Afranius Syagrius ( 345–382) was a
Roman
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politician and administrator.
Life
Afranius was a member of the
Roman
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*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
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aristocratic family of the
Syagrii, which originated in
Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...
.
[Olszaniec, Szymon. ''Prosopographical studies on the court elite in the Roman Empire (4th century A. D.)'', Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika, 2013]
In the same years in which Afranius lived, another
Syagrius is attested (he was
consul
Consul (abbrev. ''cos.''; Latin plural ''consules'') was the title of one of the two chief magistrates of the Roman Republic, and subsequently also an important title under the Roman Empire. The title was used in other European city-states throug ...
in 381), and it is not always possible to distinguish the career of the two Syagrii.
In 369, Afranius is attested as ''
notarius
A notarius is a public secretary who is appointed by competent authority to draw up official or authentic documents (compare English "notary"). In the Roman Catholic Church there have been apostolic notaries and even episcopal notaries. Documents ...
''. In that year, the Roman Emperor
Valentinian I removed him from his office after a failed military operation, and Afranius dedicated himself to private life.
He continued his career under Emperor
Gratian
Gratian (; la, Gratianus; 18 April 359 – 25 August 383) was emperor of the Western Roman Empire from 367 to 383. The eldest son of Valentinian I, Gratian accompanied his father on several campaigns along the Rhine and Danube frontiers and wa ...
, possibly because of his friendship with the poet
Ausonius. Afranius was ''magister memoriae'' in 379, when someone named Theodorus succeeded him. Between June 18, 380, and August of 382 he is attested as
Praetorian prefect of Italy.
[ In 381 he was also '']praefectus urbi
The ''praefectus urbanus'', also called ''praefectus urbi'' or urban prefect in English, was prefect of the city of Rome, and later also of Constantinople. The office originated under the Roman kings, continued during the Republic and Empire, and ...
'' of Rome and Consul in 382.
See also
* Afrania gens
The gens Afrania was a plebs, plebeian family at Ancient Rome, Rome, which is first mentioned in the second century BC. The first member of this gens to achieve prominence was Gaius Afranius Stellio, who became praetor in 185 BC.''Dictionary of Gr ...
* 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 ...
, maternal grandson
Notes
Citations
References
* ''CLRE'' –
* ''PLRE'' 1 –
*Potter, David Stone, ''The Roman Empire at Bay: Ad 180-395'', Routledge, 2004, , pp. 545–546.
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4th-century Romans
4th-century Roman consuls
Syagrius
Imperial Roman consuls
Praetorian prefects of Italy
Urban prefects of Rome
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