Olybrius

Olybrius

Anicius Olybrius (died AD 472) Olybrius was a member of the highly distinguished family of the Anicii which enjoyed excellent connections. One of Olybrius’ ancestors had been Sextus Petronius Probus, a powerful ministerial figure during the reign of Valentinian I. Meanwhile Olybrius himself was married to Valentinian III’s daughter Placidia the younger. But most important …

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Anthemius

Anthemius

Procopius Anthemius(died AD 472) Anthemius was born in Galatia, and came from a wealthy and distinguished and highly influential family in the eastern empire, a recent ancestor of his, Procopius, having been declared Augustus at Constatinople in the brief rebellion against Valen’s rule in AD 365, and his father, also called Procopius, being of patrician …

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