Longinus of Cardala

Longinus of Cardala ( in John Malalas Λογγῖνος ὀ φαλακρὸς, Latin Longinus Calvus; † 497 at Tarsus ) was a senior East Roman officer Isaurian origin and rebel against Emperor Anastasius I

Under Emperor Zeno, who was himself Isaurian, Longinus of Cardala held since 484, the high court office of magister officiorum. As Zenon 491 died childless, his brother Flavius ​​Longinus was ( Evagrius Scholasticus the equates with Longinus of Cardala mistakenly ) from the Dowager Empress Ariadne in the line of succession passed over. This, however, insisted on his claim to the throne and instigated a revolt in Constantinople Opel at the Isaurian, but this was suppressed. Anastasios banished his rival 492 to Upper Egypt. Longinus of Cardala had to leave the bulk of the Isaurian leadership the capital, but continued together with Athenodorus of Asia Minor from the resistance. In Isauria Longinus, Athenodorus and the provincial governor Lilingis collected, a half-brother of Illus, an approximately 15,000 -strong army and marched against the capital, but were in the battle of Cotyaeum in Phrygia in autumn 492 of imperial troops loyal to under the leadership of Captains John the hunchback and John Scytha beaten. While Lilingis fell in battle, succeeded Longinus and Athenodorus to retreat into the Isaurian mountains and continue the feud further five years. 497 were both captured and executed by John Scytha to put their tanged on lances heads in Tarsus on display and then sent to Constantinople Opel. Scytha was subsequently awarded the consulship of the year 498.

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• Priscian, De laude imperatoris Anastasii, verse 52-65.