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St. Simplicius is elected to succeed Pope Hilarius

St. Simplicius is elected to succeed Pope Hilarius

St. Simplicius is elected to succeed Pope Hilarius

Events Before

  1. K'an Ak (Precious Peccary) ascends to the throne of the Maya city of Tikal as its twelfth ruler, succeeding his father S

    K'an Ak (Precious Peccary) ascends to the throne of the Maya city of Tikal as its twelfth ruler, succeeding his father Sihyaj Chan K'awiil (Stormy Sky) [1]

  2. St Hilary begins his reign as Catholic Pope

    St Hilary begins his reign as Catholic Pope

  3. Possible start of the first Byzantine indiction cycle

    Possible start of the first Byzantine indiction cycle

  4. Start of the Lunar Cycle of Hilarius

    Start of the Lunar Cycle of Hilarius

  5. Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire by Leo I

    Procopius Anthemius (Ancient Greek: Προκόπιος Ανθέμιος, romanized: Prokópios Anthémios; died 11 July 472) was the Western Roman emperor from 467 to 472.

Events After

  1. Glycerius appointed a puppet Emperor of the Western Empire by Burgundian king and patrician Gundobad (deposed 474)

    Glycerius appointed a puppet Emperor of the Western Empire by Burgundian king and patrician Gundobad (deposed 474)

  2. The future Zeno I is named associate emperor by Emperor Leo I

    The future Zeno I is named associate emperor by Emperor Leo I

  3. Zeno is crowned co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire with his son Leo II (age 6 or 7)

    Zeno (Ancient Greek: Ζήνων, romanized: Zēnōn; c. 425 – 9 April 491) was Eastern Roman emperor from 474 to 475 and again from 476 to 491.

  4. Leo II, age 6 or 7, briefly becomes Byzantine Emperor, being joined by his father as co-ruler by his father on January 2

    Leo II, age 6 or 7, briefly becomes Byzantine Emperor, being joined by his father as co-ruler by his father on January 29th

  5. Magister Militum of Dalamatia Julius Nepos proclaimed Emperor in Rome - rules only until 475 as the last Western Roman E

    Magister Militum of Dalamatia Julius Nepos proclaimed Emperor in Rome - rules only until 475 as the last Western Roman Emperor

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