Avitus
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Avitus was a short-reigned 5th-century Western Roman emperor whose rule was marked by political instability and the empire’s accelerating decline.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Avitus canonical | 11 |
| Ecdicius Avitus | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman consul
ⓘ
Western Roman emperor ⓘ ancient Roman politician ⓘ |
| ally |
Theodoric II
ⓘ
Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Roman–barbarian diplomacy
ⓘ
Goths ⓘ
surface form:
Visigoths
|
| birthName | Eparchius Avitus ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Gallia Narbonensis
ⓘ
Gaul ⓘ |
| capitalDuringReign |
Ravenna
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 5th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | 456 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Brigantium
ⓘ
Gallia Narbonensis ⓘ |
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Gallo-Roman ⓘ |
| familyName | Avitus self-link ⓘ |
| father | unknown Gallo-Roman aristocrat ⓘ |
| givenName | Eparchius ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Latin ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | possibly executed ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | campaigns involving the Visigoths ⓘ |
| militaryRank | magister militum ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Gallo-Roman aristocracy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
reign during accelerating decline of the Western Roman Empire
ⓘ
rule marked by political instability ⓘ short reign as Western Roman emperor ⓘ |
| notableWork | negotiation of alliance with the Visigoths ⓘ |
| opponent |
Ricimer
ⓘ
Roman Senate ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fall of the Western Roman Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Crisis of the Western Roman Empire
|
| positionHeld |
Roman consul
ⓘ
Western Roman Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Western Roman emperor
magister militum ⓘ praetorian prefect of Gaul ⓘ |
| predecessor | Petronius Maximus ⓘ |
| reasonForEndOfReign | deposition ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Gaul
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 456 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 455 ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| successor | Majorian ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Petronius Maximus
this entity surface form:
Ecdicius Avitus