Arsaber
Arsaber (Template:Lang-el, from Armenian Arshavir), was a Byzantine noble who attempted an unsuccessful usurpation of the Byzantine imperial throne in 808.
Arsaber was a noble of Armenian origin, holding the rank of patrikios, and had served as quaestor. In February 808, a group of secular and ecclesiastic officials, who were dissatisfied with the rule of Emperor Nikephoros I Logothetes (r. 802–811), formed a conspiracy and acclaimed Arsaber as Byzantine emperor.[1][2] Nikephoros, however, discovered the plot and arrested the participants, who were beaten, their properties confiscated, and were ultimately exiled. Arsaber himself was tonsured and exiled to a monastery in Bithynia. Arsaber's daughter, Theodosia, was married to the future Emperor Leo V the Armenian (r. 813–820).[1][2] Leo, then a general and hitherto enjoying Nikephoros's favour, was exiled, likely on account of this connection to Arsaber.[3]
References
- ^ a b Kazhdan 1991, p. 186.
- ^ a b Winkelmann & Lilie 1999, p. 160
- ^ Kazhdan 1991, p. 1209.
Sources
- Kazhdan, Alexander Petrovich, ed. (1991). The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium. New York, New York and Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-504652-6.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Winkelmann, Friedhelm; Lilie, Ralph-Johannes; et al. (1999). Prosopographie der mittelbyzantinischen Zeit: I. Abteilung (641–867), 1. Band: Aaron (#1) – Georgios (#2182) (in German). Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-015179-0.
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