Anthemius Isidorus
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Flavius Anthemius Isidorus (fl
. 410-436) was a politician of the Eastern Roman Empire, the maternal uncle of the Western emperor Anthemius
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, consul of 405 and grandfather of Emperor Anthemius
, of whom Isidorus was therefore maternal uncle. Anthemius Isidorus Theophilus was probably his son.
In an indefinite period between 405 and 410, he was Proconsul of Asia, as attested by inscriptions found in Hypaepa in Lydia
. Between 4 September 410 and 29 October 412 he was praefectus urbi
of Constantinople
; in that capacity he received some laws surviving in the Theodosian Code and the Code of Justinian, among which one that ordered him to complete the Baths of Honorius and build a portico in front of them. Both offices were undoubtedly due to the influence of his father, who, as Praetorian prefect of the East, had the real power.
After serving as praetorian prefect of Illyricum (22 April to 10 October 424), he was appointed to the powerful post of praetorian prefect of the East (29 January 435-4 August 436). During a famine, he provided the supplies to the city of Ephesus
, which thanked him in an inscription; in this capacity, he received two letters from Isidore of Pelusium
. In 436 he was also consul prior, along with Senator
.
He died before 446/447.
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Floruit , abbreviated fl. , is a Latin verb meaning "flourished", denoting the period of time during which something was active...
. 410-436) was a politician of the Eastern Roman Empire, the maternal uncle of the Western emperor Anthemius
Anthemius
Procopius Anthemius was Western Roman Emperor from 467 to 472. Perhaps the last capable Western Roman Emperor, Anthemius attempted to solve the two primary military challenges facing the remains of the Western Roman Empire: the resurgent Visigoths, under Euric, whose domain straddled the Pyrenees;...
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Biography
A native of Egypt, Isidorus, the name by which he is known in almost all sources, was the son of AnthemiusAnthemius (praetorian prefect)
Flavius Anthemius was a high-ranking official of the late Roman Empire. He is notable as a Praetorian prefect of the East and effective regent of the Eastern Roman Empire during the later reign of Arcadius and the first years of Theodosius II, as well as for the construction of the first set of...
, consul of 405 and grandfather of Emperor Anthemius
Anthemius
Procopius Anthemius was Western Roman Emperor from 467 to 472. Perhaps the last capable Western Roman Emperor, Anthemius attempted to solve the two primary military challenges facing the remains of the Western Roman Empire: the resurgent Visigoths, under Euric, whose domain straddled the Pyrenees;...
, of whom Isidorus was therefore maternal uncle. Anthemius Isidorus Theophilus was probably his son.
In an indefinite period between 405 and 410, he was Proconsul of Asia, as attested by inscriptions found in Hypaepa in Lydia
Lydia
Lydia was an Iron Age kingdom of western Asia Minor located generally east of ancient Ionia in the modern Turkish provinces of Manisa and inland İzmir. Its population spoke an Anatolian language known as Lydian....
. Between 4 September 410 and 29 October 412 he was praefectus urbi
Praefectus urbi
The praefectus urbanus or praefectus urbi, in English the urban prefect, 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 held high importance in late Antiquity...
of Constantinople
Constantinople
Constantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...
; in that capacity he received some laws surviving in the Theodosian Code and the Code of Justinian, among which one that ordered him to complete the Baths of Honorius and build a portico in front of them. Both offices were undoubtedly due to the influence of his father, who, as Praetorian prefect of the East, had the real power.
After serving as praetorian prefect of Illyricum (22 April to 10 October 424), he was appointed to the powerful post of praetorian prefect of the East (29 January 435-4 August 436). During a famine, he provided the supplies to the city of Ephesus
Ephesus
Ephesus was an ancient Greek city, and later a major Roman city, on the west coast of Asia Minor, near present-day Selçuk, Izmir Province, Turkey. It was one of the twelve cities of the Ionian League during the Classical Greek era...
, which thanked him in an inscription; in this capacity, he received two letters from Isidore of Pelusium
Isidore of Pelusium
Isidore of Pelusium was born in Egypt to a prominent Alexandrian family. He became an ascetic, and moved to a mountain near the city of Pelusium, in the tradition of the Desert Fathers....
. In 436 he was also consul prior, along with Senator
Senator (consul 436)
- Biography :Senator was consul posterior in the year 436.In 442/443 he was sent by Eastern Roman Emperor Theodosius II as an envoy to the King of the Huns, Attila....
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He died before 446/447.