Rufinus (''floruit'' 431–432) was a

praetorian prefect of the East The praetorian prefecture of the East, or of the Orient ( la, praefectura praetorio Orientis, el, ἐπαρχότης/ὑπαρχία τῶν πραιτωρίων τῆς ἀνατολῆς) was one of four large praetorian prefectures into whic ...

, one of the most important officials of the

Eastern Roman Empire The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinopl ...

Life

Rufinus was a relative of Emperor

Theodosius II Theodosius II ( grc-gre, Θεοδόσιος, Theodosios; 10 April 401 – 28 July 450) was Roman emperor for most of his life, proclaimed ''Augustus (title), augustus'' as an infant in 402 and ruling as the eastern Empire's sole emperor after ...

(r. 402–450). He is attested in office between March 431 and March 432 by two letters of

Isidore of Pelusium Isidore of Pelusium ( grc-gre, Ἰσίδωρος ὁ Πηλουσιώτης, d. c.450) was born in Egypt to a prominent Alexandrian family. He became an ascetic, and moved to a mountain near the city of Pelusium, in the tradition of the Desert Fat ...

. One of these letters (letter 178) contained a reproach towards the prefect for ignoring the wrongdoings of the governor of Cyrenius. This Rufinus might be the successor of

Antiochus Chuzon Antiochus Chuzon (''floruit'' 429–438), called "the Elder" to distinguish him from his nephew, was a high official of the Eastern Roman Empire, praetorian prefect of the East and consul, who was a key figure in the compilation of the ''Codex Theo ...

in this office.

Sources

* Jones, Arnold Hugh Martin, John Robert Martindale, John Morris, "Rufinus 8", ''Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire'', Volume 2, Cambridge University Press, 1980, , p. 953.

References

5th-century Byzantine people Praetorian prefects of the East Theodosian dynasty {{Byzantine-bio-stub