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    Aelia Verina (Greek: Βερίνα; died 484) was the Empress consort of Leo I of the Eastern Roman Empire. She was a sister of Basiliscus. Her daughter Ariadne...
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    Veriña is the smallest district (parroquia rural) of the municipality of Gijón / Xixón, in Asturias, Spain. The population of Veriña was 194 in 2005 and...
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    Constantinople, he sought refuge in the Hagia Sophia. His sister, Empress Verina, secured him a pardon and he left the church to retire in Neapolis. When...
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  • the usurper Marcianus, but came into conflict with the dowager empress Verina, and supported the revolt of Leontius. This rebellion failed and Illus was...
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    turn. Another relative whose name does not survive of Leo I or his wife Verina married the future augustus Julius Nepos (r. 474–480), the last emperor...
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    Verina Harris Morton Jones (January 28, 1865 – February 3, 1943) was an American physician, suffragist and clubwoman. Following her graduation from the...
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    her feast day falling on August 22. Ariadne was a daughter of Leo I and Verina. Her mother was a sister of Basiliscus. Ariadne's younger sister, Leontia...
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  • Verina Rosiland Wihongi is a taekwando practitioner from New Zealand. Wihongi has a 3rd degree black belt in taekwondo. She was the first woman to represent...
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    flee Constantinople in a revolt orchestrated in part by dowager Empress Verina, which concluded with Leo I's brother-in-law Basiliscus installing himself...
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    then-emperor Leo I. He was the maternal grandson of Emperor Leo I and Empress Verina. As the grandson of Leo I, Leo II had a strong claim to succeed his throne...
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