Illus
Illus ( ancient Greek Ἰλλός , with full name Flavius Illus ; † 488 ) was an Eastern Roman general of Isaurian origin, who played an important role in the reign of the emperors Zenon and Basiliscus .
Illus and his brother Trocundes supported the revolt of Basiliscus against Zenon in January 475, but then switched sides to enable Zenon to return from exile (August 476). At first he remained loyal to Zeno ( consulate 478; suppression of the usurper Marcianus 479), but at times stood in opposition to the emperor's widow Verina . As a result of a dispute over Zenon's younger brother Flavius Longinus , Illus was declared an enemy of the state in 483 , which he responded with open rebellion and the proclamation of Leontius as counter-emperor (484). The uprising was put down in 488 after four years of civil war, with Illus being killed.
According to an inscription there, the ruins of Akkale in Cilicia near Elaiussa Sebaste are regarded as the palace and domain of the Illus.
literature
- Alexander Demandt : The late antiquity. Roman history from Diocletian to Justinian. 284 - 565 AD (= Handbook of Classical Studies . Section 3: Ancient Orient, Greek History, Roman History. Part 6). 2nd completely revised and expanded edition. Beck, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-406-55993-8 , p. 226.
- Hugh Elton: Illus and the imperial aristocracy under Zeno. In: Byzantion. Vol. 70, 2000, ISSN 0378-2506 , pp. 393-407.
- Karl field: barbarian citizens. The Isaurians and the Roman Empire (= Millennium Studies . Vol. 8). De Gruyter, Berlin et al. 2005, ISBN 3-11-018899-6 (also: Berlin, Free University, dissertation, 2004).
- Ariane Kiel-Freytag: reflections on the usurpation of Illus and Leontius (484–488 AD). In: Journal of Papyrology and Epigraphy . Vol. 174, 2010, pp. 291-301 ( JSTOR 41291046 ).
- John Robert Martindale: Illus 1. In: The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire (PLRE). Volume 2, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1980, ISBN 0-521-20159-4 , pp. 586-590.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Illus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Flavius Illus (full name); Ἰλλός (Greek) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Eastern Roman general of Isaurian origin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 488 |