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Leo I Timeline Game

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Leo I, also known as Leo the Great, was a Byzantine Emperor who reigned from 457 to 474. He is remembered for his military successes and his efforts to maintain the unity of the Roman Empire.

  • The game is a timeline game where you place events in their correct chronological order.
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  • 7 February 457: Leo I becomes Roman Emperor
  • 20 June 451: Leo I defeats the Huns under Attila at the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains
  • 18 November 473: Leo I appoints his grandson Leo II as co-emperor
  • 18 January 474: Leo I dies and is succeeded by his grandson Leo II
  • 17 November 474: Leo II dies, leaving Zeno as the sole emperor
  • Unknown: Leo I orders the construction of the Church of Santa Maria in Via Lata in Rome
  • Unknown: Leo I introduces laws to protect the rights of slaves
  • Unknown: Leo I sends an embassy to the Vandals in Africa to negotiate the release of Roman prisoners
  • Unknown: Leo I strengthens the fortifications of Constantinople
  • Unknown: Leo I issues a decree ordering the destruction of pagan temples in the Eastern Roman Empire
  • Unknown: Leo I negotiates a peace treaty with the Ostrogoths in Italy
  • Unknown: Leo I appoints Anthemius as Western Roman Emperor
  • Unknown: Leo I defeats the Vandals under Gaiseric in North Africa
  • Unknown: Leo I establishes diplomatic relations with the Sassanid Empire
  • Unknown: Leo I issues a decree banning the practice of astrology in the Roman Empire
  • Unknown: Leo I appoints Flavius Basiliscus as consul
  • Unknown: Leo I enacts laws to regulate the prices of goods in the Roman Empire
  • Unknown: Leo I sends an embassy to the Visigoths in Spain to negotiate a peace treaty
  • Unknown: Leo I suppresses a revolt in Dalmatia
  • Unknown: Leo I appoints his son-in-law Marcian as Eastern Roman Emperor

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