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Tonantius Ferreolus (other)
Tonantius Ferreolus may refer to: * Tonantius Ferreolus (prefect) * Tonantius Ferreolus (senator) Tonantius Ferreolus (also called Tonance Ferréol in modern French) (between about 440 and 450–between 511 to after 517), was a ''vir clarissimus'', or Gallo-Roman senator. Life Tonantius Ferreolus lived in Narbo (modern Narbonne). He was a witn ... {{hndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonantius Ferreolus (prefect)
Tonantius Ferreolus (c. 390 – 475) was the praetorian prefect of Gaul (''praefectus praetorio Galliarum'') from 451. Life Tonantius Ferreolus lived in the Gard valley on his estate of Prusianum and possessed additional estates at Segodunum in Rodez. His father was Ferreolus, a Roman Senator. One of his ancestors during the 4th century was a patrician.Martindale, 1980, p. 466. He was possibly related to Sidonius Apollinaris. His mother was a ''clarissima femina'' and daughter of Afranius Syagrius, consul in 382.Sidonius Apollinaris, 1915 As praetorian prefect of Gaul he was instrumental in organizing Gaul for the successful defence against the invasion of Attila and the Hun army. At the same time he diplomatically restrained the Patrician and Magister Militum Flavius Aetius from levying excessive taxes against the people of the Gallic Prefecture, receiving public acclaim for his efforts. Following the defeat of the Huns by a Roman-Gothic alliance, Ferreolus resisted the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |