Areobindus (consul 434)
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Flavius Areobindus was a general of the Eastern Roman Empire of Gothic
origin, who became commander in chief of the East.
was consul in 461, his grandson Areobindus Dagalaiphus Areobindus held the consulate in 506.
He took part in the war of 422 against the Sasanids of king Bahram V
, with the rank of comes foederatorum, that is commander of the contingent of barbarians fighting as allies in the Roman army
. On that occasion Areobindus defeated in a duel one of the Sasanids, Ardazanes; and following his victory the peace was concluded.
In 434 Areobindus was chosen by the Eastern court, along with the consul of the West, Aspar
. In the same year he was appointed magister militum
per Orientem (perhaps praesentialis), a position he held until his death. In 441 he was chosen by Theodosius II
as one of the commanders of the expedition against the Vandals
in Africa; the expedition was not successful because its leaders wasted time in Sicily. In 443 he was sent along with other generals against Attila, but he was defeated by the king of the Huns. In 447 he received the title of patricius, but by the year of his death Areobindus had fallen into disfavor with Theodosius II.
Areobindus was the recipient of two letters of Theodoret
of Cyrrhus, which show that he had lands in that city, among other attested in Euphratensis.
Goths
The Goths were an East Germanic tribe of Scandinavian origin whose two branches, the Visigoths and the Ostrogoths, played an important role in the fall of the Roman Empire and the emergence of Medieval Europe....
origin, who became commander in chief of the East.
Biography
Areobindus was a Goth who became part of the political class of the Eastern Roman Empire; his son DagalaiphusDagalaiphus
Flavius Dagalaiphus was a politician of the Eastern Roman Empire.-Biography:Son of Areobindus , Dagalaiphus married Godisthea, the daughter of Ardabur and granddaughter of Aspar...
was consul in 461, his grandson Areobindus Dagalaiphus Areobindus held the consulate in 506.
He took part in the war of 422 against the Sasanids of king Bahram V
Bahram V
Bahram V was the fourteenth Sassanid King of Persia . Also called Bahram Gur or Bahramgur , he was a son of Yazdegerd I , after whose sudden death he gained the crown against the opposition of the grandees by the help of Mundhir, the Arab dynast of al-Hirah.- Reign and war with Rome :Bahram V...
, with the rank of comes foederatorum, that is commander of the contingent of barbarians fighting as allies in the Roman army
Roman army
The Roman army is the generic term for the terrestrial armed forces deployed by the kingdom of Rome , the Roman Republic , the Roman Empire and its successor, the Byzantine empire...
. On that occasion Areobindus defeated in a duel one of the Sasanids, Ardazanes; and following his victory the peace was concluded.
In 434 Areobindus was chosen by the Eastern court, along with the consul of the West, Aspar
Aspar
Flavius Ardabur Aspar was an Alan patrician and magister militum of the Eastern Roman Empire. Aspar's family exerted a great influence on the Eastern Roman Emperors for half a century, from the 420s to his death in 471, over Theodosius II, Marcian and Leo I, who, in the end, had him killed.Alans...
. In the same year he was appointed magister militum
Magister militum
Magister militum was a top-level military command used in the later Roman Empire, dating from the reign of Constantine. Used alone, the term referred to the senior military officer of the Empire...
per Orientem (perhaps praesentialis), a position he held until his death. In 441 he was chosen by Theodosius II
Theodosius II
Theodosius II , commonly surnamed Theodosius the Younger, or Theodosius the Calligrapher, was Byzantine Emperor from 408 to 450. He is mostly known for promulgating the Theodosian law code, and for the construction of the Theodosian Walls of Constantinople...
as one of the commanders of the expedition against the Vandals
Vandals
The Vandals were an East Germanic tribe that entered the late Roman Empire during the 5th century. The Vandals under king Genseric entered Africa in 429 and by 439 established a kingdom which included the Roman Africa province, besides the islands of Sicily, Corsica, Sardinia and the Balearics....
in Africa; the expedition was not successful because its leaders wasted time in Sicily. In 443 he was sent along with other generals against Attila, but he was defeated by the king of the Huns. In 447 he received the title of patricius, but by the year of his death Areobindus had fallen into disfavor with Theodosius II.
Areobindus was the recipient of two letters of Theodoret
Theodoret
Theodoret of Cyrus or Cyrrhus was an influential author, theologian, and Christian bishop of Cyrrhus, Syria . He played a pivotal role in many early Byzantine church controversies that led to various ecumenical acts and schisms...
of Cyrrhus, which show that he had lands in that city, among other attested in Euphratensis.