Alustria 1 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | E VIII |
| Dates | 705 (taq) / 705 (tpq) |
| Variant Names | 'lwstry' |
| Locations | Samosata (Armenia) (officeplace);
Samosata (Armenia);
Carrhae (residence);
Carrhae;
Carrhae (birthplace) |
| Textual Sources | Chronicon Anonymi ad annum 1234 pertinens, ed. and tr. J.-B. Chabot, I = CSCO 81-82 (Paris, 1916-20), II = CSCO 109 (Louvain, 1937) (chronicle) |
Alustria 1 was the son of Araq ('lwstry' br 'rq); a native of Harran (Carrhae); Alustria 1 was a prisoner of the Romans in 705 when the emperor Justinian II (Ioustinianos 1) returned to power; at Alustria 1's request Justinian II (Ioustinianos 1) released all six thousand other Arab prisoners held by the Romans and was himself set free and sent home with gifts: Chron. 1234, ยง152 (p. 298). Palmer, Monk and Mason, p. 165, suggests identifying him with "Elustria" (= Illustrios), governor of Samosata mentioned in the Life of Theodotos.
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