Taurus (consul 428)
This article is about the Roman consul of 428. For the Roman consul of 361, see Taurus (consul 361).
Flavius Taurus (died 449) was a politician of the Eastern Roman Empire, Consul in 428.
He was the son of Aurelianus, Consul in 400 and powerful Praetorian prefect of the East, and nephew of the Taurus Consul in 361. His son, Taurus Clementinus Armonius Clementinus, was consul in 513.
As his father, his grandfather and his uncle Flavius Eutychianus before him, he was Consul, in 428, and Praetorian prefect (of the East); he had also the rank of patricius between 433 and 434.
Bibliography
- Jones, Arnold Hugh Martin, John Robert Martindale, John Morris, The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, volume 1, Cambridge University Press, 1992, ISBN 0-521-07233-6, p. 1146
| Preceded by Flavius Hierius, Flavius Ardabur |
Consul of the Roman Empire 428 with Flavius Felix |
Succeeded by Flavius Florentius, Flavius Dionysius |
| Preceded by Flavius Hierus |
Praetorian prefect of the East 433–434 |
Succeeded by Flavius Anthemius Isidorus |
| Preceded by Hermocrates |
Praetorian prefect of the East 445 |
Succeeded by Flavius Constantinus |