Petronius Probianus ( 315–331 AD) was a politician of the

Roman Empire The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post-Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings around the Mediterr ...

Life

Probianus was a member of the '' Petronii Probi'', a family of the senatorial aristocracy. He was the son of

Pompeius Probus Pompeius Probus ( 307–314) was a politician of the Roman Empire during the Tetrarchy, active at the Eastern court under Emperors Galerius and Licinius. Life Probus was a member of the Petronii Probi, a family of the senatorial aristocracy. Hi ...

, consul in 310, the father of Petronius Probinus, consul in 341, and of the poet

Faltonia Betitia Proba Faltonia Betitia Proba (c. AD 306/315 – c. 353/366) was a Latin Roman Christian poet, perhaps the earliest female Christian poet whose work survives. A member of one of the most influential aristocratic families, she composed the '' Cento Ver ...

, and the grandfather of Sextus Petronius Probus, consul in 371. Probianus was proconsul of

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in 315–317,

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 322, and ''

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 from October 8, 329, to April 12, 331.

Sources

* Lizzi Testa, Rita, ''Senatori, popolo, papi: il governo di Roma al tempo dei Valentiniani'', Edipuglia, 2004, , p. 367.
"Faltonia Proba"
''The Catholic Encyclopedia'', Volume XII, 1911, New York, Robert Appleton Company. {{end 4th-century Romans Imperial Roman consuls Roman governors of Africa Urban prefects of Rome Probianus