Acacius (Alexandria)Acacius was a Byzantine military officer, active in Alexandria during the reign of Justinian I.LifeAcacius was a native of Amida, and Zacharias Rhetor calls him "Bar Eshkhofo", which seems to mean "son of a cobbler. Zacharias further reports that after the deposition of Patriarch Paul of Alexandria and his replacement by [Patriarch Patriarch Zoilus of Alexandria|Zoilus of Alexandria|Zoilus], Acacius was the military officer tasked to protect Zoilus from the hostile population of Alexandria. Acacius was probably a professional soldier, but seems to have held a lower position, perhaps a comes rei militaris or a tribunus.