Patricius (Caesar)

Patricius (Greek: Πατρίκιος, romanized: Patrikios; floruit 459–471) was an Eastern Roman caesar, the son of the powerful general Aspar, who for almost two decades was the effective power behind the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire. Of mixed Roman and barbarian origin, Patricius was destined for the imperial throne by his father. He rose to the rank of caesar under Emperor Leo I, before his father's murder in 471 led to his own downfall and possibly death.