Anicius Petronius Probus [1] ( fl. 395–406 AD) was a politician of the Western Roman Empire.
Biography
A member of the gens Anicia, he was the son of Sextus Claudius Petronius Probus [2] (consul in 371) and of Anicia Faltonia Proba; [3] his elder brothers were Anicius Hermogenianus Olybrius and Anicius Probinus (consuls in 395), and his sister was Anicia Proba. [2] [3] [4]
In 395, he is attested as quaestor elected by the Emperor. [2] [3] In 406, Anicius was consul contemporaneously with the Eastern Emperor Arcadius. [4] [5] [6] One of his consular diptychs is preserved at the Museo del tesoro della cattedrale di Aosta, and depicts Emperor Honorius.
Notes
Bibliography
- CIL VI, 1754, an inscription set up by Probus and his brother Probinus in honour of their mother.
- Jones, A.H.M.; Martindale, J. R.; Morris, John, eds. (1980). "Probus 11". Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire. Vol. II. pp. 913–914. ISBN 0-521-20159-4.
Anicius Petronius Probus [1] ( fl. 395–406 AD) was a politician of the Western Roman Empire.
Biography
A member of the gens Anicia, he was the son of Sextus Claudius Petronius Probus [2] (consul in 371) and of Anicia Faltonia Proba; [3] his elder brothers were Anicius Hermogenianus Olybrius and Anicius Probinus (consuls in 395), and his sister was Anicia Proba. [2] [3] [4]
In 395, he is attested as quaestor elected by the Emperor. [2] [3] In 406, Anicius was consul contemporaneously with the Eastern Emperor Arcadius. [4] [5] [6] One of his consular diptychs is preserved at the Museo del tesoro della cattedrale di Aosta, and depicts Emperor Honorius.
Notes
Bibliography
- CIL VI, 1754, an inscription set up by Probus and his brother Probinus in honour of their mother.
- Jones, A.H.M.; Martindale, J. R.; Morris, John, eds. (1980). "Probus 11". Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire. Vol. II. pp. 913–914. ISBN 0-521-20159-4.