Amantius
Amantius (Greek: Ἀμάντιος, romanized: Amantios) was the head chamberlain (praepositus sacri cubiculi) of the Byzantine emperor Anastasius I. Defeated by Justin I in the intrigues and power struggles after Anastasius' death, he was executed.
A eunuch, he was appointed to the post of praepositus sacri cubiculi sometime after 513, as he was an addressee of the Monophysite prelate Severus of Antioch; Amantius himself was probably a Monophysite.[1] According to Evagrius, he was among the most influential members of Anastasius' court.[2] Towards the end of Anastasius' life, the emperor and Amantius both had similar dreams on who would succeed on the throne, which were interpreted by the soothsayer Proclus Oneirocrites.[3] He erected a church dedicated to Saint Thomas at Constantinople, in an area which later was named ta Amantou after him.[4]
When Anastasius died on 9 July 518, Amantius, who as a eunuch was unable to claim the throne himself, instead sponsored the candidacy of Theocritus. To t…more
A eunuch, he was appointed to the post of praepositus sacri cubiculi sometime after 513, as he was an addressee of the Monophysite prelate Severus of Antioch; Amantius himself was probably a Monophysite.[1] According to Evagrius, he was among the most influential members of Anastasius' court.[2] Towards the end of Anastasius' life, the emperor and Amantius both had similar dreams on who would succeed on the throne, which were interpreted by the soothsayer Proclus Oneirocrites.[3] He erected a church dedicated to Saint Thomas at Constantinople, in an area which later was named ta Amantou after him.[4]
When Anastasius died on 9 July 518, Amantius, who as a eunuch was unable to claim the throne himself, instead sponsored the candidacy of Theocritus. To t…more
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