Revolt of Vitalian

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Vitalian, a Roman commander in Thrace, rebelled against Emperor Anastasius I (r. 491-518).

Chronology

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January 513: Vitalian by 513 had become a senior commander in Thrace. In that year he rebelled against Emperor Anastasius I (r. 491–518), whose fiscal stringency and promotion of Miaphysitism were widely unpopular, and allowed Vitalian to quickly win over large parts of the army and the people of Thrace to his cause.