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Marcian (c. 392 – 26 January 457) was the Eastern Roman Emperor from 450 to 457. Little is known of his life before he was made a candidate for the throne by Aspar, a military leader, after the death of Emperor Theodosius II. The general Flavius Zeno assisted Marcian in exchange for the rank of patrician. After a month of negotiations Pulcheria, Theodosius' sister, agreed to marry Marcian. Marcian revoked all treaties with the Hunnic Empire under Attila, ending all subsidy payments. In 452, while Attila was raiding Italy, then a part of the Western Roman Empire, Marcian launched expeditions into the Hungarian plain, defeating the Huns in their heartland. After Attila's death in 453, Marcian settled numerous tribes within Eastern Roman lands as foederati. He also convened the Council of Chalcedon, which declared that Jesus had two natures: divine and human. Marcian died on 26 January 457, possibly of gangrene, leaving the Eastern Roman Empire with a treasury containing seven million solidi. (Full article...)

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Hi Iazyges and congratulations. A draft blurb for this article is above. Thoughts, comments and edits from you or from anyone else interested are welcome. Gog the Mild (talk) 00:25, 30 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Gog the Mild: Looks good! I've added "possibly of gangrene" about his death. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 01:51, 30 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]