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Majorian
Majorian: emperor of the West-Roman empire (r. 457-461).
Names:
- c.420: Julius Majorianus
- 28 December 457: proclaimed emperor
- 2 July 461: resigned
- 7 July 461: murdered by Ricimer
Successor of: Avitus (after an interregnum)
Main deeds:
- 456 The military leader Ricimer forces Avitus to lay down his office
- 457 There is an interregnum, in which the East-Roman emperor Marcianus dies; he is succeeded by Leo I, who tries to control Italian affairs through Ricimer. He puts Majorian on the throne
- 458 Consul (with Leo); continued war against the Vandals, but Majorian loses his fleet in the naval battle of Carthago Nova
- 459 Ricimer made consul (with Flavius Iulius Patricius)
- 461 Ricimer, fearing Maiorianus' independence, forces him to resign, and orders his execution (more...)
Contemporary events:
- Panegyricus by Sidonius Apollinaris
Succeeded by: Libius Severus