# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-tzibos
# Generated: 2026-08-13T03:17:27.894Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/john-tzibos"
name: "John Tzibos"
slug: "john-tzibos"
description: "John Tzibus or Joannes Tzibus was a general of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I. He served as the magister militum per Armeniam, replacing the unpopular Peter by 535 at the latest. He founded the port city of Petra, Lazica, through which he monopolized the trade in Lazica, acting as a middleman. This triggered the Lazic king Gubazes II to switch sides. John Tzibus was killed by an arrow in the neck in 541 AD during the siege of his fortress by the Sasanians, who were now allied with the Lazic king. This marked the beginning of the Lazic War between the Sasanians and the Byzantines."
tagline: "Byzantine general"
gender: "male"
deathDate: "541"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           37.37
  momentum:             0
  historical:           5.871166666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  25
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%AA%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B3"
    title: "جان تزیبوس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ioannes_Tzibos"
    title: "Ioannes Tzibos"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tzibus"
    title: "John Tzibus"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%B0oannis_Tzibus"
    title: "İoannis Tzibus"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Tzibo"
    title: "Giovanni Tzibo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%C3%A3o_Tzibo"
    title: "João Tzibo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23771044"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump