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Ariadne
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Byzantine empress as the wife of Zeno and Anastasius I
Key facts
- 1st tenure
- 474–475
- 2nd tenure
- 476–515
- Born
- before 457
- Died
- 515, Constantinople , (now Istanbul , Turkey )
- Burial
- Church of the Holy Apostles
- Spouse
- Zeno , Anastasius I
- Issue
- Leo II
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ariadne
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Byzantine Empire
- Place of birth
- Constantinople
- Place of death
- Constantinople
- Spouse
- Anastasius I
- Child
- Leo II
- Father
- Leo I
- Mother
- Verina
- Sibling
- Leontia Porphyrogenita
- Occupation
- sovereign
- Position held
- Byzantine emperor
- Family
- House of Leo
- Image
- Tesoretto di sovana 129 solido di ariadne (476-491), zecca di costantinopoli.JPG
Show 4 more facts
- place of burial
- Church of the Holy Apostles
- Commons category
- Aelia Ariadne
- date of death
- 0515-01-01
- canonization status
- saint
Sources (1)
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Encyclopedic overview
DynastyLeo FatherLeo I the Thracian MotherVerina
Aelia Ariadne (Greek: Ἀριάδνη) (c. 450 – 515) was Eastern Roman empress as the wife of Zeno and Anastasius I. She is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, with her feast day falling on August 22.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ariadne” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.