Iohannes (consul 467)
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Iohannes was a politician of the Eastern Roman Empire.
. Between 467 and 468 he was comes et magister officiorum
, and later praetorian prefect of Illyricum (he was in office in 479); he was known as a fair administrator and a protector of arts.
In 479, during the revolt of Theodoric Strabo
, Iohannes was in Thessalonica, where his life was in danger twice. First he was assaulted by an enraged mob, and saved by the priests and the local nobles, later he was threatened by rebel soldiers, and was saved by the arrival of the patricius Adamantius
. Together with Sabinianus Magnus
, he successfully suggested Emperor Zeno
to refuse a truce with Theodoric and to keep fighting him.
Iohannes died when he was 42 years old. Christodorus
wrote two poems in his honour.
Biography
His family came from Lychnidus. In 467 he was consul posterior, chosen by the Eastern court, together with Illustrius PusaeusIllustrius Pusaeus
Flavius Illustrius Pusaeus was a politician of the Roman Empire.- Biography :Pusaeus was a pupil of the Neoplatonist philosopher Proclus, at his school in Alexandria; other noteworthy figures belonged to the same Pagan circle and studied with Pusaeus, such as Pamprepius , Marcellinus Flavius...
. Between 467 and 468 he was comes et magister officiorum
Magister officiorum
The magister officiorum was one of the most senior administrative officials in the late Roman Empire and the early centuries of the Byzantine Empire...
, and later praetorian prefect of Illyricum (he was in office in 479); he was known as a fair administrator and a protector of arts.
In 479, during the revolt of Theodoric Strabo
Theodoric Strabo
Theodoric Strabo was an Ostrogoth chieftain who was involved in the politics of the Byzantine Empire during the reigns of Byzantine Emperors Leo I, Zeno and Basiliscus...
, Iohannes was in Thessalonica, where his life was in danger twice. First he was assaulted by an enraged mob, and saved by the priests and the local nobles, later he was threatened by rebel soldiers, and was saved by the arrival of the patricius Adamantius
Adamantius (praefectus urbi)
Adamantius was a politician of the Eastern Roman Empire, praefectus urbi of Constantinople , patricius and honorary consul.- Biography :...
. Together with Sabinianus Magnus
Sabinianus Magnus
Sabinianus Magnus was a general of the Eastern Roman Empire, who fought in the rebellion of Theodoric Strabo against Emperor Zeno.- Biography :...
, he successfully suggested Emperor Zeno
Zeno (emperor)
Zeno , originally named Tarasis, was Byzantine Emperor from 474 to 475 and again from 476 to 491. Domestic revolts and religious dissension plagued his reign, which nevertheless succeeded to some extent in foreign issues...
to refuse a truce with Theodoric and to keep fighting him.
Iohannes died when he was 42 years old. Christodorus
Christodorus
Christodorus , a Greek epic poet from Coptos in Egypt, flourished during the reign of Anastasius I .According to Suidas, he was the author of Patria , accounts of the foundation, history and antiquities of various cities; Lydiaka , the mythical history of Lydia; Isaurica Christodorus , a Greek epic...
wrote two poems in his honour.