Marcus Maecilius Avitus Roman Emp

Abt 400 - 456  (56 years)

Agricola Consul Of Rome

Children	1. Marcus Maecilius Avitus Roman Emp,   b. Abt 400, The Auvergne, Gaul

Agricola Consul Of Rome

Children	1. Marcus Maecilius Avitus Roman Emp,   b. Abt 400, The Auvergne, Gaul

Papinilla Of Rome

Abt 453 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	Abt 453
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	Marcus Maecilius Avitus Roman Emp,   b. Abt 400, The Auvergne, Gaul
Relationship	unknown
Family	Tonantius Ferreolus Consul Of Rome,   b. Abt 420
Children	1. Tonantius 'Vis Clarisimus' Ferreolus,   b. Abt 493

Tonantius Ferreolus Consul Of Rome

Abt 420 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	Abt 420
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	Ferreolus Of Rome
Relationship	unknown
Mother	Papinilla Of Rome,   b. Abt 385
Relationship	unknown
Family	Papinilla Of Rome,   b. Abt 453
Children	1. Tonantius 'Vis Clarisimus' Ferreolus,   b. Abt 493

• Name	Marcus Maecilius Avitus Roman Emp  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	Abt 400	The Auvergne, Gaul   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Fact 6	451	Persuaded Theodoric I Of Visigoths To Join Aetius In Repelling Attila.   [1, 2, 3, 4, 6]
  	Fact 6
  Fact 1	Between 455 and 456	Emperor Of The Western (Collegial) Roman Empire.   [1, 2, 3, 4, 6]
  	Fact 1
  Fact 10	Chosen Emperor With The Help Of The Visigoths.   [1, 2, 3, 4, 6]
  	Fact 10
  Fact 11	Italian Unrest Forced Him To Depart Rome And Return To Gaul, Summer 456.   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	Fact 11
  Fact 12	Defeated By Ricimer At Piacenza. Fall 456.   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	Fact 12
  Fact 13	Deposed & Forcibly Consecrated Bishop Of Piacenza.   [1, 2, 3, 4, 7]
  	Fact 13
  Fact 2	Acceded: 455, Arles. Birthname Of Eparchius Avitus.   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	Fact 2
  Fact 3	Born Of A Senatorial Family.   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	Fact 3
  Fact 4	Formed Close Contacts With The Visigothic Court At Toulouse.   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	Fact 4
  Fact 5	Praetorian Prefect Of Gaul By 439, Re-Negotiated The Treaty With The Visigoths.S   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	Fact 5
  Fact 7	455	Appointed Master Of Armies Of Gaul By Emperor Petronius Maximus.   [1, 2, 3, 4, 6]
  	Fact 7
  Fact 8	Ambassador To The Visigoths, Ad 455.   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	Fact 8
  Fact 9	Took The Purple When Petronius Maximus Died During Vandal Sack Of Rome In 455.   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	Fact 9
  Name	Flavius Eparchius Avitus Roman Emp  [3, 4]
  Death	Oct 456  [1, 2, 3, 4, 8]
  	Either starved to death or strangled by Majorian's forces.
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Agricola Consul Of Rome   (Father)
  Notes	[large-G675.FTW] An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors Avitus (455-456 A.D.) Ralph W. Mathisen Avitus' Early Career Eparchius Avitus, who was born of a senatorial family circa A.D. 400, was a native of the Auvergne in Gaul. His father may have been the Agricola who was consul in 421. He pursued a distinguished career, and early in his life formed close contacts with the Visigothic court at Toulouse. After serving under Flavius Aetius in several military posts, he became Praetorian Prefect of Gaul by 439, in which capacity he was able to re-negotiate the treaty with the Visigoths. In 451, he was influential in gaining the aid of the Visigoths against the invading Huns. In 455, he was appointed by the short-lived emperor Petronius Maximus (455) to the office of Master of Soldiers, and was sent as an ambassador to the Visigoths. When the news arrived of Maximus' death during the Vandal sack of Rome, the Visigothic king Theoderic II urged Avitus to seize the purple himself. He did so shortly thereafter at Arles, and in October of 455 he entered Italy with a retinue of Gauls and Visigoths. Avitus' Reign As a Gallic emperor in Italy, Avitus was not popular. By this time, the different sections of the western empire had begun to go their own ways, and Italy was no exception. Antipathy toward Avitus only increased when he removed the half of the bronze roof of the Capitoline temple that the Vandals had left in order to pay off his Gothic supporters. Although the commanders of the Italian army, Ricimer and Majorian, were able to hold the Vandals at bay, they themselves soon began to conspire against the new emperor. Eventually, local unrest forced Avitus to depart Rome and return to Gaul in the summer of 456. He returned in the fall, only to be defeated by Ricimer at Piacenza. He then was forcibly consecrated bishop of Piacenza, the first time that this novel method was used to dispose of a deposed emperor, but hardly the last. Soon thereafter, however, he attempted to make his was back to Gaul, and after being chased down by Majorian he either starved to death or was strangled. Avitus' brief reign was the last attempt in the western empire to reverse the trend toward the Italianization of the empire. Its failure indicates the degree to which this trend had become irreversible. Bibliography Brehier, L.. "Un empereur romain a Brioude, Flavius Eparchius Avitus." Almanach de Brioude (1930): 39-55. Bugiani, Carlo. L'imperatore Avito. Pistoia, 1909. Mathisen, Ralph W. "Avitus, Italy and the East in A.D. 455-456." Byzantion 51(1981) 232-247. "Resistance and Reconciliation: Majorian and the Gallic Aristocracy after the Fall of Avitus." Francia 7(1979): 597- 627. "Sidonius on the Reign of Avitus: A Study in Political Prudence." Transactions of the American Philological Association 109(1979): 165-171. "The Third Regnal Year of Eparchius Avitus.," Classical Philology 80(1985) Copyright (C) 1996, Ralph W. Mathisen. This file may be copied on the condition that the entire contents,including the header and this copyright notice, remain intact. Comments to: Ralph W. Mathisen. Updated: 6 August 1996 Return to the Imperial Index
  Person ID	I12667	ktree
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Agricola Consul Of Rome
  Relationship	unknown
  Family ID	F31060	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. Papinilla Of Rome,   b. Abt 453   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: unknown] ▻ Tonantius Ferreolus Consul Of Rome
  Family ID	F31925	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

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