Basilides was a Byzantine official who served under Emperor Justinian I. He was a member of the commission that created the Corpus Juris Civilis from 528 to 529, and went on to serve as praetorian prefect of Illyricum in 529, deputy magister officiorum in January 532, quaestor sacri palatii following the Nika riots of 532, and magister officiorum from March 536 to November 539, during which tenure he also held an honorary consulship. Nothing further is known of him after his time as magister officiorum ended.
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He was a member of the commission responsible for forming the Corpus Juris Civilis.
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During the Nika riots (January 532), Basilides, Constantiolus, and Mundus served as envoys of Emperor Justinian I to the rioting crowds. They partly attempted to calm the rioters and partly attempted to understand the causes of their wrath. Their report to the Byzantine emperor placed the blame for the uprising on the unpopular financial ministers John the Cappadocian, Tribonian, and Eudaemon, leading to their dismissal from office.
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Basilides (Greek: Βασιλίδης) was a Byzantine official who held the office of magister officiorum during the reign of Emperor Justinian I (r.
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was a Byzantine official who held the office of magiste
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