See also:

• MARCIAN (c. 390-457)

MARCIAN (c. 390-457)  , See also:

• EMPEROR (Fr. empereur, from the Lat. imperator)

emperor of the See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

East (450-457), was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born in See also:

• THRACE

Thrace or See also:

• ILLYRIA

Illyria, and spent his See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early See also:

• LIFE

life as an obscuresoldier . He subsequently served for nineteen years under Ardaburius and Aspar, and took See also:

• PART

part in the See also:

• WARS

wars against the Persians and See also:

• VANDALS (Lat. Vandili or Vandilii)

Vandals . Through the See also:

• INFLUENCE (Late Lat. influentia, from influere, to flow in)

influence of these generals he became a See also:

• CAPTAIN (derived from Lat. ca put, head, through the Low Lat. capitanus)

captain of the See also:

• GUARDS, AND HOUSEHOLD TROOPS

guards, and was later raised to the See also:

• RANK (O.Fr. rant or rent, mod. rang, generally connected with the O.E. and O.H.G. bring, a ring)

rank of See also:

• TRIBUNE (med. Lat. tribune, from classical Lat. tribunal)

tribune and senator . On the See also:

• DEATH

death of See also:

• THEODOSIUS

Theodosius II. he was chosen as See also:

• CONSORT (Lat. consors, a companion)

consort by the latter's See also:

• SISTER

sister and successor, Pulcheria, and called upon to govern an See also:

• EMPIRE

empire greatly humbled and impoverished by the ravages of the See also:

• HUNS

Huns . See also:

• MARCIAN (c. 390-457)

Marcian repudiated the See also:

• PAYMENT (Fr. paiement, from payer, to pay; Lat. pacare, to appease, pax, peace)

payment of See also:

• TRIBUTE (Lat. tributurn, a stated payment, contribution)

tribute to See also:

• ATTILA (d. 453)

Attila; he reformed the finances, checked extravagance, and repeopled the devastated districts . He repelled attacks upon See also:

• SYRIA

Syria and See also:

• EGYPT

Egypt (452), and quelled disturbances on the Armenian frontier (456) . The other notable event of his reign is the See also:

• COUNCIL (Lat. concilium, from cum, together, and the root cal, to call)

Council of See also:

• CHALCEDON
• CHALCEDON, COUNCIL OF

Chalcedon (451), in which Marcian endeavoured to mediate between the See also:

• RIVAL

rival See also:

• SCHOOLS

schools of See also:

• THEOLOGY

theology . See See also:

• GIBBON
• GIBBON, EDWARD (1737–1794)

Gibbon, The Decline and Fall of the See also:

• ROMAN

Roman Empire (ed . See also:

• BURY
• BURY, JOHN BAGNELL (1861- )

Bury, See also:

• LONDON

London, 1896), iii . 384, iv . 444–445; J . Bury, The Later Roman Empire (London, 1889), i .

135–136 .