Eparchius Avitus

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Eparchius Avitus was a 5th-century Gallo-Roman aristocrat and military leader who briefly ruled as Western Roman Emperor from 455 to 456 AD.

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Eparchius Avitus canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gallo-Roman aristocrat ⓘ
Roman general ⓘ
Western Roman Emperor ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
allyOf Theodoric II ⓘ
associatedWith Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ
birthPlace Gallia Narbonensis ⓘ
causeOfDeath natural causes (probable) ⓘ
child Agricola ⓘ
Ecdicius Avitus ⓘ
linked to: Avitus
citizenship Western Roman Empire ⓘ
conflict Vandal sack of Rome (context of accession) ⓘ
countryRuled Western Roman Empire ⓘ
deathPlace Italy ⓘ
near Placentia ⓘ
describedIn Chronica Gallica of 511 ⓘ
Sidonius Apollinaris’ letters and panegyrics ⓘ
educatedAt Gallo-Roman rhetorical schools ⓘ
ethnicGroup Gallo-Roman ⓘ
event elected emperor in Arles ⓘ
proclaimed emperor in Rome ⓘ
familyName Avitus ⓘ
floruit c. 430–456 ⓘ
givenName Eparchius ⓘ
knownFor brief reign as Western Roman Emperor ⓘ
close ties with Visigothic court ⓘ
representation of Gallic aristocracy in imperial politics ⓘ
languageSpoken Latin ⓘ
militaryRank magister militum ⓘ
nobleFamily Avitus family ⓘ
notableWork promotion of Gallo-Roman aristocracy at court ⓘ
occupation emperor ⓘ
military commander ⓘ
senator ⓘ
patronOf Gallic aristocrats at imperial court ⓘ
positionHeld Western Roman Emperor ⓘ
magister militum ⓘ
patricius ⓘ
praetorian prefect of Gaul ⓘ
predecessor Petronius Maximus ⓘ
reignEnd 456 ⓘ
reignStart 455 ⓘ
religion Nicene Christianity ⓘ
residence Arles ⓘ
Arvernum (Clermont-Ferrand) ⓘ
Rome ⓘ
spouse unknown name (Gallo-Roman noblewoman) ⓘ
successor Majorian ⓘ
timePeriod 5th century ⓘ

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Avitus → birthName → Eparchius Avitus ⓘ