His name, along with that of Buzes, was put forward by army officers as having vowed to oppose any claimant to the throne whom they did not favor when the emperor was sick with plague. That claim forced him to consent to the marriage of his daughter and heir Joannina to Anastasius, the nephew of his empress who once ordered him to depose Pope Silverius. An adopted son of this man, Theodosius, engaged in an affair with his wife, and later became a monk. He once pretended 
His name, along with that of Buzes, was put forward by army officers as having vowed to oppose any claimant to the throne whom they did not favor when the emperor was sick with plague. That claim forced him to consent to the marriage of his daughter and heir Joannina to Anastasius, the nephew of his empress who once ordered him to depose Pope Silverius. An adopted son of this man, Theodosius, engaged in an affair with his wife, and later became a monk. He once pretended to accept the title of Emperor of the Goths. According to The Secret History of Procopius, this man was emotionally dependent on his wife Antonia, who protected them through her friendship with Empress Theodora. For 10 points, name this Byzantine general, a rival of Narses for the favor of Emperor Justinian.
His name, along with that of Buzes, was put forward by army officers as having vowed to oppose any claimant to the throne whom they did not favor when the emperor was sick with plague.
Belisarius