John (Exarch)
Johannes († 615) was an Eastern Roman Patricius and Exarch of Ravenna from 608 (?) Until his death.
He owed his office to the "cleansing" of the Byzantine administrative apparatus from the Phocas followers after Herakleios acceded to the throne . Johannes' predecessor Smaragdus was probably killed when he took office. Not much is known about John's tenure. Obviously he avoided armed conflicts with the Lombards . In 615 he was murdered along with a large number of officials. The Liber Pontificalis mentions that one of the first official acts of his successor Eleutherius was the liquidation of the alleged murderers.
literature
- John Robert Martindale: Ioannes 239. In: The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire (PLRE). Volume 3A, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1992, ISBN 0-521-20160-8 , p. 702.
- Ludo Moritz Hartmann : Studies on the history of the Byzantine administration in Italy . Leipzig 1889, p. 13.
Remarks
- ^ Raymond Davis (translator): The Book of Pontiffs (Liber Pontificalis) . 2nd edition, University of Liverpool Press, Liverpool 2000, p. 65.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Emeraldus | Exarchs of Ravenna-Italy | Eleutherius |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | John of Ravenna |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Byzantine exarch of Ravenna |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 6th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 615 |