Marcia Euphemia

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Marcia Euphemia
Procopius Anthemius
Romulus
DynastyTheodosian dynasty
FatherMarcian
MotherPulcheria (adoptive)

Marcia Euphemia (also known as Aelia Marcia Euphemia)[1] was the wife of Anthemius, Western Roman Emperor.

Family

Marcia Euphemia was the only known daughter of

consummated and Euphemia never had younger half-siblings.[2][3]

Evagrius Scholasticus quotes Priscus, stating that Marcian was "by birth a Thracian".[4] Theodorus Lector, however, reports Marcian to be an Illyrian.[5]

Marriage

In or around the year 453,

Eastern Roman Empire from 422 to 424. The marriage had political implications; as the daughter of Marcian, Euphemia "added imperial grandeur to the illustrious lineage of Anthemius himself".[6]

Marcian granted his new son-in-law a series of honors and responsibilities, seemingly intended to prepare Anthemius for eventual elevation to the imperial office. Following the marriage Anthemius was appointed a

co-consul with Valentinian III. John Malalas states that Marcian took the final step and named Anthemius emperor of the Western Roman Empire, but this is considered an anachronism of the chronicler.[7]

Death of Marcian

In January 457 Marcian succumbed to a disease, allegedly gangrene, and was survived by Euphemia and Anthemius.[2]

With the death of her father, Euphemia was no longer a member of the imperial family. Anthemius continued to serve as magister militum under Marcian's successor, Leo I.

Empress consort

According to

Italia with a decade of raiding, began to expand his activities into the Eastern empire. Leo had to deal with the new threat and decided to set a new Western Roman Emperor - the Western throne had been vacant since the death of Libius Severus
in 465 - to face Geiseric.

Leo chose Anthemius, who journeyed to

John of the Sedre,[8] in 472 Anthemius was slain in a civil war.[7]
Whether Euphemia survived her husband is unknown.

Children

Euphemia and Anthemius had five known children, one daughter and four sons:

References

  1. ^ Sellars, Ian J. (2013). The Monetary System of the Romans: A description of the Roman coinage from early times to the reform of Anastasius. p. 741. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Geoffrey S. Nathan, "Marcian (450-457 A.D.)"
  3. ^ Geoffrey Greatrex, "Pulcheria (Wife of the Emperor Marcian)"
  4. ^ Evagrius Scholasticus, "Ecclesiastical History", Book 2, chapter 1, 1846 translation by E. Walford
  5. ^ a b c Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, vol. 2
  6. ^
    ISBN 0500232733
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  7. ^ a b c Ralph W. Mathisen, "Anthemius (12 April 467 - 11 July 472 A.D.)"
  8. ^ Catholic Encyclopedia, "John of Antioch"

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Preceded by
Western Roman Empress consort

c. 467–472 		Succeeded by
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