Adamantius ( grc-gre, Ἀδαμάντιος; fl. 474–479) was a politician of the

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, ''

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'' of Constantinople (474–479), '' patricius'' and honorary consul. Adamantius was the son of

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, consul in 463 and

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; his brother was Paulus, consul in 512. Between 474 and 479, Adamantius held the office of ''

'' of

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. In 479 he is attested as ''patricius''. That year he was conferred consular honours by Emperor

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and sent as envoy to the rebel general

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. He went to

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, where he freed the ex-consul

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from an enraged mob, and joined with

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at Edessa; they reached Theodoric in Dyrrachium, where they started negotiations, but Zeno recalled them back when the rebels kept on attacking imperial territories.

References

* {{PLRE, volume=1, chapter=Adamantius 2, pages=6–7 5th-century Byzantine people Byzantine diplomats Patricii Urban prefects of Constantinople 5th-century diplomats