Antoninus Messala Vivianus
Flavius Antoninus Messala Vivianus was a Roman patrician and consul in the mid-5th century.
Vivianus was Praefectus praetorio per Orientem from 459 to 460 and thus also Vir illustris . He was known to be an able administrator. In 463 Vivianus became consul; his consulate was not recognized in the western part of the empire.
An epigram mentions that Vivianus carried out construction work, probably in Constantinople . It is not known what kind of building it is.
Vivianus was the father of Paulus, consul in 512, and of Adamantius, city prefect of Constantinople between 474 and 479.
literature
- John Robert Martindale: Fl. Vivianus 2. In: The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire (PLRE). Volume 2, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1980, ISBN 0-521-20159-4 , pp. 1179-1180.
Remarks
- ^ AE 2008, 1764
- ^ Anthologia Graeca , Book 9, 692.
- ^ Anthologia Graeca , Book 9, 692.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Messala Vivianus, Antoninus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Messala Vivianus, Flavius Antoninus (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman patricius and consul 463 |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century or 5th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th century or 6th century |