Patricius (consul 500)

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Patricius
Diedafter 519
AllegianceByzantine Empire
Rankmagister militum
Battles/warsAnastasian War

Flavius Patricius (

Anastasius I
(r. 491–518).

Biography

Origins and early career

Flavius Patricius was born in

Zacharias of Mytilene characteristically calls him "upright and trustworthy, but with slight intelligence."[2]

Campaigns against Persia

In 502, the

Samosata. In the aftermath of this, Hypatius was recalled, but Patricius stayed on.[3][4]

In early 504, Patricius successfully intercepted a supply convoy for the garrison of Amida. He then defeated the Persian reinforcements, capturing their commanders, and resumed the siege of the city.

undermining them, and ambushing and killing the garrison commander Glones. He was, however, unable to take the city until the end of hostilities. At that point, he arranged the ransom of the city.[3]

Involvement in civil war

Back in Constantinople, Patricius became involved in the theological disputes that troubled much of Anastasius's reign.

Vitalian, Patricius was used by Anastasius as an ambassador, since he had known both Vitalian and his father, and had promoted the former's career in the past. Nevertheless, due to this friendship, he refused to attack Vitalian's army during his third assault on Constantinople in 515, ostensibly because he feared that he would be accused of treason in the case of a defeat.[5]

Imperial candidacy

In 518, at the death of Anastasius, Patricius was put forward as one of the candidates to succeed him by the men of the

Justinian, the nephew of the excubitores' commander and eventual emperor, Justin I (r. 518–527).[5]

End of career

The last reference to Patricius occurs in November 519, when he was at

Chalcedonian doctrines or abdicate voluntarily. Upon his refusal, Patricius forcibly deposed him and exiled him.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Martindale 1980, p. 840.
  2. ^ a b Greatrex & Lieu 2002, p. 68.
  3. ^ a b c d Martindale 1980, p. 841.
  4. ^ Greatrex & Lieu 2002, pp. 69–70.
  5. ^ a b c Martindale 1980, p. 842.

Sources

  • Greatrex, Geoffrey; Lieu, Samuel N. C. (2002). The Roman Eastern Frontier and the Persian Wars (Part II, 363–630 AD). New York and London: Routledge (Taylor & Francis).
    ISBN 0-415-14687-9
    .
  • ISBN 0-521-20159-4
    .

Further reading
Preceded by Consul of the Roman Empire
500
with Fl. Hypatius 		Succeeded by
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