While serving in the bodyguard of Emperor Justinian I, he was appointed (c. 525) to command in the eastern armies, and he defeated the Persians in the Battle of Dara (530).

• 原为皇帝查士丁尼一世的贴身侍卫，西元525年左右被任命为东部军队指挥，530年在达拉战役打败波斯人。