Flavius Eusebius (died c. AD 350) was a
Roman
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military officer and politician, and is usually identified as the posthumous father-in-law of the
Roman emperor Constantius II
Constantius II (Latin: ''Flavius Julius Constantius''; grc-gre, Κωνστάντιος; 7 August 317 – 3 November 361) was Roman emperor from 337 to 361. His reign saw constant warfare on the borders against the Sasanian Empire and Germani ...
.
Biography
Born in
Thessalonica
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to a family of
Macedonian descent, Eusebius served prior to AD 347 as the ''
Magister equitum et peditum'' in the east, probably under the
emperor
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Constantius II
Constantius II (Latin: ''Flavius Julius Constantius''; grc-gre, Κωνστάντιος; 7 August 317 – 3 November 361) was Roman emperor from 337 to 361. His reign saw constant warfare on the borders against the Sasanian Empire and Germani ...
. During his time as military commander, he intervened in
Armenia
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, possibly to suppress the revolt of Bacour.
After he had retired from this post, he held the rank of
Comes
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and was made ''
consul posterior'' alongside
Vulcacius Rufinus Vulcacius Rufinus (died 368) was a Roman politician, related to the Constantinian dynasty.
Biography
A pagan, Rufinus was the brother of Neratius Cerealis, Galla (the mother of Constantius Gallus), and the mother of Maximus. He was '' pontifex ...
in AD 347.
Eusebius was probably a
Christian
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. He had at least three children: his sons
Flavius Eusebius and
Flavius Hypatius held the consulship together in AD 359, and his daughter
Eusebia married Emperor Constantius II after her father had died.
[Martindale and Jones, pg. 308]
Sources
* Martindale, J. R.; Jones, A. H. M, ''The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire'', Vol. I AD 260–395, Cambridge University Press (1971)
References
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4th-century Romans
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Late Roman Empire political office-holders
Magistri equitum (Roman Empire)
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Year of birth unknown
Year of death uncertain