• authority and prestige. In the year 412 and 414 until 415, Seleucus served as a Praetorian prefect for Italy in the Diocese of Africa, as his position was...
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  • astronomer, Seleucus (son of Ablabius), a rhetorician and friend of Julian the Apostate, Seleucus (Theodosian Praetorian prefect), Praetorian prefect of the...
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    the praetorian prefecture of Illyricum was established, comprising the dioceses of Pannonia, Dacia and Macedonia. Vulcacius Rufinus was the prefect, 347–352...
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    the Eastern Roman Empire, and its seat was at Constantinople, the praetorian prefect was the second most powerful man in the East, after the Emperor, in...
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  • June 26, 363. Seleucus under Julian's reign was made Comes by the emperor. In 361, Seleucus was sent to accompany the Praetorian prefect Priscianus to...
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    Macrinus (category 3rd-century praetorian prefects)
    Before becoming emperor, Macrinus served under Emperor Caracalla as a praetorian prefect and dealt with Rome's civil affairs. He later conspired against Caracalla...
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    official name of Judaea and under the administration of a governor of praetorian rank, and was therefore moved up into the second category (it was only...
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  • sources place him in 253 Seleucus (after 221). He could be Julius Antonius Seleucus, in Moesia, or M. Flavius Vitellius Seleucus, consul for 221 Sallustius...
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  • Publius Valerius Comazon (category Praetorian prefects)
    including prefect of Elagabalus' bodyguard, known as the Praetorian Guard, consul in 220 and an unprecedented three terms as City prefect in 220, 221...
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  • Junius Quartus Palladius (category Praetorian prefects of the Illyricum)
    position in Constantinople. On January 7, 416, he also assumed office as Praetorian prefect of Italy, Illyricum and Africa, which he held for six years (at least...
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    Elagabalus (category Roman emperors murdered by the Praetorian Guard)
    jurist Ulpian was exiled. Elagabalus made Comazon praetorian prefect, and later consul (220) and prefect of the city (three times, 220–222), which Dio regarded...
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  • King Arsaces II (Arshak II) of Armenia Olympias (sister of Praetorian prefect Seleucus), Seleucus being the father of Olympias the Deaconess Olympias the...
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    Julius Antonius Seleucus, governor of Moesia in the early 3rd century. Possibly the same figure as the contemporary usurper Seleucus, who revolted against...
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    Gallienus as sole emperor. Saloninus, Gallienus' infant son, and the praetorian prefect Silvanus resided in Colonia Agrippina (modern Cologne) to solidify...
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  • post of urban prefect of Constantinople for the first time. His powers were further expanded when he was also appointed as praetorian prefect of the East...
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    immediately afterwards, a convenient fact for Macrinus, at the time a praetorian prefect, who was involved in the assassination. One reason for Macrinus to...
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    cursus honorum (after that of the praetorian prefect (Latin: praefectus praetorio), the commander of the imperial Praetorian Guard) and one of the highest-paid...
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  • the Drava River. Once his army was deployed, Constantius sent his praetorian prefect, Flavius Philippus, with a peace offer. Constantius himself was not...
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    Apamea, Syria (category Seleucus I Nicator)
    call and author of several of the Epistles of Wisdom) Marinus – (praetorian prefect) Archigenes – (physician) Diodotus Tryphon – (official under King...
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  • Ablabius (consul) (category Praetorian prefects of the East)
    children: A daughter, Olympia, also known as Olympias. A son, Seleucus. Through Seleucus, Ablabius would have further descendants. In particular, he would...
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    significant breakdown of military discipline. In 228, the Praetorian Guard murdered their prefect, Ulpian, in Alexander's presence. Alexander could not openly...
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    are arrested and exiled on orders of Lucius Aelius Sejanus (the prefect of the Praetorian Guard), and later starved to death in suspicious circumstances...
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    Valentinian. However, the increasingly influential minister Maximinus, now praetorian prefect of Gaul, blamed Aequitius to Valentinian for the trouble, and managed...
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    March 193 (2 months and 27 days) City prefect of Rome at Commodus's death, set up as emperor by the praetorian prefect, Laetus, with consent of the Senate...
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    Mithridates joined Antiochus Hierax against Seleucus. After the brief reign of Seleucus II's son Seleucus III Ceraunus ( 226–223 BC), his brother Antiochus...
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    of 1,500 to Rome to demand the execution of Tigidius Perennis, a Praetorian prefect who they felt had earlier wronged them by posting lowly equites to...
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    Papinianus (142–212) also known as Papinian, a celebrated Roman Jurist and Praetorian prefect who was a kinsman of Julia Domna Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra in the...
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    co-ruler, Constantius defeated him at the battles of Mursa Major and Mons Seleucus. Magnentius committed suicide after the latter battle, leaving Constantius...
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  • Gjeto Çoku Prefect of Lezhë 7 October 1913 Prenk Kol Brunga Lezhë Brunga was paid by the House of Prenk Bib Doda to eliminate the Prefect of Lezhë. Brunga...
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    was usurped by Macrinus, a prominent figure in Roman court and a Praetorian prefect. Domna's sister Julia Maesa returned to Emesa, taking her enormous...
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