Verina
Verina (died 484): name of a Roman empress, wife of Leo I.
Life
- Wife of Leo I, mother of Ariadne and Leontia
- 467 Ariadne marries Zeno
- c.468 Zeno and Ariadne have a child, Leo II
- 474 Death of Leo I; Leo II becomes emperor
- Death of Leo II; Zeno becomes emperor
- 475 Verina supports the revolt of Basiliscus, her brother
- 476 Return of Zeno, supported by the Ostrogothic king Theodoric
- 478 Verina, collaborating with Epinikos, attempts to overthrow the master of offices Illus; he discovers it, and has her exiled to Tarsus
- 482 The empress Ariadne tries to murder Illus; Illus leaves court
- 483 Insurrection of Illus
- 484 Verina decides to support Illus
- 484, 19 July: she crowns Leontius emperor; they establish a rival court in Antioch
- Zeno sends troops; Illus, Verina, and Leontius escape to Papyrius in Isauria; here, they are isolated, arrested, and encarcerated
- Verina dies in 484; she is later buried in Constantinople