A eunuch, he was appointed to the post of praepositus sacri cubiculi sometime after 513, as he was an addressee of the Monophysite prelate Severus of Antioch; Amantius himself was probably a Monophysite.[1] According to Evagrius, he was among the most influential members of Anastasius' court.[2] Towards the end of Anastasius' life, the emperor and Amantius both had similar dreams on who would succeed on the throne, which were interpreted by the soothsayer Proclus Oneirocrites.[3] He erected a church dedicated to Saint Thomas at Constantinople, in an area which later was named ta Amantou after him.[4]
When Anastasius died on 9 July 518, Amantius, who as a eunuch was unable to claim the throne himself, instead sponsored the candidacy of Theocritus. To this end, he gave money to the comes excubitorumJustin to bribe him, but the latter used the money to acquire support for his own candidacy.[2] After Justin was acclaimed emperor on 10 July, Amantius caused disturbances by the populace, and plotted with his fellow pro-Monophysite cubicularius Andreas to replace Justin with Theocritus. Hated among the pro-Chalcedonian populace, he was denounced as another Chrysaphius in the Hagia Sophia on 16 July. Their plot revealed, Amantius and Andreas were executed on 20 July.[5] Andreas and Amantius were later considered among Monophysites as martyrs.[6]
Bury, John Bagnell (1923), History of the Later Roman Empire from the Death of Theodosius I to the Death of Justinian, Macmillan & Co., Ltd., ISBN0-486-20399-9
Martindale, John R., ed. (1980). The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire: Volume II, AD 395–527. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN0-521-20159-4.
January 01, 1970
amantius, praepositus, amantius, greek, Ἀμάντιος, romanized, amantios, head, chamberlain, praepositus, sacri, cubiculi, byzantine, emperor, anastasius, defeated, justin, intrigues, power, struggles, after, anastasius, death, executed, eunuch, appointed, post, . Amantius Greek Ἀmantios romanized Amantios was the head chamberlain praepositus sacri cubiculi of the Byzantine emperor Anastasius I Defeated by Justin I in the intrigues and power struggles after Anastasius death he was executed A eunuch he was appointed to the post of praepositus sacri cubiculi sometime after 513 as he was an addressee of the Monophysite prelate Severus of Antioch Amantius himself was probably a Monophysite 1 According to Evagrius he was among the most influential members of Anastasius court 2 Towards the end of Anastasius life the emperor and Amantius both had similar dreams on who would succeed on the throne which were interpreted by the soothsayer Proclus Oneirocrites 3 He erected a church dedicated to Saint Thomas at Constantinople in an area which later was named ta Amantou after him 4 When Anastasius died on 9 July 518 Amantius who as a eunuch was unable to claim the throne himself instead sponsored the candidacy of Theocritus To this end he gave money to the comes excubitorum Justin to bribe him but the latter used the money to acquire support for his own candidacy 2 After Justin was acclaimed emperor on 10 July Amantius caused disturbances by the populace and plotted with his fellow pro Monophysite cubicularius Andreas to replace Justin with Theocritus Hated among the pro Chalcedonian populace he was denounced as another Chrysaphius in the Hagia Sophia on 16 July Their plot revealed Amantius and Andreas were executed on 20 July 5 Andreas and Amantius were later considered among Monophysites as martyrs 6 References edit Martindale 1980 pp 67 68 a b Martindale 1980 p 67 Martindale 1980 pp 67 68 919 Martindale 1980 p 68 Martindale 1980 pp 67 88 Martindale 1980 pp 68 88 Sources editBury John Bagnell 1923 History of the Later Roman Empire from the Death of Theodosius I to the Death of Justinian Macmillan amp Co Ltd ISBN 0 486 20399 9 Martindale John R ed 1980 The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire Volume II AD 395 527 Cambridge Cambridge University Press ISBN 0 521 20159 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Amantius praepositus amp oldid 1007740815, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
