consul simply commonly known latin greek circa east roman byzantine general member nephew emperor appointed roman going assume senior military commands balkans fought supervised byzantine_empire contacts time death seen probable successor beaten throne cousin exiled egypt murdered biography early life campaigns born eldest son wife cousin byzantine emperor member wider dynasty cousin successor emperor named ordinary consul young age illustrated mentioned young man years later point held title honorary office comes year accompanied father east saw action instrumental revelation plot overthrow emperor armenian general associates conspirators intended assassinate emperor favourite general raise byzantine throne notified intentions informed father told count leading arrest younger brother joined father expedition died suddenly autumn army left balkans assembling son law john led army modern split croatia assumed command late early attached force campaigned slavic raid eastern balkans byzantines initially defeated near went score victory left byzantine lands early placed head expedition slavic raid forces small confront raiders directly instead brothers content shortly ordered north assist byzantines detained advancing far north need suppress religious strife city high command danube experienced military affairs sent east join byzantine forces martin encounter unsuccessful troops plain near strategically important fortress held martin persian general succeeded martin martin withdrew join generals byzantine army slow position forced flee disarray advancing retreating river fortified island greek island dismissed high command succeeded martin second command ignorant martin intention assassinate ally learned deed shocked martin believed murder carried orders emperor byzantines launched attack persian fort forced abandon unexpectedly quick arrival persian relief forces spring rest byzantine forces invaded western making town byzantines hastily departed town managing reach persian army proceeded successfully defend prolonged siege following success early returned guard rest army marched tribe recently allied killed byzantine general activity time dispatch officers capture modern cavalry year general truce agreed finalized peace treaty soon imperial investigation murder brought light martin military successes spared life cost command replaced spring capacity late received embassy byzantine_empire fled ancestral lands rise asked imperial protection land settle constantinople arrived december turned away empire plains ukraine defeated enemy enemy eventually reached northeastern bank danube encountered transferred command covering lower time demanded settle byzantine imperial territory defences devastated recent invasion led played crucial role gained great fame learning intentions warning consequently embassy constantinople detained byzantine defences order continuing maintain careful watch danube river annual paid byzantium left empire peace years come exile death time emperor death titles reputation commander army proximity imperial capital leading contender vacant throne cousin present constantinople count support especially patriarch count helped secure post hastily elevated throne day died according contemporary historian reached agreement crowned emperor second man empire recalled cousin constantinople reason general warmly received soon new emperor began accusations dismissed bodyguard placed house arrest sending exile alexandria ostensibly new egypt murdered sleep ostensibly plotting seize throne head cut brought constantinople reality great threat new emperor left alive chronicler explicitly attributes murder wife
Justin (consul 540)