Verina

Verina (died 484): name of a Roman empress, wife of Leo I.

Wife of Leo I, mother of Ariadne and Leontia
467 Ariadne marries Zeno
c.468 Zeno and Ariadne have a child, Leo II
474 Death of Leo I; Leo II becomes emperor
Death of Leo II; Zeno becomes emperor
475 Verina supports the revolt of Basiliscus, her brother
476 Return of Zeno, supported by the Ostrogothic king Theodoric
478 Verina, collaborating with Epinikos, attempts to overthrow the master of offices Illus; he discovers it, and has her exiled to Tarsus
482 The empress Ariadne tries to murder Illus; Illus leaves court
483 Insurrection of Illus
484 Verina decides to support Illus
484, 19 July: she crowns Leontius emperor; they establish a rival court in Antioch
Zeno sends troops; Illus, Verina, and Leontius escape to Papyrius in Isauria; here, they are isolated, arrested, and encarcerated
Verina dies in 484; she is later buried in Constantinople