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63: 244:(r. 518–527) to the throne, Marinus managed to survive the transition to the new regime: he was named praetorian prefect for a second time in 519, and was even said to have decorated a public bath with scenes from the life of Justin, including his arrival to Constantinople as a poor peasant. He died sometime before 539. Of his family it is only known that he had a daughter, and that her son was named governor in Libya (either 145:) of Anastasius, and was rewarded with his nomination to the praetorian prefecture of the East, probably in early 512. He seems to have held the post until early 515. In autumn 512, Marinus encouraged Anastasius to openly support the Monophysite version of the 137:
claims that it was a great relief to the farmers. Although the new system seems to have been successful in increasing state revenue, it was extensively modified and ultimately mostly abandoned in subsequent reigns.
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and John, to confront Vitalian, whom they had known personally. Despite his lack of military experience, Marinus defeated the rebel fleet in a battle at the entrance of the
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tax, which hitherto had been the responsibility of the provincial city councils. The details of the reform are obscure, and contemporary opinion on its effects is divided:
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and defeated the rebels he found there. Disheartened by the losses suffered, Vitalian and his army fled north under cover of night.
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population of Constantinople launched a major riot on 4 November against the "heretical" version, forcing Marinus and Plato, the
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and launched a riot that nearly cost Anastasius his throne: Anastasius's statues were thrown down, the aged general
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who had rebelled against Anastasius's pro-Monophysite policies and was marching on the imperial capital,
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History of the Later Roman Empire: From the Death of Theodosius I to the Death of Justinian, Volume 1
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to calm the crowds, who demanded that Marinus and Plato be thrown to the beasts.
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in instigating disturbances in the Hagia Sophia shortly after the elevation of
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In 515, Marinus was entrusted by Anastasius with leading the campaign against
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Martindale, John Robert; Jones, Arnold Hugh Martin; Morris, J., eds. (1980).
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The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, Volume II: A.D. 395–527
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in a crucial battle that ended for good the rebellion of general
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By the 500s, Marinus had emerged as "the most trusted adviser" (
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Index

Greek
Eastern Roman emperor
Anastasius I
praetorian prefect of the East
Monophysite
Roman navy
Vitalian
Thrace
Justin I

Semissis
Apamea
Syria
Monophysite
tractator
chartularius
praetorian prefecture of the East
Diocese of Oriens
John the Paphlagonian
Byzantine coinage
vindices
John Lydus
panegyric
Priscian
John B. Bury
Trisagion
Timothy
liturgy
Hagia Sophia
Chalcedonian

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