He  had  firal  vainly  endeavoured  to  fix  the  eoccessM
upon  Zeoo  himaelf.  '  Leo  has  preserved  the  reputation
of  an  active,  enlightened,  and  vigilant  monarch,  who
neglected  ndthing  that  had  a  tendency  to  promote  the
welfare  of  hia  subjecta.  He  promulgated  wiae  Uwi,
and  gave  the  example  of  modeimtion  and  eeooemy
which  hod  been  so  long  needed  in  die  state.  He  n
not  ejtempt,  bowever,  mHn  tbe  cberge  of  ivarice,  and
of  weakness  also,  in  alhiwing  the  ambition  of  Atft
to  go  so  Ions  nnpunudied.  (Bio^.  I/xtv..  vol.  H
p.  135.)  — VI.  Tbe  aecond,  called  also  lbs  Youn-
ger, gTxndaon  of  Leo  I.,  and  son  of  Ariadne  and
Zeno.  He  was  declared  Augustus  at  tbe  DMNDtnt
of  his  grandfather's  death.  Although  acarcely  fm
years  OM  at  tbe  period  of  hia  elevation,  tbis  cboios
was,  DOtwithetaodiiig,  very  agiceeble  to  the  psofdN
who  detested  Zeno  on  account  of  bie  Arian  tenets  aiid
bia  laaurian  origin,  Verina,  however,  Ibe  widow  of
tbe  deceaaed  emperor,  and  Ariadne,  the  wife  of  Zend,
neglected  neither  intrigues  nor  aeductive  aria  lo  coo-
ciliate  for  Zeno  tbe  favour  of  tbe  populace;  \^'bea
all  difficultioa  were  believed  to  be  lemoved,  Ariadna
conducted  tbe  yoong  Lee  to  tbe  hif^nae.  ui
placed  him  on  an  elevated  throne.  There  tbe  cbikl,r
feeble  tool  in  the  handa  of  two  ambitious  female^
called  Zeno  to  him,  and,  placing  tbe  orown  od  tba
head  of  the  latter,  named  him  his  colleague  in  the  em-
pire. Leo  died  soon  after,  having  been  poisoDed,  as
was  supposed,  by  Ztoo,  his  own  fatber,  after  a  tciga
of  aboni  ten  months.  (Bipgr.  ZAnv.,  toL  M.p.  136.)
-—VII.  The  third,  aornamed  tbe  leaurian,  bwn  » luo*
ria  of  It  mean  famiiyi  and  originally  a  dealer  ia  csUls.
