By 572, however, he had risen to the rank of patricius and was placed as commander-in-chief of the forces in the northeastern sector of the Empire's frontier with Sassanid Persia (magister militum per Armeniam).
Namun pada tahun 572 ia telah naik ke pangkat patricius dan ditempatkan sebagai panglima tertinggi pasukan di sektor timur laut perbatasan Kekaisaran dengan Persia Sasaniyah (magister militum per Armeniam).