Lilingis Explained

Lilingis (died 492) was a governor of Isauria under the reign of the emperor Zeno.

Biography

Lilingis was the half-brother of the influential Isaurian general Illus. In 484, he was given command of an army by Zeno and charged with putting down a revolt against the emperor by Illus. He was ostensibly successful in this, becoming governor of Isauria shortly thereafter.^[1]

Upon the death of Zeno in 491, Lilingis and his fellow Isaurians revolted against the new emperor Anastasius, inciting the Isaurian War.^[2] He was killed when the Isaurian rebels were routed by the Byzantine Empire at the Battle of Cotyaeum in 492.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Leszka . Mirosław J. . 2021-12-30 . Lilingis, the Bastard Half-Brother of Illus . Studia Ceranea . 11 . 623–631 . 10.18778/2084-140X.11.32 . 2449-8378. free . 11089/41543 . free .
2. Book: . 2018-04-19 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-256246-3 . Nicholson . Oliver . 1 . 912 . en . Lilingis.
3. Book: Heather, Peter J. . Rome Resurgent: War and Empire in the Age of Justinian . 2018 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-936274-5 . 1007044617 . New York . 73 . en.