Person
Marcian
emperor 450–457
Eastern Roman emperor
Attested. The summons and the council are certain.
Marcian married Pulcheria and summoned the council of Chalcedon. He wanted a doctrinal peace that would stick in both the capital and Egypt. Egypt did not accept it. His reign is the political frame of the 451 definition.
Places
Councils
- Chalcedon (451)
Sources
No separate modern citation is attached to this biography. The confidence note is the atlas summary of the evidence.
Catalog editions
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