Verina | |||||
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Empress of the Roman Empire | |||||
Tenure | 457 – 474 | ||||
Died | 484 Papyrius fortress, Isauria (modern-day Bozkır, Konya, Turkey) | ||||
Spouse | Leo I the Thracian | ||||
Issue | Ariadne, Leontia, unnamed son | ||||
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Dynasty | Leo |
Aelia Verina (Greek: Βερίνα; died 484) was the Eastern Roman empress as the wife of Leo I. She was a sister of Emperor Basiliscus. Her daughter Ariadne also became empress. Verina was the maternal grandmother of Leo II.