Tertullus (Consul 410)
Tertullus was a Roman senator in the early 5th century AD.
After Priscus Attalus was made emperor in 409, Tertullus was made consul by Attalus in 410 . Tertullus was a heathen and said when he took office as consulate in the Senate , which was already mostly occupied by Christians : “Fathers gathered, I am speaking to you as consul and pontiff . I am the one, I hope to become the other. ”He announced himself as the avenger of the gods and the restorer of their altars and palaces. His consulate was recognized only in Rome , where the people welcomed his appointment with joy. After Tertullus expressed imperial ambitions in the Senate, he was later executed.
swell
- Orosius , Historiarum adversum paganos libri 7, 42.
- Zosimos , Historía néa 6, 7, 4.
- Paulus Deacon , Historia Romana 13, 1.
literature
- John Robert Martindale: Tertullus 2. In: The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire (PLRE). Volume 2, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1980, ISBN 0-521-20159-4 , p. 1059.
Remarks
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tertullus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | roman consul 410 |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th century |