Adjective
Under the influence of Mars; courageous; bold.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAfter Attila left Italy and returned to his palace across the Danube, he planned to strike at Constantinople again and reclaim the tribute which Marcian had stopped. Source: Internet
Attila retreated without Honoria or her dowry.sfn The new Eastern Roman Emperor Marcian then halted tribute payments. Source: Internet
For in a dream some god stood at the side of Marcian, Emperor of the East, while he was disquieted about his fierce foe, and showed him the bow of Attila broken in that same night, as if to intimate that the race of Huns owed much to that weapon. Source: Internet
Marcian wished to bring proceedings to a speedy end, and asked the council to make a pronouncement on the doctrine of the Incarnation before continuing the trial. Source: Internet
Marcian died on 27 January 457 of a disease, possibly gangrene, contracted during a long religious journey. Source: Internet
In a dream, Marcian claimed he saw Attila's bow broken before him, and a few days later, he got word that his great enemy was dead. Source: Internet