Anicius Petronius Probus Explained

Anicius Petronius Probus^[1] (395–406 AD) was a politician of the Western Roman Empire.

Biography

A member of the gens Anicia, he was the son of Sextus Claudius Petronius Probus^[2] (consul in 371) and of Anicia Faltonia Proba;^[3] his elder brothers were Anicius Hermogenianus Olybrius and Anicius Probinus (consuls in 395), and his sister was Anicia Proba.^[4]

In 395, he is attested as quaestor elected by the Emperor. In 406, Anicius was consul contemporaneously with the Eastern Emperor Arcadius.^[5] One of his consular diptychs is preserved at the Museo del tesoro della cattedrale di Aosta, and depicts Emperor Honorius.

Probus was a Christian.

Bibliography

• , an inscription set up by Probus and his brother Probinus in honour of their mother.
• Book: Jones. A.H.M.. A. H. M. Jones. Martindale. J. R.. John Robert Martindale. Morris. John. John Morris (historian). Probus 11. https://archive.org/details/prosopography-later-roman-empire/PLRE-II/page/912. Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire. 913–914. II. 1980. 0-521-20159-4.

Notes and References

1. PLRE II
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5. [Zosimus (historian)|Zosimus]