Who made Marcian a candidate for the throne after Theodosius II's death?
Zeno
Pulcheria
Leo I
Aspar
Answer
Aspar, a powerful general, made Marcian a candidate for the throne after Theodosius II's death. Marcian was a distant relative of Theodosius II, and Aspar hoped to control him as a puppet emperor. Marcian, however, proved to be an independent ruler who resisted Aspar's influence.
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