Pompeius (consul 501)

Flavius ​​Pompeius (* in the 5th century; † January 19 532 in Constantinople Opel ) was an East Roman patrician and nephew of the Emperor Anastasius I

Pompey was one of the influential aristocrats of the late Late Antiquity, which he had largely thanks to the protection by the childless Emperor. In 501, a year after his brother Hypatius and a year before his cousin Probus, he held the ordinary consulate. He remained in the period following a loyal helper of his uncle, but this was during the severe crisis around 515, when the General Vitalian rebelled, support hardly effective. 517/18 Pompey was appointed magister militum per Thracias and entrusted with the command of a campaign against the encroaching on the Balkan musicians.

As Anastasios died in 518, Pompey was, as Hypatius, probably not in Constantinople Opel, which is why he did not play a role in the regulation of succession. However, he also held under the new emperor Justin I high office. At the beginning of the reign of Justinian I. Pompey was promoted to Master of the Soldiers praesentalis.

On the nephews of Anastasius apparently the hopes of those senators who did not agree with the new emperor were aimed at the Nika revolt in January 532: On January 15 drew a lot to the house of Probus and demanded with cries of " Probus, Emperor of Rome " weapons for the insurgents. When the reply, they set fire to the house. Three days later Hypatius was proclaimed by the rebels on the Constantine forum for anti-emperor. After Hypatius and Pompey had gone with their followers into the hippodrome to receive the acclamations of the people, loyal to the emperor troops forced their way into the circus and caused a bloodbath. The brothers were captured and executed after a brief imprisonment on January 19, threw their bodies into the sea.

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