Avienus (other)
Avienus may refer to: *Gennadius Avienus (fl. 450–460s), Roman politician *Avienus (consul 501), Roman politician *Rufius Magnus Faustus Avienus (consul 502), Roman politician * Avienius, commonly (mis)spelled Avienus See also * Aviena gens The gens Aviena, occasionally written Avienia, was an obscure plebeian family at ancient Rome. Hardly any members of this gens are mentioned in history, but a number of Avieni are known from inscriptions. Origin The nomen ''Avienus'' belongs to a ..., ancient Roman family * Avianus, also spelled Avienus {{hndis ...
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Gennadius Avienus
Gennadius Avienus ( 450–460s) was an influential politician of the Western Roman Empire. He was consul in 450, alongside Valentinian III. In 452, he was an envoy to Attila; together with Pope Leo I and Trigetius he successfully negotiated a truce. He had a son and a daughter; his son would go on to be consul in 490. Biography Avienus was member of an ancient and noble Roman family, which traced back its origins to the consul of year 59, Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus. Avienus was the father of Anicius Probus Faustus, Consul in 490, and of a daughter called Stephania, whose son, Rufius Magnus Faustus Avienus, received the name of his grandfather and was Consul in 502. Avienus was chosen as Consul for the year 450, together with Emperor Valentinian III. Two years later, in 452, he was sent by Valentinian and the Roman Senate as envoy to the King of the Huns, Attila, together with Trigetius and the Bishop of Rome, Leo I; they succeeded in negotiating a truce with Atti ...
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