β163Βασιλίσκος
Basiliskos, Basiliscus
Brother of the empress Verina. During the reign of Leo he was chosen over Rusticius the praefectus castrorum, as he [Basiliskos] was successful in battle, but slow-witted and easily led astray by tricksters.
Βασιλίσκος, Βηρίνης ἀδελφὸς τῆς βασιλίδος, ἐπὶ Λέοντος τοῦ βασιλέως ἀντὶ Ῥουστικίου στρατοπεδάρχου ᾑρέθη, εὐεπίτευκτος μὲν ὢν ἐν μάχαις, βραδύνους δὲ καὶ φενακίζουσιν ὑπαγόμενος…