Ricimer elevated Libius Severus, of Lucanian origin, to the rank of emperor, after the death of Majorian, in November 461 at Ravenna; the Eastern Roman Emperor Leo I refused to acknowledge him.
Ricimer elevated Libius Severus, of Lucanian origin, to the rank of emperor, after the death of Majorian, in November 461 at Ravenna. However, the Eastern Roman Emperor Leo I refused to acknowledge him.