Areobindus (died 546) was an official and military commander of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire. He served as a senator in Constantinople and briefly as magister militum in Africa in 545/6. ^[1]

Areobindus was sent to Africa by Emperor Justinian I ( r. 527–565) following the crisis which had erupted during Sergius's command. ^{[2] [1]} Areobindus's retinue included a contingent of Armenian troops led by Artabanes and John, descendants of the royal Armenian Arsacid line. ^[2]

An inexperienced military commander, Areobindus proved unable to deal with the issue. ^[2] After the Battle of Thacia, Justinian recalled Sergius and made Areobindus "overall commander" but the mutiny had already spread through the ranks. ^[2]

In 546, Areobindus was killed in Carthage by the rebel Guntarith (Guntharis), the dux of Numidia. ^{[1] [2]} Areobindus was married to Praejecta. ^[2]

References

Sources

• Evans, J. A. S. (2001). The Age of Justinian: The Circumstances of Imperial Power. Routledge. ISBN  978-1134559763.
• Merrills, Andrew (2018). "Areobindus". In Nicholson, Oliver (ed.). The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN  978-0-19-866277-8.