Summary
Flavius Eusebius (died c. AD 350) was a Roman military officer and politician. He is usually identified as the father of Eusebia, and consequently as the posthumous father-in-law of the Roman emperor Constantius II.
Biography edit
Born in Thessalonica to a family of Macedonian descent, Eusebius served prior to AD 347 as the Magister equitum et peditum in the east, probably under the emperor Constantius II.[1] During his time as military commander, he intervened in Armenia, possibly to suppress the revolt of Bacour.[2]
After he had retired from this post, he held the rank of Comes and was made consul posterior alongside Vulcacius Rufinus in AD 347.
Eusebius was probably a Christian.[3] He had at least three children: his sons Flavius Eusebius and Flavius Hypatius held the consulship together in AD 359, and his daughter Eusebia married Emperor Constantius II after her father had died.[4]
References edit
- ^ Martindale & Jones, pgs. 307-308
- ^ Michael H. Dodgeon, Samuel N. C. Lieu, The Roman Eastern Frontier and the Persian Wars (AD 226-363): A Documentary History (1994), pg. 338
- ^ Barnes, T. D., Christians and Pagans under Constantius in L'Eglise et L'Empire au IV Siecle (1989), pg. 317
- ^ Martindale and Jones, pg. 308
Sources edit
- Martindale, J. R.; Jones, A. H. M, The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, Vol. I AD 260–395, Cambridge University Press (1971)