Anicius Probus Faustus
Anicius Probus Faustus (floruit 490-512) was a politician of the Western Roman Empire who served as Consul in 490 and as Praetorian prefect of Italy from 509 to 512.
Biography
Faustus was member of an ancient and noble Roman family, which traced back its origins to the Consul of year 59, Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus.[1] Faustus was the son of Gennadius Avienus, Consul in 450, and the father of Rufius Magnus Faustus Avienus who was Consul in 502.
Notes
- ↑ Sidonius Apollinaris, Epistulae, I.9.4.
Bibliography
- Jones, Arnold Hugh Martin, John Robert Martindale, John Morris, "Ancius Probus Faustus 9", The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, Volume 2, Cambridge University Press, pp. 454-456.
| Preceded by Flavius Eusebius, Petronius Probinus |
Consul of the Roman Empire 490 with Flavius Longinus |
Succeeded by Flavius Anicius Olybrius Iunior |