Areobindus (died 546) was an official and military commander of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire. He served as 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 "overal 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]
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- 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. The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-866277-8. http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198662778.001.0001/acref-9780198662778-e-407?rskey=gANjR2&result=443.
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