Iohannes (consul 456)

For other people of the same name, see Iohannes (consul 467).

Iohannes (floruit 456) was a politician of the Eastern Roman Empire.

Biography

Iohannes is known only through the inscriptions that recorded him as the Consul of year 456, when he was chosen by the Eastern court to hold this office together with Varanes; in the West, however, he was not recognised, as the consulate was held by Emperor Avitus.

Preceded by Flavius Placidus Valentinianus Augustus Procopius Anthemius	Consul of the Roman Empire 456 with Varanes and Avitus	Succeeded by Flavius Constantinus, Flavius Rufus

References

Jones, Arnold Hugh Martin, John Robert Martindale, John Morris, "Ioannes 21", The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, volume 2, Cambridge University Press, 1980, ISBN 0521201594, p. 599.