Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Leo II (467-474) was very briefly Byzantine emperor in 474. He was the son of Zeno I and Ariadne (the daughter of Leo I and Verina). As Leo's closest male relative, he was named successor, under the regency of Zeno, upon his grandfather's death. He died of an unknown disease about 10 months into his reign in November, 474, and was succeeded by his father, although his grandmother Verina took advantage of his death to conspire against Zeno. Preceded by: Leo I Byzantine emperors Followed by: Zeno I This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.