Editing Olybrius (section)

===Reign and death===
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The reign of Olybrius was short and uneventful. Soon after the death of Anthemius, Ricimer also died, on 9 or 19 August; his nephew Gundobad was elevated to ''magister militum'' in his place. Very little is known of Olybrius' policy; in his ''Vita Epifanius'', [[Magnus Felix Ennodius|Ennodius]] describes him as a pious man who acted accordingly. As evidence, he had minted a new series of gold coins bearing a cross and the new legend <small>SALVS MVNDI</small> ("Welfare of the World") instead of the usual <small>SALVS REIPVBLICAE</small> ("Welfare of the State").{{efn|Grieson and Mays, ''Chronology''. It is possible that this theme was chosen to mark an opposition to [[Anthemius]], who had studied in a neo-Platonic school and was suspected of planning to restore the pagan cults.}} It is also noteworthy that Olybrius is depicted on his coins without helm and spear, common symbols on his predecessors' coinage, suggesting he had little interest in military matters.<ref>Grieson and Mays, ''Chronology''</ref>

Olybrius had a palace in the Tenth region of Constantinople at one end of the [[Mese (Constantinople)|Mese]], the main street, along the ''Constantinianae''. Olybrius also paid for the restoration of the nearby church of [[Euphemia|Saint Euphemia]] in [[Chalcedon]], which had been chosen by the ''[[Augusta (title)|augusta]]'' [[Pulcheria]] ({{Reign|414|453}}), sister of [[Theodosius II]] ({{Reign|402|450}}), for the [[Council of Chalcedon]] in 451. This choice was a sign of the bond between Olybrius, a Roman senator, with the imperial Theodosian dynasty.<ref>Necipoğlu, Nevra, ''Byzantine Constantinople: monuments, topography and everyday life'', Brill Academic Publishers, {{ISBN|90-04-11625-7}}, pp. 58–60.</ref>

Olybrius died of [[dropsy]] after seven months of rule, most likely on 2 November.<ref>[[Prosper of Aquitaine]], [[iarchive:chronicaminorasa09momm/page/492/mode/1up|''Epitoma Chronicon'' IV.2]]: "Quo mortuo IIII non. Novembres." (November 2)</ref><ref>''[[Paschale campanum]]'' [[iarchive:chronicaminorasa09momm/page/746/mode/1up|472]]: "et Olybrius moritur IIII non. Novemb." (November 2)</ref><ref>''[[Fasti vindobonenses priores]]'', [[iarchive:chronicaminorasa09momm/page/306/mode/1up|n.609]]: "et defunctus est imp. Olybrius Romae X kl. Novemb." (October 23)</ref>