Editing Julius Nepos (section)

===Appointment===
After the death of the western emperor [[Anthemius]] ({{Reign}}467–472) as well as his successor [[Olybrius]] ({{Reign}}472), who had not been recognised in the east, Leo I, the sole remaining Roman emperor, maintained that he had the right to select the new western emperor. At first, Leo did not act on this right, perhaps because he had no suitable candidates to promote or because of the violent end of Anthemius, who had been previously appointed by Leo I. In March 473, the [[Burgundians|Burgundian]] king [[Gundobad]], nephew of Ricimer, appointed the {{lang|la|[[comes domesticorum]]}} (commander of the palace guard) [[Glycerius]] as western emperor.{{Sfn|Mathisen|1998}} Angered by this, Leo appointed Nepos as the commander of an army to attack Italy and depose Glycerius.{{Sfn|Mathisen|1998}}{{Sfn|Jones et al|1980|p=777}} Why Leo waited so long to appoint Nepos is not known, but by this time the winter meant that Nepos could not take action against Glycerius for a few months.{{Sfn|Mathisen|1998}} By appointing Nepos to lead the invasion, Leo not only sought to assert his authority in the west but perhaps also hoped to rid himself of a possible rival in the east.{{Sfn|Mathisen|1998}} After the political situation in [[Constantinople]] had stabilised sufficiently in the aftermath of Leo I's death on 18 January 474, Nepos left for Italy in the spring of 474, with the backing of the new eastern emperor [[Zeno (emperor)|Zeno]].{{Sfn|Demo|1988|p=247}}{{Sfn|Halsall|2007|p=298}}