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Apsich or Aspik (fl. 580) was a Hun military leader in the Byzantine Empire.

Apsich was a professional soldier who gained high command in the Byzantine Empire. He fought in the Byzantine–Sasanian War of 572–591. When Philippicus fell ill in 585, he entrusted his army to him and another commander. He commanded a contingent of horse-archers at the Battle of Solachon.

Etymology

His name could be an Alan-Turkic hybrid. *Apsïq, formed by Alanic *apsa, "horse" and Turkish -°k, -°q, "little horse."

References

1. ^ Haldon, John F. (1979). Recruitment and Conscription in the Byzantine Army c.550-950. A Study on the Origins of the Stratiotika Ktemata. Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. p. 82. ISBN 9783700103141. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
2. Finlay, George; Tozer, Henry Fanshawe (1877). Greece under the Romans, B.C. 146-A.D. 716. Clarendon Press. p. 304. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
3. Greatrex, Geoffrey; Lieu, Samuel N. C. (2005). The Roman Eastern Frontier and the Persian Wars AD 363-628. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781134756469. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
4. Haldon, John (2008). The Byzantine Wars. History Press. ISBN 9780752496528. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
5. Maenchen-Helfen, Otto J. "The World of the Huns. Chapter IX. Language". Retrieved 28 October 2022.

• Hun military leaders
• 6th-century Byzantine generals
• People of the Roman–Sasanian Wars
• Byzantine people of Hunnic descent