Ardabur (consul 427)

Roman army officer

Ardabur (Greek: Ἀρδαβούρ) served as magister militum in the East Roman army in the 420s, under Theodosius II.^[1] He was of Alanic origin.^[2]

During the Roman-Persian War of 421–422, he ravaged Arzanene and besieged Nisibis.^[1] After the war ended, Ardabur was promoted to the rank of magister militum praesentalis.^[1]

In 424, Ardabur and his son Aspar were sent on a campaign to Italy to overthrow the usurper Joannes.^[1]^[3] Ardabur was captured but his son managed to save him.^[1]

After his return to Constantinople, he was made consul for the year 427.^[1]

Ardabur should be distinguished from his grandson of the same name, who was consul twenty years later.^[1]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Haarer 2018, p. 122.
^ Lee 2018, p. 122.
^ ^a ^b Croke 2018, p. 166.

Sources

Lee, Doug (2018). "Ardabur". In Nicholson, Oliver (ed.). The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-866277-8.
Croke, Brian (2018). "Aspar". In Nicholson, Oliver (ed.). The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-866277-8.
Haarer, Fiona (2018). "Ardabur". In Nicholson, Oliver (ed.). The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-866277-8.