Bassianus (Caesar)
Bassianus († 314 or 316 ) was a brother and designated under the Emperor of the Roman Emperor Constantine I .
The Senator Bassianus was with for 313 or 314 Anastasia married a half-sister of Constantine. Designated as Caesar (lower emperor) for Italy , Bassianus soon afterwards began to intrigue against his brother-in-law. Presumably it was instigated by his brother Senecio , a confidante of the Eastern Emperor Licinius . Constantine had Bassianus executed for high treason . Licinius refused his request to extradite Senecio, which led to a break between the two emperors and, as a result, to civil war .
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- Anonymous Valesianus 5, 14-15.
literature
Bassianus is also dealt with in the relevant biographies of Constantine, which are not specifically listed here (see Constantine the Great # literature ).
- Arnold Hugh Martin Jones , John Robert Martindale, John Morris : Bassianus 1. In: The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire (PLRE). Volume 1, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1971, ISBN 0-521-07233-6 , p. 150.
- Alexios G. Savvides, Benjamin Hendrickx (Eds.): Encyclopaedic Prosopographical Lexicon of Byzantine History and Civilization. Vol. 2: Baanes-Eznik of Kolb. Brepols Publishers, Turnhout 2008, ISBN 978-2-503-52377-4 , p. 81.
- Otto Seeck : Bassianus 4) . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume III, 1, Stuttgart 1897, Col. 106.
Web links
- Michael DiMaio: Short biography (English) at De Imperatoribus Romanis (with references).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bassianus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brother-in-law and designated under-emperor Constantine I. |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th century |