternal grandfather Anthemius was praetorian prefect and had acted as regent while Theodosius II was still a child. Anthemius himself held military command in Thrace in AD 453-4 and became ‘Master of Soldiers’ in 454-67. He also was appointed consul and granted the rank of patrician (patricius) in AD 455.
Anthemius was a Western Roman emperor who reigned from April 12, 467, to July 11, 472. The son-in-law of the Eastern emperor Marcian, Anthemius was appointed to his office by Marcian’s successor, Leo I, who wanted help in attacking the Vandals in North Africa.
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Procopius Anthemius was born in 420 and was the first Emperor of the West to be acknowledged by Leo I the Emperor of the East. He also had several men of notable power pledge their allegiance including Ricimer, a powerful military figure who eventually married the daughter of Anthemius.
Aug 23, 2021 · Anthemius, aware of Ricimer’s power in the west, first allied himself with him, by marrying his daughter Alypia to him. His arrival in Rome was greeted by the support of the people, the allegiance of the barbarian federates and the support of the senate.
The couple had four known sons: Anthemiolus, Fl. Marcianus, Procopius Anthemius, and Romulus. EARLY LIFE. Like his father, Anthemius engaged in a military career.
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Sep 16, 2021 · To ensure Anthemius was no marionette Leo sent a substantial army (for an immediate campaign against the Vandals) and organised a marriage between Anthemius’ son Marcian and his own daughter Leontia – a signal that real imperial unity could be (re)achieved.
