Leo II (emperor)

Leo II
Solidus of Leo II, marked: d·n· leo et zeno p·p· aug·[1]
Roman emperor of the East
Augustus	17 November 473 – November 474
Coronation	17 November 473
Predecessor	Leo I
Successor	Zeno
Alongside	See list Leo I (until 18 January) Zeno (from 29 January) Glycerius (West, 473–474) Julius Nepos (West, 474)
Caesar	October 472 – November 473
Born	c. 467
Died	November 474 (aged 7) Constantinople
Burial	Church of the Holy Apostles
Regnal name Latin: Imperator Caesar Leo Augustus Greek: Αὐτοκράτωρ καῖσαρ Λέων αὐγουστος
Dynasty	Leonid
Father	Zeno
Mother	Ariadne

Leo II (Greek: Λέων, Leōn; c. 467 – 474), called the Younger, briefly ruled as emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire from 473 to 474. He was the son of Zeno, the Isaurian general and future emperor, and Ariadne, a daughter of the emperor Leo I (r. 457–474). Leo II was made co-emperor with his grandfather Leo I on 17 November 473, and became sole emperor on 18 January 474 after Leo I died of dysentery. His father Zeno was made co-emperor by the Byzantine Senate on 29 January, and they co-ruled for a short time before Leo II died in late 474.