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A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith), Illus (search)
, but his failing courage or fidelity was restored by the assurances of an Egyptian soothsayer whom he patronised. Marcian's forces were corrupted by Illus; and Marcian himself, with his brothers Procopius and Romulus, was taken. The brothers escaped, but Marcian was sent, either to Tarsus in Cilicia, and made a priest in the church there, or to the foot of Papurius (*Papou/oios), or Papyrius, a stronghold in Isauria, then used as a state prison. Trocondus, the brother of Illus, was consul A. D. 482; and Illus himself enjoyed the dignities of patricius and magister officiorum. He is said to have employed his power and influence well, and to have rendered good service to the state in peace as well as in war. He assiduously cultivated science and literature. It was perhaps his literary predilections that made him the friend and patron of Pamprepius (*Pampre/pios) for whom he obtained a salary from the public revenue, and to whom also he made an allowance from his private resources. P
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith), (search)
Leo'ntius I. a Syrian, and an officer of reputation, joined Illus in rebelling against Zeno, the emperor of Constantinople. Leontius was proclaimed emperor in A. D. 482, and was taken prisoner and put to death at Constantinople in A. D. 488. The history of this rebellion is given under ILLUS and ZENO.
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith), Petroco'rius (search)
patron. It was at the desire of Perpetuus that he put into verse the life of St. Martin of Tours; and in an epistle addressed to that prelate, he humbly tells him, with an amusing reference to the history of Balaam, that, in giving him confidence to speak, he had repeated the miracle of opening the mouth of the ass. He afterwards supplied, at the desire of the bishop, some verses to be inscribed on the walls of the new church which Perpetuus finished about A. D. 473 (or according to Oudin, A. D. 482), and to which the body of St. Martin was transferred. He sent with them some verses De Visitatione Nepotuli sui, on occasion of the cure, supposed to be miraculous, which his grandson and the young lady to whom he was married or betrothed, had experienced through the efficacy of a document, apparently the account of the miracles of St. Martin, written by the hand of the bishop. We gather that this poem was written when the author was old, from the circumstance of his having a grandson of
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith), Petrus MONGUS (search)
s anger, however, somewhat abated, and Peter was allowed to live, but was deprived of the patriarchate, to which Timothy Salofaciolus was restored. On the death of Salofaciolus, which occurred soon after, John of Tabenna, surnamed Talaia or Talaida [JOANNES, No. 115, was appointed to succeed him; but be was very shortly deposed by order of Zeno, on some account not clearly ascertained, and Peter Mongus was unexpectedly recalled from Euchaita in Pontus, whiter he had been banished, and was (A. D. 482) restored to his see. His restoration appears to have been part of the policy of Zeno, to unite if possible all parties, a poliey which Peter, whose age and misfortunes appear to have ahated the fierceness of his party spirit, was ready to adopt. He consequently subscribed the Henoticon of the cmperor, and readmitted the Proterian party to communion on their doing the same. John of Tabenna had meanwhile fled to Rome, where the pole Simplicius, who, with the Western Church, steadily support
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith), Zenon (search)
al, Zeno gave Theodoric permission to invade Italy, and expel the usurper Odoacer from the country. The terms were gladly accepted by Theodoric, and Zeno lived to see she foundation of a powerful Gothic kingdom in Italy [THEODORICUS the GREAT]. Zeno died in the month of April A. D. 491, after a reign of seventeen years. He left no children, and was succeeded by Anastasius, an officer of the imperial life-guard of the Silentiarii, who married Ariadne, the widow of Zeno. [ANASTASIUS.] Works Henoticon (e(notiko/n） In A. D. 482, Zeno published the famous Henoticon (e(notiko/n), which was signed by all the bishops of the East under his reign, and that of Anastasius. It is preserved by Evagrius (3.13). The various modern writers who comment upon it are given by Fabricius. Further Information Bibl. Graec. vol. xi. p. 723; comp. Gibbon, Decline and Fall, c. xlvii., Tillemont, Histoire des Empereurs, vol. vi., and Clinton, Fasti Romani, in which works all the authorities are collecte