Callinicus (Exarch)

Callinicus (Greek Kallinikos Καλλίνικος ) was an East Roman Patricius and 596/597 bis 602/603 Exarch of Ravenna.

Callinicus was the successor of Romanus and is the first time witnessed in June 597 as Exarch. He is the recipient of two letters of Pope Gregory I and is mentioned by the Pope in his other letters. Callinicus sat down at Gregor, ultimately successful, for the recognition of the bishop Maximus of Salona one.

The historian Paul the Deacon mentions the Patricius Gallinicus ( Hist. Lang., 4, 20), as this 601, despite an agreement concluded by him in the year 598 ceasefire agreement with the Lombards, invaded the city of Parma and the daughter of the Lombard king Agilulf with her ​​husband led to Ravenna. This affront was the trigger renewed fighting with the Lombards, which tied the Roman forces over charge in Italy since Callinicus had also repel incursions of the Slavs in Istria (see Balkan campaigns of Maurikios ) and then in the East came back to fight with the New Persian Sassanid Empire (see Roman- Persian wars).

About the end of the Callinicus circulating in the sources of different versions. Most likely is that Callinicus has not (yet or Phocas of Maurikios ) detached from the Eastern Roman Emperor. In its place Smaragdus, who had held this office ever stepped.