Leontius
4. A praefectus praetorio under the emperor Anastasius, the predecessor of Justinian. (Lydus, de Magist. 3.17.)
Works
An Edict
Editions
An edict of his appears in the collection of Edicta Praefectorum Praetorio, published by C. E. Zachariae. (Anecdota, p. 273, fol. Lips. 1843.)
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