Probus (consul 513)
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Flavius Probus was a Roman politician and consul
for 513.
He came from a family renowned for its learning, and he himself is praised for his culture by Ennodius
(Letters, VIII.21, autumn 510).
In 512 he was a vir illustris
; the following year he held the consulate .
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...
for 513.
He came from a family renowned for its learning, and he himself is praised for his culture by Ennodius
Magnus Felix Ennodius
Magnus Felix Ennodius was Bishop of Pavia in 514, and a Latin rhetorician and poet.He was one of four fifth to sixth-century Gallo-Roman aristocrats whose letters survive in quantity: the others are Sidonius Apollinaris, prefect of Rome in 468 and bishop of Clermont , Ruricius bishop of Limoges ...
(Letters, VIII.21, autumn 510).
In 512 he was a vir illustris
Vir illustris
The title vir illustris is used as a formal indication of standing in late antiquity to describe the highest ranks within the senates of Rome and Constantinople...
; the following year he held the consulate .