Daniel 8 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | M IX |
| Variant Names | Danihel |
| Locations | Italy;
Italy (officeplace);
Rome |
| Titles | Magister militum, Italy (office) |
| Textual Sources | Liber Pontificalis, ed. L. Duchesne, Le liber pontificalis. Texte, introduction et commentaire, 2 vols. (Paris, 1886-92); re-issued with 3rd vol. by C. Vogel, (Paris, 1955-57) (chronicle) |
Daniel 8 was magister militum in Italy ("quidam Danihel magister militum"); during the papacy of Leo IV (Leo 121) (847/855) Daniel went to the Frankish emperor Louis (Lodoïchos 1) and accused another magister militum, Gratianus (Gratianos 2), of plotting to betray Italy to the Greeks; the case was examined at Rome, in the presence of the emperor and the pope, and Daniel was universally convicted of making false accusations and of lying, out of malice; he was surrendered to Gratianus for punishment but was granted his life following the intercession of Louis (Lodoïchos 1): Lib. Pont. 105. 110-112.
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