Eparchius Avitus
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Eparchius Avitus was a 5th-century Gallo-Roman aristocrat and military leader who briefly ruled as Western Roman Emperor from 455 to 456 AD.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eparchius Avitus canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gallo-Roman aristocrat
ⓘ
Roman general ⓘ Western Roman Emperor ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| allyOf | Theodoric II ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Gallia Narbonensis ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes (probable) ⓘ |
| child |
Agricola
ⓘ
Avitus ⓘ
surface form:
Ecdicius Avitus
|
| citizenship | Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| conflict | Vandal sack of Rome (context of accession) ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Italy
ⓘ
near Placentia ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Chronica Gallica of 511
ⓘ
Sidonius Apollinaris ⓘ
surface form:
Sidonius Apollinaris’ letters and panegyrics
|
| educatedAt | Gallo-Roman rhetorical schools ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Gallo-Roman ⓘ |
| event |
elected emperor in Arles
ⓘ
proclaimed emperor in Rome ⓘ |
| familyName | Avitus ⓘ |
| floruit | c. 430–456 ⓘ |
| givenName | Eparchius ⓘ |
| knownFor |
brief reign as Western Roman Emperor
ⓘ
close ties with Visigothic court ⓘ representation of Gallic aristocracy in imperial politics ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Latin ⓘ |
| militaryRank | magister militum ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Avitus family ⓘ |
| notableWork | promotion of Gallo-Roman aristocracy at court ⓘ |
| occupation |
emperor
ⓘ
military commander ⓘ senator ⓘ |
| patronOf | Gallic aristocrats at imperial court ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Western Roman emperors
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Roman Emperor
magister militum ⓘ patricius ⓘ praetorian prefect of Gaul ⓘ |
| predecessor | Petronius Maximus ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 456 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 455 ⓘ |
| religion | Nicene Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Arles
ⓘ
Arvernum (Clermont-Ferrand) ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| spouse | unknown name (Gallo-Roman noblewoman) ⓘ |
| successor | Majorian ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 5th century ⓘ |
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