Secundinus (consul 511)

Secundinus on a coin

Secundinus ^[1] was a politician and statesman of the Eastern Roman Empire in the 6th century.

Family

He married Caesaria, the sister of Emperor Anastasius I. Their sons were Hypatius, consul in 500, and reluctant usurper during the Nika Riots, and Pompeius, consul of 501. ^[2]

Career

In 492, Secundinus served as Urban Prefect of Constantinople. In 503, he was awarded the honorific title of Patrikios for his connection to the emperor. In 511, he served as consul together with Arcadius Placidus Magnus Felix as his colleague in the West. ^[3]

In 515, the emperor sent Hypatius with an army against the rebel Vitalian, failing and being captured. Secundinus then ransomed his son. ^[4]

References

1. Sometimes called Flavius Secundinus. The name became a courtesy title by the late 4th century, see Cameron, Alan (1988). "Flavius: a Nicety of Protocol". Latomus. 47 (1): 26–33. JSTOR   41540754.
2. Bury, J. B. (1923). History of the Later Roman Empire. Vol. 2 – via Archive.org.
3. Jones, A.H.M.; Martindale, J. R.; Morris, J. (1980). The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire. Vol. 2. p. 986 – via Archive.org.
4. The New Pauly's Encyclopedia of Classical Antiquity. Vol. 5. p. 801.