Philippkios Bardanes

Bardanes, who preferred to go by his Greek name '''Philippikos, and not to be confused with Bardanes Philippikos, was a soldier from Armenia in the late 600s to early 700s CE. During the first part of the reign of Justinian II, he saved the young emperor from attack by a Sklavinian hiding underwater. Justinian never forgot this act of loyalty and sent Bardanes on various missions, much to the disapproval of Myakes, Justinian's chief of excubitors. Bardanes ultimately turned against Justinian, preventing the massacre of children in Kherson, the news of which greatly displeased Justinian.