Anthemius
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Anthemius was a late Western Roman emperor (reigned 467–472 CE) known for his attempts to restore imperial authority and resist barbarian incursions during the empire’s final decades.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anthemius canonical | 15 |
| Procopius Anthemius | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T543521 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Anthemius Context triple: [Western Roman Empire, ruler, Anthemius]
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A.
Emperor Marcian
Emperor Marcian was a 5th-century Byzantine ruler known for stabilizing the Eastern Roman Empire and shaping Christian doctrine through his support of the Council of Chalcedon.
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Constantius III
Constantius III was a short-reigning Western Roman emperor and powerful general in the early 5th century, known for his role in stabilizing the empire during a period of crisis.
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C.
Constans
Constans was a 4th-century Roman emperor, son of Constantine the Great, who ruled over parts of the Western Roman Empire until his overthrow and death.
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D.
Theodosius II
Theodosius II was a 5th-century Eastern Roman emperor whose long reign was marked by religious controversies, codification of Roman law, and the strengthening of Constantinople as an imperial capital.
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E.
Majorian
Majorian was a 5th-century Western Roman emperor noted for his energetic but ultimately unsuccessful efforts to restore the crumbling empire through military campaigns and administrative reforms.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Anthemius Target entity description: Anthemius was a late Western Roman emperor (reigned 467–472 CE) known for his attempts to restore imperial authority and resist barbarian incursions during the empire’s final decades.
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A.
Emperor Marcian
Emperor Marcian was a 5th-century Byzantine ruler known for stabilizing the Eastern Roman Empire and shaping Christian doctrine through his support of the Council of Chalcedon.
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B.
Constantius III
Constantius III was a short-reigning Western Roman emperor and powerful general in the early 5th century, known for his role in stabilizing the empire during a period of crisis.
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C.
Constans
Constans was a 4th-century Roman emperor, son of Constantine the Great, who ruled over parts of the Western Roman Empire until his overthrow and death.
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D.
Theodosius II
Theodosius II was a 5th-century Eastern Roman emperor whose long reign was marked by religious controversies, codification of Roman law, and the strengthening of Constantinople as an imperial capital.
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E.
Majorian
Majorian was a 5th-century Western Roman emperor noted for his energetic but ultimately unsuccessful efforts to restore the crumbling empire through military campaigns and administrative reforms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman consul
ⓘ
Western Roman emperor ⓘ late Roman historical figure ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Theodoric II
ⓘ
surface form:
Visigothic king Theodoric II
|
| appointedBy |
Leo I
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Roman emperor Leo I
|
| associatedWith | final decades of the Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| attempted |
to recover Africa from the Vandals
ⓘ
to strengthen defenses of Gaul and Italy ⓘ |
| birthDate | circa 420 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Constantinople (probable)
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
|
| capitalDuringReign | Rome ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killed during civil conflict with Ricimer ⓘ |
| child |
Alypia
ⓘ
Anthemiolus ⓘ Marcianus ⓘ Romulus ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Ricimer
ⓘ
Genseric ⓘ
surface form:
Vandal king Gaiseric
|
| deathDate | 11 July 472 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Rome ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Theodosian dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Theodosian dynasty (by marriage)
|
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| father | Procopius ⓘ |
| fullName |
Anthemius
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Procopius Anthemius
|
| heldOffice | consul of the Roman Empire in 455 ⓘ |
| heldTitle |
magister militum per Orientem
ⓘ
patricius ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | one of the last capable Western Roman emperors ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | executed after being captured in Rome ⓘ |
| mother | Lucina ⓘ |
| notableFor |
alliance with the Visigoths against the Vandals
ⓘ
attempts to restore imperial authority in the Western Roman Empire ⓘ efforts to resist barbarian incursions ⓘ |
| organized | joint Eastern–Western expedition against the Vandals in 468 ⓘ |
| policy |
promoted religious tolerance between Chalcedonian and Miaphysite factions early in his career
ⓘ
sought closer cooperation with the Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ |
| predecessor | Libius Severus ⓘ |
| reignedOver | Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 472 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 467 ⓘ |
| religion | Nicene Christianity ⓘ |
| siege | besieged in Rome by Ricimer in 472 ⓘ |
| spouse |
Marcia Euphemia
ⓘ
daughter of Eastern Roman emperor Marcian ⓘ |
| successor | Olybrius ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Eastern emperor Leo I in his claim to the Western throne ⓘ |
| title |
Augustus
ⓘ
surface form:
Augustus of the West
|
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Subject: Anthemius Description of subject: Anthemius was a late Western Roman emperor (reigned 467–472 CE) known for his attempts to restore imperial authority and resist barbarian incursions during the empire’s final decades.
Referenced by (18)
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