Flavius Areobindus (died 449) was a general of the Eastern Roman Empire, second generation of Barbarian incorporation of Gothic origin, who became commander in chief of the East.
He took part in the war of 422 against the Sasanids of king Bahram V, with the rank of comes foederatorum, or commander of the contingent of barbarians fighting as allies in the Roman army.
Aspar was later criticized by scholars for his incompetency as a consul, his vying for power sabotaging his potential good impacts.5 In the same year he was appointed magister militum per Orientem (perhaps praesentialis), a position he held until his death.
This calls into question the alleged stability and paints Eastern Rome as perhaps less stable than commonly perceived.7 The first of these expeditions was, as mentioned previously, in 422 against the Sasanids of King Bahram V, to the east.
This, in addition to the already massive diversity of Rome’s sheer size allowed different groups to approach Rome in different ways.10 While some were foreign gentes, settling into the Roman Empire, others formed more of a warband, sticking to the old-fashioned view of barbarians.11 Diminishing Importance of Consuls Areobindus is representative of an oncoming massive shift in political structure.