Ariadne (empress)

Ariadne
Augusta
Marble head identified as empress Ariadne, Louvre Museum[1]
Eastern Roman empress
1st Tenure	474–475
2nd Tenure	476–515
Born	before 457
Died	515 Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey)
Burial	Church of the Holy Apostles
Spouse	Zeno Anastasius I
Issue	Leo II
Names Aelia Ariadne
Dynasty	Leo
Father	Leo I the Thracian
Mother	Verina

Aelia Ariadne (Greek: Ἀριάδνη) (c. 450 – 515) was Eastern Roman empress as the wife of Zeno and Anastasius I. She is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, with her feast day falling on August 22.