"Ablabius (Greek: \u0391\u03B2\u03BB\u03AC\u03B2\u03B9\u03BF\u03C2) was a Byzantine would-be assassin, known for a failed attempt to kill Emperor Justinian I (r. 527\u2013565) in 562. The main sources about him are John Malalas and Theophanes the Confessor."@en . "Ablabius"@en . . "Byzantine failed assassin" .