Vitalian (, ; died 520) was an East Roman (Byzantine) general. Rebelling in 513 against Emperor Anastasius I (r. 491–518), he won over large parts of the army and people of Thrace. Successive rapprochements with Anastasius failed, and the revolt continued until it was finally defeated in 515. Vitalian then went into hiding until Anastasius's death. Being a staunch Chalcedonian, he was pardoned by the new emperor Justin I (r. 518–527) and was engaged in the negotiations with the Pope to end the Acacian Schism. He was named consul for the year 520, shortly before he was murdered, probably on the orders of Justin's nephew and heir-apparent, Justinian (r. 527–565).
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