Flavius Magnus
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Flavius Magnus was a powerful politician in Gaul
, where he was widely respected for his integrity and practical wisdom during the late age of the Western Roman Empire
. He was a Roman Senator of Narbonne
(then Narbo), Consul
of Rome
with Flavius Apollonius
in 460 and the praetorian prefect of Gaul in 469.
, Proconsul
of Africa
. He might have been Flavius Felix
(380 – 430), Consul
of Rome
in 428, who married Padusia and was allegedly an ancestor of Felix, Consul in 511. His mother (b. 385) was a daughter of Flavius Julius Agricola
, Consul
of Rome
in 421 and father of Emperor Avitus
.
He was the father of:
Gaul
Gaul was a region of Western Europe during the Iron Age and Roman era, encompassing present day France, Luxembourg and Belgium, most of Switzerland, the western part of Northern Italy, as well as the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the left bank of the Rhine. The Gauls were the speakers of...
, where he was widely respected for his integrity and practical wisdom during the late age of the Western Roman Empire
Western Roman Empire
The Western Roman Empire was the western half of the Roman Empire after its division by Diocletian in 285; the other half of the Roman Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly referred to today as the Byzantine Empire....
. He was a Roman Senator of Narbonne
Narbonne
Narbonne is a commune in southern France in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. It lies from Paris in the Aude department, of which it is a sub-prefecture. Once a prosperous port, it is now located about from the shores of the Mediterranean Sea...
(then Narbo), Consul
Roman consul
A consul served in the highest elected political office of the Roman Republic.Each year, two consuls were elected together, to serve for a one-year term. Each consul was given veto power over his colleague and the officials would alternate each month...
of Rome
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
with Flavius Apollonius
Apollonius (consul 460)
Flavius Apollonius was an East Roman consul in 460.He could be identified with that Apollonius who was praetorian prefect of the East in 442-443, or with that Apollonius who was magister militum in 443-451.- Bibliography :...
in 460 and the praetorian prefect of Gaul in 469.
Family
His father, born ca 380, might have been the son of EnnodiusEnnodius (Proconsul)
Ennodius was a Proconsul of Africa in 395. He may have fathered a son, born in 380 and married to someone who was born in 385 and daughter of Flavius Julius Agricola, Consul of Rome in 421 and the father of Avitus, who were the parents of Flavius Magnus, Senator of Narbonne , Consul of Rome in...
, Proconsul
Proconsul
A proconsul was a governor of a province in the Roman Republic appointed for one year by the senate. In modern usage, the title has been used for a person from one country ruling another country or bluntly interfering in another country's internal affairs.-Ancient Rome:In the Roman Republic, a...
of Africa
Africa Province
The Roman province of Africa was established after the Romans defeated Carthage in the Third Punic War. It roughly comprised the territory of present-day northern Tunisia, and the small Mediterranean coast of modern-day western Libya along the Syrtis Minor...
. He might have been Flavius Felix
Flavius Felix
Flavius Felix was a politician of the Western Roman Empire, who reached the prominent rank of patrician before being killed by order of Flavius Aetius. For his consulate, in 428, he issued some consular diptychs, one of which has been preserved until modern times.Felix served during the reign of...
(380 – 430), Consul
Roman consul
A consul served in the highest elected political office of the Roman Republic.Each year, two consuls were elected together, to serve for a one-year term. Each consul was given veto power over his colleague and the officials would alternate each month...
of Rome
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
in 428, who married Padusia and was allegedly an ancestor of Felix, Consul in 511. His mother (b. 385) was a daughter of Flavius Julius Agricola
Flavius Julius Agricola
Agricola, full name possibly Julius Agricola was a West Roman statesman who served twice as praetorian prefect and became consul for 421.- Biography :...
, Consul
Roman consul
A consul served in the highest elected political office of the Roman Republic.Each year, two consuls were elected together, to serve for a one-year term. Each consul was given veto power over his colleague and the officials would alternate each month...
of Rome
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
in 421 and father of Emperor Avitus
Avitus
Eparchius Avitus was Western Roman Emperor from July 8 or July 9, 455 to October 17, 456. A Gallic-Roman aristocrat, he was a senator and a high-ranking officer both in the civil and military administration, as well as Bishop of Piacenza.A representative of the Gallic-Roman aristocracy, he...
.
He was the father of:
- Magnus Felix (430 – after 469), a PatronPatrónPatrón is a luxury brand of tequila produced in Mexico and sold in hand-blown, individually numbered bottles.Made entirely from Blue Agave "piñas" , Patrón comes in five varieties: Silver, Añejo, Reposado, Gran Patrón Platinum and Gran Patrón Burdeos. Patrón also sells a tequila-coffee blend known...
in 469, married to Attica (b. 440), perhaps the parents of:- a son or a daughter (b. 460 or 465), who begot:
- Flavius Arcadius Placidus Magnus FelixFlavius Arcadius Placidus Magnus FelixFlavius Felix , sometimes identified with Flavius Arcadius Placidus Magnus Felix, was a Roman politician who was appointed consul during the reign of Theodoric the Great....
, ConsulRoman consulA consul served in the highest elected political office of the Roman Republic.Each year, two consuls were elected together, to serve for a one-year term. Each consul was given veto power over his colleague and the officials would alternate each month...
of RomeRoman EmpireThe Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
in 511
- Flavius Arcadius Placidus Magnus Felix
- a son or a daughter (b. 460 or 465), who begot:
- Araneola (b. 435 or 440), married to Polemius, perhaps them the parents of:
- a son or a daughter (b. 460 or 465), who begot:
- Flavius Arcadius Placidus Magnus FelixFlavius Arcadius Placidus Magnus FelixFlavius Felix , sometimes identified with Flavius Arcadius Placidus Magnus Felix, was a Roman politician who was appointed consul during the reign of Theodoric the Great....
, ConsulRoman consulA consul served in the highest elected political office of the Roman Republic.Each year, two consuls were elected together, to serve for a one-year term. Each consul was given veto power over his colleague and the officials would alternate each month...
of RomeRoman EmpireThe Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
in 511
- Flavius Arcadius Placidus Magnus Felix
- a son or a daughter (b. 460 or 465), who begot:
- Flavius ProbusFlavius ProbusFlavius Probus , a Roman Senator and a v. nob. of Narbonne, then Narbo, was a man of literary taste and precocious ability. His father was Flavius Magnus, Consul of Rome in 460...
, a Roman Senator - Ennodius (perhaps) (CRP 458), the father of Cynegia?
Sources and references
- Sidonius ApollinarisSidonius ApollinarisGaius Sollius Apollinaris Sidonius or Saint Sidonius Apollinaris was a poet, diplomat, and bishop. Sidonius is "the single most important surviving author from fifth-century Gaul" according to Eric Goldberg...
, The Letters of Sidonius (Oxford: Clarendon, 1915), pp. clx-clxxxiii