In circa 566/567, Baduarius was ordered to raise an army in the lower Danube (Moesia and Scythia Minor) in order to assist the Gepids against the Lombards. The Byzantines won the first battle, but then the Gepid king Cunimund refused to hand back Sirmium as he had promised. Left unaided against the Lombards and Avars, Cunimund was defeated and killed. The post of Baduarius in this campaign is obscure: he may have been a magister militum per Illyricum, a magister militum without an assigned area, or the quaestor exercitus.[2]
A comes stabuli ("count of the imperial stables") in 573, he was sent to Italy soon after to resist the Lombard conquest of the peninsula. The Lombards, however, defeated him in battle in 576, and he died soon after.[1]
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Baduarius had married Justin's daughter Arabia, with whom he may have had a daughter, Firmina, attested in a single inscription dated to 564.[3] The phrasing is obscure: it contains a Greek word that could be seen as "γενημένη" or "γενόμενη" of Arabia. The term "γενημένη" means "born of" and would make the phrase read "Firmina, daughter of Arabia", whilst "γενόμενη" means "who became". Cyril Mango reads the phrase as "Firmina who became the nursemaid of Arabia".[4]
Martindale, John R., ed. (1992). The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire: Volume III, AD 527–641. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN0-521-20160-8.
Shahîd, Irfan (1995). Byzantium and the Arabs in the Sixth Century, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Dumbarton Oaks. ISBN978-0-88402-214-5.
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baduarius, other, people, with, same, name, disambiguation, greek, Βαδουάριος, east, roman, aristocrat, byzantine, emperor, justin, theophanes, confessor, erroneously, calls, brother, emperor, contents, biography, family, references, citations, sourcesbiograph. For other people with the same name see Baduarius disambiguation Baduarius Greek Badoyarios was an East Roman aristocrat the son in law of Byzantine emperor Justin II r 565 578 AD Theophanes the Confessor erroneously calls him a brother of the Emperor 1 Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Family 2 References 2 1 Citations 2 2 SourcesBiography editPossibly the son or grandson of a similarly named general active in Scythia Minor in 528 Baduarius is recorded by the Latin epic poet Flavius Cresconius Corippus as having succeeded Justin in his post as curopalates immediately after the latter s rise to the Byzantine throne on November 14 565 At the time he was already a holder of the rank of patrikios 1 In circa 566 567 Baduarius was ordered to raise an army in the lower Danube Moesia and Scythia Minor in order to assist the Gepids against the Lombards The Byzantines won the first battle but then the Gepid king Cunimund refused to hand back Sirmium as he had promised Left unaided against the Lombards and Avars Cunimund was defeated and killed The post of Baduarius in this campaign is obscure he may have been a magister militum per Illyricum a magister militum without an assigned area or the quaestor exercitus 2 A comes stabuli count of the imperial stables in 573 he was sent to Italy soon after to resist the Lombard conquest of the peninsula The Lombards however defeated him in battle in 576 and he died soon after 1 Family edit Baduarius had married Justin s daughter Arabia with whom he may have had a daughter Firmina attested in a single inscription dated to 564 3 The phrasing is obscure it contains a Greek word that could be seen as genhmenh or genomenh of Arabia The term genhmenh means born of and would make the phrase read Firmina daughter of Arabia whilst genomenh means who became Cyril Mango reads the phrase as Firmina who became the nursemaid of Arabia 4 References editCitations edit a b c Martindale 1992 p 164 Martindale 1992 pp 164 364 Martindale 1992 pp 102 484 Shahid 1995 p 319 Footnote 45 Sources edit Martindale John R ed 1992 The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire Volume III AD 527 641 Cambridge Cambridge University Press ISBN 0 521 20160 8 Shahid Irfan 1995 Byzantium and the Arabs in the Sixth Century Volume 1 Washington District of Columbia Dumbarton Oaks ISBN 978 0 88402 214 5 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Baduarius amp oldid 1200842358, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
