3 0 ) ▁and ▁was ▁reported ly ▁reward ed ▁" with ▁great ▁sums ▁of ▁money ". ▁When ▁H ilder ic ▁was ▁over th rown ▁by ▁Gel imer ▁( r . ▁ 5 3 0 – 5 3 4 ), ▁Apol lin arius ▁escaped ▁to ▁Constantin ople . ▁He ▁and ▁other ▁political ▁ex iles ▁asked ▁Justin ian ▁I ▁( r . ▁ 5 2 7 – 5 6 5 ) ▁to ▁interven e . ▁Justin ian ▁soon ▁started ▁the ▁V andal ic ▁War . ▁ ▁Apol lin arius ▁served ▁under ▁Bel is arius ▁in ▁the ▁War ▁and ▁" pro ved ▁himself ▁a ▁brave ▁man ". ▁He ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Tr ic amar um ▁( 1 5 ▁December , ▁ 5 3 3 ) ▁and ▁his ▁contact ▁earned ▁him ▁the ▁favour ▁of ▁Bel is arius . ▁In ▁ 5 3 4 , ▁Apol lin arius ▁was ▁reward ed ▁with ▁appointment ▁as ▁governor ▁over ▁the ▁islands ▁of ▁Ib iza , ▁Major ca ▁and ▁Men or ca . ▁His ▁authority ▁possibly ▁extended ▁over ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁B ale ar ic ▁Islands , ▁but ▁they ▁are ▁not ▁named ▁in ▁primary ▁sources . ▁His ▁subsequent ▁activities ▁are ▁unknown . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁unknown ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁death ▁unknown ▁Category : 6 th - century ▁By z antine ▁military ▁personnel ▁Category : 6 th - century ▁Ital o - R oman ▁people ▁Category : History ▁of ▁the ▁B ale ar ic ▁Islands ▁Category : V andal ic