Editing List of Roman emperors (section)

=== Leonid dynasty (457–518) ===
{{Main|Leonid dynasty|Byzantine Empire under the Leonid dynasty}}

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|+ {{Sronly|Leonid dynasty}}
! scope=col width="7%" | Portrait
! scope=col width="17%" | Name
! scope=col width="26%" | Reign
! scope=col width="25%" | Succession
! scope=col width="25%" | Life details

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| [[File:Leo I Louvre Ma1012 n2 (cropped).jpg|100px|alt=bust]]
! scope=row style="text-align:center; background:#F8F9FA" | '''[[Leo I (emperor)|Leo I]]''' "the Thracian"
| 7 February 457 – 18 January 474<br/>{{Small|({{Age in years, months and days|457|2|7|474|1|18}})}}
| Low-ranking army officer; chosen by the ''magister militum'' [[Aspar]] to succeed Marcian
| 400/401 – 18 January 474<br/>{{Small|(aged 73)}}<hr/>First emperor to be [[Coronation of the Byzantine emperor|crowned]] by the [[Patriarch of Constantinople]]. Died of [[dysentery]]{{Sfnm|1a1=PLRE|2a1=ODB|1loc=Vol. II, pp. 663–664|3a1=Grant|3pp=312–314|2pp=1206–1207|4a1=Croke|4y=2004|4p=569–572}}

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| [[File:Solidus of Leo II.png|100px|alt=coin]]
! scope=row style="text-align:center; background:#F8F9FA" | '''[[Leo II (emperor)|Leo II]]''' "the Younger"
| 18 January – November 474<br/>{{Small|(10 months)}}
| Grandson of Leo I and son of Zeno; co-emperor since 17 November 473
| 467 – November 474<br/>{{Small|(aged 7)}}<hr/>Youngest emperor at the time of his death. Died of illness{{Sfnm|1a1=PLRE|2a1=ODB|1loc=Vol. II, pp. 664–665|2pp=1207–1208|3a1=Croke|3y=2004|3pp=563–575}}

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| [[File:Semissis of Zeno.png|100px|alt=coin]]
! scope=row style="text-align:center; background:#F8F9FA" | '''[[Zeno (emperor)|Zeno]]'''
| 29 January 474 – 9 January 475<br/>{{Small|({{Age in years, months and days|474|1|29|475|1|9}})}}
| Husband of [[Ariadne (empress)|Ariadne]], a daughter of Leo I, and father of Leo II. Crowned senior co-emperor with the approval of the [[Byzantine Senate|Senate]]
| 425 – 9 April 491<br/>{{Small|(aged 65)}}<hr/>Fled to [[Isauria]] in the face of a Revolt led by his mother-in-law [[Verina]] & [[Basiliscus]].{{Sfnm|1a1=PLRE|2a1=ODB|2p=2223|1loc=Vol. II, pp. 1200–1202|3a1=Grant|3pp=327–329|4a1=Croke|4y=2004|4p=572}}

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| [[File:Solidus of Basiliscus.png|100px|alt=coin]]
! scope=row style="text-align:center; background:#F8F9FA" | '''[[Basiliscus]]''' 
| 9 January 475 – August 476<br/>{{Small|(1 year and 7 months)<hr/>''with'' [[File:Basiliscus and Marcus.png|26px|alt=coin]] '''[[Marcus (son of Basiliscus)|Marcus]]''' (475–476)}}{{Efn|name=co-emperor}}
| Brother of [[Verina]], the wife of Leo I. Proclaimed emperor by his sister in opposition to Zeno and seized Constantinople
| Unknown – 476/477<hr/>Deposed by Zeno upon his return to Constantinople; imprisoned in a dried-up reservoir and starved to death{{Sfnm|1a1=PLRE|2a1=Grant|2p=|1loc=Vol. II, pp. 212–214|2pp=330–331}}

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| [[File:Semissis of Zeno.png|100px|alt=coin]]
! scope=row style="text-align:center; background:#F8F9FA" | '''[[Zeno (emperor)|Zeno]]''' <br/>{{Small|('''second reign''')}}
| August 476 – 9 April 491<br/>{{Small|(14 years and 8 months)}}
| Retook the throne with the help of general [[Illus]]
| 425 – 9 April 491<br/>{{Small|(aged 65)}}<hr/>Saw the [[fall of the Western Roman Empire|end of the Western Roman Empire]]. Died of [[dysentery]] or [[epilepsy]]{{Sfnm|1a1=PLRE|2a1=ODB|2p=2223|1loc=Vol. II, pp. 1200–1202|3a1=Grant|3pp=327–329|4a1=Croke|4y=2004|4p=572}} 

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| [[File:Flavius Anastasius Probus 01c (Anastasius I) (cropped).JPG|100px|alt=carved portrait]]
! scope=row style="text-align:center; background:#F8F9FA" | '''[[Anastasius I Dicorus|Anastasius I]]''' "Dicorus"
| 11 April 491 – 9 July 518<br/>{{Small|({{Age in years, months and days|491|4|11|518|7|9}})}}
| Government official; chosen by Ariadne, whom he married, to succeed Zeno
| 430/431 – 9 July 518<br/>{{Small|(aged 88)}}<hr/>Oldest emperor at the time of his death. Died of natural causes{{Sfnm|1a1=PLRE|2a1=ODB|2p=|1loc=Vol. II, pp. 78–80|2pp=86–87}}

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