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'''Barasbakourios''' (; died 711) was a [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] dignitary in the service of emperor [[Justinian II]] whose downfall occasioned his own death at the hands of [[Philippicus]]'s agents.
Barasbakourios was a resident of [[Chersonesus|Chersones]]—and probably of [[Caucasian Iberia|Iberian]] descent, as suggested by his name—when he befriended the exiled emperor Justinian II around 695. Around 704, Barasbakourios accompanied Justinian to the [[Bulgars]] on a mission to rally support for his cause. In the closing years of Justinian's second reign, Barasbakourios was ''[[protopatrikios]]'' and ''[[Comes|komes]]'' of the [[Opsikion]], a [[Theme (Byzantine district)|theme]] in [[Asia Minor]] and Justinian's major powerbase. Barasbakourios's name appears on two seals, both dateable to the 8th century, as ''patrikios'' and ''komes'' of the ''theophylakton basilikon'' Opsikion, and—perhaps later—as ''patrikios'', ''komes'' of the ''basilikon'' Opsikion and ''[[strategos]]'' of an unidentifiable theme.<ref name="PBE"></ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
When a rebel army under Philippicus took [[Constantinople]] and overthrew Justinian in 711, Barasbakourios fled, but was apprehended by [[Mauros]] and Ioannes, Philippicus's lieutenants, and put to death together with Justinian's other loyalists.<ref name="PBE"/>
== References ==
[[Category:711 deaths]]
[[Category:8th-century Byzantine people]]
[[Category:Executed Byzantine people]]
[[Category:Patricii]]
[[Category:Byzantine governors]]
[[Category:Byzantine people of Georgian descent]]
Barasbakourios was a resident of [[Chersonesus|Chersones]]—and probably of [[Caucasian Iberia|Iberian]] descent, as suggested by his name—when he befriended the exiled emperor Justinian II around 695. Around 704, Barasbakourios accompanied Justinian to the [[Bulgars]] on a mission to rally support for his cause. In the closing years of Justinian's second reign, Barasbakourios was ''[[protopatrikios]]'' and ''[[Comes|komes]]'' of the [[Opsikion]], a [[Theme (Byzantine district)|theme]] in [[Asia Minor]] and Justinian's major powerbase. Barasbakourios's name appears on two seals, both dateable to the 8th century, as ''patrikios'' and ''komes'' of the ''theophylakton basilikon'' Opsikion, and—perhaps later—as ''patrikios'', ''komes'' of the ''basilikon'' Opsikion and ''[[strategos]]'' of an unidentifiable theme.<ref name="PBE"></ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
When a rebel army under Philippicus took [[Constantinople]] and overthrew Justinian in 711, Barasbakourios fled, but was apprehended by [[Mauros]] and Ioannes, Philippicus's lieutenants, and put to death together with Justinian's other loyalists.<ref name="PBE"/>
== References ==
[[Category:711 deaths]]
[[Category:8th-century Byzantine people]]
[[Category:Executed Byzantine people]]
[[Category:Patricii]]
[[Category:Byzantine governors]]
[[Category:Byzantine people of Georgian descent]]
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