Eulogios the Persian
Eulogios the Persian (Greek: Εὐλόγιος ὁ Πέρσης, fl. 867) was an 9th-century Byzantine figure, who played a role in the aftermath of the assassination of Michael III (r. 842–867) and the succession of Basil I (r. 867–886) to the throne.[1]
Of Persian origin, Eulogios was reportedly well off and lived in a manor house in Constantinople.[1][2] According to Anthony Kaldellis, he may have been a descendant of the Khurramites who entered Byzantine service in the 830s.[3]
After the conspirators succeeded in killing Michael III on the night of 23/24 September 867, they went to Eulogios's house and took him to the Great Palace of Constantinople.[1] There, Eulogios notified the commander of the palace guard (hetaireiarches) Artabasdos about Michael III's death, and advised him to open the gates of the palace to the new emperor, Basil I.[1][4]
Alongside his kinsmen Artabasdos and Iakobitzes, Eulogios was one of several Persians who flourished in the Byzantine Empire in 867.[4] Though they were all well integrated in Byzantine society, they "continued to cultivate ethnic links to each other, expressed through language".[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Eulogios 1". Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ Kaldellis 2019, p. 131.
- ^ a b Kaldellis 2019, p. 132.
- ^ a b Kaldellis 2019, pp. 131–132.
Sources[edit]
- Kaldellis, Anthony (2019). Romanland: Ethnicity and Empire in Byzantium. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0674986510.