FASTI ROMANI ROME AND CONSTANTINOPLE

cos. Justinoet Justiniano
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years and 7 months and 13 days on 1 st April, 5 th indiction, of the Antioch year of 575,
at Mabortio consulship [conf. a. 565]. Evagr. IV.9 Justin being at the 8 th year and 9
months minus 3 days of co-reigned along with his nephew Justinian, who was
nominated at the 1 st of Xanthikon, April that is, at the 575 Antioch year ; and after
these finished Justin exercises his remaining reign-at the 1 st Loo, or August,
Justinian co-reigned for four months, he went through (reigned) the ninth year
minus 3 days . Theophanes p. 148 B in 4 th April of the 5 th indiction during the Pascha
(Easter) king Justin became ill and he handed the reign to Justinian while he was
still sick-and he reigned with him for 4 months. In August of the same indiction he
passed away. Cedrenus p. 366 on the 14 th [lege 4 th ex Theophane] April etc. he was
crowned.-he passed way in August of the same indiction.- the 6021 from the world
creation, and the 527 year from the divine incarnation Justinian -38 years, 7 months
and 13 days-reigned for 45 years. Cedrenus has corrected the erroneous chronology
of Theophanes (conf. a.284.4), who reckons this year A.D. 520: p.148 C. The account
of this reign is not quite accurate. Justin reigned to April 1 8 y 8 m 24 d and to Aug. 1 9 y
0 m 24 d . Paulus Diac. XVI p.568 gives him eleven years: Cum Augustalem dignitatum
annis XI administrasset, apud CP.
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for almost everything that has happened to have taken place.
He was of Caesarea: Said. P. 3097 C Illyrian Procopios, Caesar
from Palestine, orator and sophist. Etc. Procopius Anecd. P.35
B of my Caesarea. Agathias procem. P. 7 Procopios the orator
from Caesarea. Belisarius himself was an Illyrian: Procop.
Vand. I.II p.205 D Belisarius rushed from Germany or he lies
between Thracians and Illyrians.
Agapeti diaconi royal plan. This brief address bears the
following title: admonitory report on capitals which was
produced by Deacon Agapitos of the most pious, great church
of God, which is called by the Hellenes royal plan, about the
acrostic of the good archon, of the most divine and reverend
king of ours, Justinian the Caesar, Agapitos the minor deacon.
Composed therefore on the beginning of Justinian’s reign.
Agapeti c. 17 philosopher king. The time of the prosperity (good
living) was proven (showed) to us, which was foretold by a
previous one that it will happen when either the philosophers
will reign or the kings will philosophize. And therefore while
you were philosophizing you became worthy (deserved) of the
reigning and while you were reigning you did not abstain of the
philosophy. Because if the loving of the philosophy makes
philosophy, and the beginning of the wisdom is the fear of God,
whom you have by all means by your side at the end of your
life, and what we said is true as profound. Alemannus ad
Procop. Anecd. P. 439 ed. Bonn. Seems to discern in this passage
an allusion to Chorsoes and Theodahatus. “Tres tum orbis
terrarium habuit reges philosophos, Justinianum Chosroen
Theodahatum.” But Chosroes did not begin to reign till the 5 th
year of Justinian, Theodohatus reigned in the 8 th year; and it is
not likely that Agapetus delayed his council till that period. This
passage then was composed in the lifetime of Justin, and
contains a compliment to both emperors; and the piece was
Ephraimius succeeds Euphtasius at Antioch: Malalas
XVII p.149 Since the calamity happened [May 29
A.D. 526] leader of the east was Euphramius; who
shortly thereafter he was forced to be nominated
Patriacrh of Antioch; because the predecessor
Patriarch Euphrasius was perished by fire during the
calamity. However, knowing the pious kings [sc.
Justinus et Justianus Augg.] that the head of the east
was ordained by the clergy as Patriarch legally they
nominated Zachary leader (count) of the east instead
of him, who was from Tyre. Since Zachary himself
saw the calamity of the city he asked in writing to see
the pious kings, he went to Byzantium and talked for
city of the Antioch. These transactions therefore
happened within April 1- Aug. 1 A.D.527. Evagr. IV.6
Because the inhabitants of Antioch liked Euphramius
they elected him as priest; and he received the
apostolic throne. At the 9 th of Justin in Theophanes p.
148 B Cedrenus p. 366 C. Niceph. P.419 A Euphrasius
(who was patriarch) during Justinian for 18 years. As
he was appointed after Justinian’s elevation, his
appointment is brought to April 527 eleven months
after the death of his predecessor, and his 18 years are
completed in A.D. 545.