Latronianus (or Latronian; died AD 385) was a poet and scholar of Hispania (Roman Spain) who was associated with Priscillianism. He was executed, along with

Priscillian Priscillian (in Latin: ''Priscillianus''; Gallaecia, - Augusta Treverorum, Gallia Belgica, ) was a wealthy nobleman of Roman Hispania who promoted a strict form of Christian asceticism. He became bishop of Ávila in 380. Certain practices of his f ...

and several others, at Trier in 385. As such, he is considered among the first to be executed as heretics in the history of Christianity. Latronianus was noteworthy enough to receive an entry in Jerome's work ''On Illustrious Men'' (''De Viris Illustribus''), where it is mentioned that works of his were still in existence. Jerome describes Latronianus as "a man of great learning and worthy to be compared with the ancients as a composer in verse."Halton, Thomas P. (ed.) ''St. Jerome: On Illustrious Men.'' Page 157. CUA Press, 1999. However, none of Latronianus' works have survived to the present.

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385 deaths People executed for heresy People executed by the Roman Empire 4th-century executions Romans from Hispania Year of birth unknown {{AncientRome-poet-stub