Mizizios

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Mizizios ( Middle Greek Μιζίζιος , Latin Mezezius or Mecetius ; his real Armenian name is probably Mžēž Gnuni , other spellings are Nizizos , Nizizon , Nizizios and Mezeuxios ; † 668 or 669 in Sicily ) was a Byzantine usurper in the year 668 (Sicily and opposing emperor ) 669).

Life

Solidus of Mizizios

An alleged letter from Pope Gregory II to Emperor Leon III. describes Mizizios as " Comes des Opsikion". However, this hardly refers to the topic of Opsikion , which was probably just emerging at the time . It is much more likely that Mizizios acted as the commander of the bodyguard ( obsequium ) of Emperor Constans II before the usurpation . The Syrian Chronicle of 1234 calls Mizizios Patricius .

Mizizios - he bears the name Mezezius on his coins - was of Armenian origin. After the assassination of Constantine II in Sicily in 668, he is said to have been proclaimed anti-emperor against his will. However, he was killed only a few months later on the orders of Emperor Constantine IV . The alleged letter from Pope Gregory II to Emperor Leon III. according to the Sicilian bishops had urged Mizizios to revolt, because in their eyes Konstans II was a heretic .

Whether Constantine IV himself came to Sicily to put down the uprising, as many sources claim, or whether the revolt was ended by loyal Italian forces, is disputed in scholarship; the majority of scholars, however, accept the version of the emperor's personal intervention. A somewhat cryptic clue from Michael Syrus could indicate that the revolt lasted about seven months and then was put down. His alleged son Johannes continued to live in Sicily after the death of Mizizios.

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SURNAME Mizizios
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mezezius; Mecetius; Mžēž Gnuni (real name, Armenian); Nizizos; Nizizon; Nizizios; Mezeuxios
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Counter-Emperor in Sicily
DATE OF BIRTH 6th century or 7th century
DATE OF DEATH 668