Rufinus (Greek: Ρουφίνος; fl. 431–432) was a praetorian prefect of the East, one of the most important officials of the Eastern Roman Empire. Rufinus...

extraction who served as Praetorian prefect of the East for the emperor Theodosius I, as well as for his son Arcadius, under whom Rufinus exercised significant...

they successfully sought Theodosius' aid. Theodosius defeated Maximus in battle and re-installed Valentinian in the West, under the supervision of the general...

Theodosius I (‹See Tfd›Greek: Θεοδόσιος Theodosios; 11 January 347 – 17 January 395), also known as Theodosius the Great, was a Roman emperor from 379...

became the praetorian prefecture of Italy and Africa) or that this praetorian prefecture was formed in 343 when Constans appointed a prefect for Italy...

wife Aelia Eudoxia, the Patriarch John Chrysostom and Praetorian Prefect Anthemius. Theodosius II, sometimes nicknamed "the Younger", became Eastern Roman...

of the praetorian prefect of the East, Rufinus. Honorius, aged 10, was consigned to the guardianship of the magister militum Stilicho. Rufinus ambitiously...

Magnus Maximus, Theodosius I appointed Tatianus Praetorian prefect of the East, succeeding Maternus Cynegius, a Spaniard like Theodosius, who had died recently;...

father (who was praetorian prefect of the East), used his influence to launch accusations against Proculus, who went into hiding. Rufinus then coaxed Tatianus...

Empire, who served under the emperors Theodosius I and Arcadius. Caesarius was magister officiorum (386-387), praetorian prefect of the East (395-397...

Empire. Arcadius was effectively placed under the control of Rufinus, Praetorian prefect of the East. Rufinus reportedly intended to marry his daughter...

between the Eastern and Western courts was now managed by Rufinus, Theodosius' new Praetorian Prefect, who could poison the Emperor's mind against Arbogast...

and Syria. Rufinus, Praetorian Prefect of the East, attempted to negotiate with Alaric in person. Officials in Constantinople suspected Rufinus was in league...

as Constantine I and Theodosius I, governed, if briefly, as the sole Augustus across the Roman Empire. On the death of Theodosius in 395, the empire was...

Symmachus, he was Praetorian prefect of Italy in 390–392. Under the usurper Eugenius (392–394), Flavianus was again praetorian prefect (393–394) and consul...

in the West with the army that had defeated Eugenius, and Rufinus, the praetorian prefect of the East, who took the guardianship of Arcadius in the Eastern...

brothers were Neratius Cerealis, Consul in 358 and Vulcacius Rufinus, Praetorian prefect of Italy from 365 to his death in 368. Timothy Barnes has theorised...

attempts to contact Theodosius, but apparently none got further than the ears of the Eastern praetorian prefect, or chief minister, Rufinus. The responses...

immediate advisors: army generals like Stilicho in the west, prefects of the Praetorium like Rufinus in the east. It was also a period when, in the West, several...

a tribute on Athens. November 27 – Rufinus, Praetorian prefect of the East, is murdered by Gothic mercenaries under Gainas. December 8 – Later Yan is defeated...

Ruben III, Prince of Armenia Rubens Vase Rufinus (consul) Rufinus (poet) Rufinus (relative of Theodosius II) Rûm Rum, Sultanate of Rumelia Rus' people...

Acilius Aginantius Faustus - urban prefect and consul Anicius Acilius Glabrio Faustus - urban prefect and praetorian prefect Gaius Acilius - senator and historian...

the property of Ablabius, a praetorian prefect of the East under Constantine I. About a year after his return, Theodosius arranged for his younger son...

the praetorian prefect Ablabius, although the two never actually married. After Constantine's death, Constans and his two brothers, Constantine II and...

became Praetorian Prefect of the East. Libanius, Orationes, xlii.24-25. A dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, entry on Theodosius II Libanius...

408 leaving his successor, the six-year-old Theodosius II under the guardianship of the praetorian prefect Anthemius. Honorius was planning to assume authority...

the military post of magister militum with the civil position of praetorian prefect. Solomon successfully confronted the large-scale rebellion of the...

334. Gnaeus Cornelius Rufinus, the son of Publius Cornelius Rufinus, the dictator of 334 BC, was father of Publius Cornelius Rufinus, dictator in 280. Publius...

continued until 415 and suffered no more under Theodosius than they had since Gratian restricted their finances. Theodosius did turn pagan holidays into workdays...

garrison, including the commanders Gainas and Rufinus, was defeated. The newly appointed Praetorian prefect of Africa, Solomon, waged several wars against...