Lucius Aradius Valerius Proculus
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Lucius Aradius Valerius Proculus signo Populonius (floruit 333–352) was a senator and a politician of the Roman Empire, twice praefectus urbi
of Rome (in 337–338 and in 351–352) and once consul (in 340).
, pontifex major, quindecimvir sacris faciundi, pontifex flavialis, praetor tutelaris, legatus pro praetore in Numidia
, peraequator census in Gallaecia
, praeses
of Byzacena
, consularis of Europa and Thracia, consularis Sicily, comes of the second order, comes of the first order, then proconsul of Africa
(before 333).
Lucius Aurelius Avianius Symmachus
wrote an epigram in his honour. A statue was dedicated to Proculus by the merchants of pig meat and the leather makers; the inscription is preserved in the Museo Nazionale Romano of Palazzo Altemps in Rome.
He was appointed praefectus urbi
of Rome in 337–338, under Emperor Constans
. In 340 he was Consul, with Septimius Acindynus
as colleague. Eleven years later, in 351, under usurper Magnentius
, he was appointed praefectus urbi
of Rome for the second time, and kept this office until the following year, when Magnentius lost control of Italy.
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 Rome (in 337–338 and in 351–352) and once consul (in 340).
Life
He was a vir clarissimus, then augurAugur
The augur was a priest and official in the classical world, especially ancient Rome and Etruria. His main role was to interpret the will of the gods by studying the flight of birds: whether they are flying in groups/alone, what noises they make as they fly, direction of flight and what kind of...
, pontifex major, quindecimvir sacris faciundi, pontifex flavialis, praetor tutelaris, legatus pro praetore in Numidia
Numidia
Numidia was an ancient Berber kingdom in part of present-day Eastern Algeria and Western Tunisia in North Africa. It is known today as the Chawi-land, the land of the Chawi people , the direct descendants of the historical Numidians or the Massyles The kingdom began as a sovereign state and later...
, peraequator census in Gallaecia
Gallaecia
Gallaecia or Callaecia, also known as Hispania Gallaecia, was the name of a Roman province and an early Mediaeval kingdom that comprised a territory in the north-west of Hispania...
, praeses
Praeses
Praeses , is a Latin word meaning "Seated in front of, i.e. at the head ", has both ancient and modern uses.-Roman imperial use:...
of Byzacena
Byzacena
Byzacena was a Roman province in what is now Tunisia.At the end of the third century AD, the Emperor Diocletian divided the great Roman province of Africa Proconsularis into three smaller provinces: Zeugitana in the north, still governed by a proconsul and referred to as Proconsularis, Byzacena,...
, consularis of Europa and Thracia, consularis Sicily, comes of the second order, comes of the first order, then proconsul of Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
(before 333).
Lucius Aurelius Avianius Symmachus
Lucius Aurelius Avianius Symmachus
Lucius Aurelius Avianius Symmachus signo Phosphorius was a politician of the Roman Empire, father of Quintus Aurelius Symmachus.-Biography:...
wrote an epigram in his honour. A statue was dedicated to Proculus by the merchants of pig meat and the leather makers; the inscription is preserved in the Museo Nazionale Romano of Palazzo Altemps in Rome.
He was appointed 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 Rome in 337–338, under Emperor Constans
Constans
Constans , was Roman Emperor from 337 to 350. He defeated his brother Constantine II in 340, but anger in the army over his personal life and preference for his barbarian bodyguards saw the general Magnentius rebel, resulting in Constans’ assassination in 350.-Career:Constans was the third and...
. In 340 he was Consul, with Septimius Acindynus
Septimius Acindynus
Septimius Acindynus was a Roman consul with Valerius Proculus in 340. He was governor of Antioch when, a man being ordered by him to pay a pound of gold into the public treasury, was unable to comply, and was put into prison. To release him, with his own sanction, his wife "listened to the...
as colleague. Eleven years later, in 351, under usurper Magnentius
Magnentius
Flavius Magnus Magnentius was a usurper of the Roman Empire .-Early life and career:...
, he was appointed 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 Rome for the second time, and kept this office until the following year, when Magnentius lost control of Italy.