Marcus (Caesar)

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Solidus of Basiliscus and Marcus: front with bust of Basiliscus, back with the enthroned emperors Basiliscus (left) and Marcus

Marcus ( ancient Greek Μάρκος ; † 476 in Limnai , Cappadocia ) was the son and co-regent of the Eastern Roman counter-emperor Basiliskos from 475 to 476. His mother was Aelia Zenonis .

In January 475, Basiliscus deposed Zenon in a palace revolution and expelled him into exile in Syria . Shortly after taking over the government in Constantinople , Marcus was made Caesar and promoted to Augustus that same year . In August 476, Zeno returned to power with military help. According to some late antique sources, Marcus and his parents fled to the protected area of ​​a church , but were captured and, at Zenon's behest, exiled to Limnae in Cappadocia, where they were imprisoned in a dry cistern and left to die of thirst.

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