▁The ▁local ▁pre fect ▁of ▁B ous ir ▁managed ▁to ▁escape ▁to ▁Constantin ople , ▁reporting ▁the ▁situation ▁to ▁Emperor ▁Maurice ▁( r . ▁ 5 8 2 – 6 0 2 ). ▁Maurice ▁directed ▁John ▁to ▁dismiss ▁Ab ask ir on ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁from ▁service . ▁They ▁react ed ▁by ▁open ly ▁reb elling ▁against ▁Maurice . ▁They ▁led ▁armed ▁follow ers ▁in ▁se izing ▁the ▁gra in ▁ships ▁heading ▁to ▁Alexand ria , ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁fam ine ▁within ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁Egypt . ▁The ▁population ▁of ▁Alexand ria ▁rose ▁against ▁John , ▁bl aming ▁him ▁for ▁the ▁fam ine . ▁His ▁life ▁was ▁reported ly ▁res cu ed ▁by ▁loyal ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Co ptic ▁Church . ▁John ▁was ▁briefly ▁replaced ▁by ▁Paul , ▁but ▁then ▁was ▁re inst ated ▁and ▁task ed ▁with ▁ending ▁the ▁re bell ion . ▁ ▁The ▁activities ▁of ▁the ▁reb els ▁extended ▁throughout ▁Egypt . ▁They ▁continued ▁to ▁se ize ▁gra in ▁ships ▁and ▁conf isc ate ▁imperial ▁reven ues ▁with ▁Isaac ▁man aging ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁naval ▁fleet ▁and ▁ra id ▁Cy pr us . ▁His ▁ships ▁pat rolled ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁coast ▁and ▁attacked ▁all ▁ships ▁still ▁in ▁imperial ▁service . ▁E ul og ius ▁of ▁Alexand ria ▁( term ▁ 5 8 1 - 6 0 7 ) ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁with ▁the ▁ins urg ents , ▁to ▁no ▁real ▁effect . ▁ ▁John ▁finally ▁moved ▁against ▁them , ▁alongside ▁the ▁general ▁The odore . ▁By ▁then ,