Talk:Marcian

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thread_title:  File:Column of Marcianus in Istanbul (Constantinople) Turkey.jpg Nominated for Deletion 

message: This unreliable source records that, the day of Marcian's inauguration, there was no daylight and no eclipse. Any reliable sources confirm so we can add that to this article? — LlywelynII 22:20, 26 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Total darkness 

message: Similarly, this unreliable source records that Marcian was the first example of a Roman emperor being ceremonially entered into his office by the church. Any reliable sources confirm so we can add that to this article? — LlywelynII 22:22, 26 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  First anointed 

message: The box states that Marcian was a "Byzantine" emperor.  This is not general usage, as required by WP practice.  The convention is for the term "Eastern Roman Empire" to be used at least until the fall of the Western Empire, and many such as the impeccable A H M Jones avoid the term "Byzantine" right up to Heraclius and the seventh century crisis.  Deipnosophista (talk) 07:18, 23 April 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Byzantine? 

message: Noted in passing:
* "where was cared for by Tatianus and his brother Iulius" Tatianus is introduced rather from nowhere. Who is Tatianus? Why does a reader need to know this apparently inconsequential detail? (Yes, the questions are rhetorical.)
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* "massive influence" and "huge influence". I have left them as is, but I have doubts about their acceptability at FAC.
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* "along with a need to raid to keep his tribal-state together." A note of why raiding might contribute to the continuity of the tribal state might be useful. Gog the Mild (talk) 16:54, 19 September 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copy edit 

message: In response to the request on my talk page, I'd like to offer an informal review of this article's suitability for a FAC:
*Per MOS:LEADPARAGRAPH, the first para of the lead should summarise the entire article
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*"other than that he was a domesticus" - as "domesticus" is an obscure term, you should explain what they were. Similar terms are scattered throughout the article, and are explained in some instances and not in others: I'd suggest explaining them all.
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*Who were " Tatianus and his brother Iulius"? If they're red linked, presumably they're considered notable?
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*"Marcian had his daughter Marcia Euphemia, who came from a previous marriage" - I take it we don't know anything of this marriage?
*:Unfortunately, yes. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 06:18, 2 January 2019 (UTC)
replies: text:  I suspect that this was intended for Nick-D and not me. He made these contributions. I made the three above in Copy Edit, of which only the last is still unaddressed. Gog the Mild (talk) 18:56, 3 January 2019 (UTC)
replies: text:  That is correct, apologies. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 20:38, 3 January 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: No worries. And welcome back. You have been missed. Gog the Mild (talk) 20:43, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

text: and , Iulius was governor in Cilicia in the time of Marcian's arrival, while Tatianus was his brother and became, for Marcian's favor, praefectus Urbi in Constantinople some time after. Moreover, it was during Tatianus's tenure that the column of Marcian was erected and dedicated. All these information can be obtained on the Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire.--Renato de carvalho ferreira (talk) 17:51, 20 September 2018 (UTC)
replies: text:  Thank you for the information.  "Yes, the questions are rhetorical" was intended to indicate that I was aware of the answers to the questions I was asking, but that I felt that a passing reader would not be. Clearly I wasn't clear enough; I shall endeavour to be more so in future. Gog the Mild (talk) 18:08, 20 September 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Informal review 

message: This map from 1911 (most likely Brittanica?) is wildly inaccurate, just like some of the much-exaggerated Mongol Empire maps we've had removed ... Attila's empire neither reached the northern sea or the northern parts of today's Russia - there are many better sources out there. This needs to be replaced - and badly.50.111.14.1 (talk) 21:14, 27 April 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Fixed. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 21:32, 27 April 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Ah - much improved.  I was just going to suggest --> https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Huns450.png  when I came back here. A new map along the lines of this would look good, if one of our volunteers is looking for a project: https://i.postimg.cc/RZVGdXq3/Attilas-Empire.png  Thanks.50.111.24.147 (talk) 21:07, 30 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  old (and silly) map of 450 A.D.