Ablabius (assassin)

Ablabius
DiedUnknown, likely after November, 562
NationalityByzantine
Occupationassassin
AllegianceMarcellus
Motivemoney

Ablabius (Greek: Αβλάβιος) was a Byzantine would-be assassin, known for a failed attempt to kill Emperor Justinian I (r. 527–565) in 562. The main sources about him are John Malalas and Theophanes the Confessor.

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