Flavius Victor
Flavius Victor († 388 ) was the son of the Roman commander Magnus Maximus , who was proclaimed emperor by his troops in Britain in the spring of 383 .
When Maximus was recognized as emperor in the west after his victory over Emperor Gratian , he raised his son Victor to Caesar in 384 .
In 387 Maximus tried to drive away his co-emperor Valentinian II , who ruled in Italy , and was temporarily successful. Victor was promoted to Augustus and remained in Gaul under the care of General Nanninus . The intervention of the Eastern Emperor Theodosius I then turned the tide. Maximus was beaten twice in 388 and subsequently executed.
A short time later Victor was murdered in Gaul by Arbogast , whom Theodosius had sent with this mission.
literature
- Claude Brenot: De Magnence à Maxime et Fl. Victor. Remarques à propos des monnaies au chrisme. In: Revue numismatique. Vol. 152, 1997, pp. 73-80 ( online ).
- Arnold Hugh Martin Jones , John Robert Martindale, John Morris : Fl. Victor 14. In: The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire (PLRE). Volume 1, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1971, ISBN 0-521-07233-6 , p. 961 (with sources).
Web links
Commons : Flavius Victor - album with pictures, videos and audio files
- Walter E. Roberts: Short biography (English) at De Imperatoribus Romanis (with references).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Victor, Flavius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Son of the Roman (counter) emperor Magnus Maximus |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 388 |