The House of Leo which ruled the Eastern Roman Empire from 457 to 518 (and varying parts of the Western Roman Empire from 474 to 480). Byzantine Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered around its capital in Constantinople. ... Events February 7 - Leo I becomes East Roman emperor. ... Events July 9 - Justin becomes Roman emperor September 29 - Severus, Patriarch of Antioch is deposed by a synod for his Monophysitism. ... The Western Roman Empire is the name given to the western half of the Roman Empire after its division by Diocletian. ... Events January 18 - Leo II briefly becomes Byzantine emperor. ... Events Odoacer defeats an attempt by Julius Nepos to recapture Italy, and has Julius killed; Odoacer also captured Dalmatia. ...
In 1901, Leo's maternal grandmother decided to use a recent inheritance to build a house large enough that her three daughters, and their families, could live with her.
The house also was intended to show the abilities of her son, struggling young architect Emil Vidor.
In front of the house, the broad street was lined with chestnut trees and travelled by horse-drawn carriages.
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