Sextus Claudius Petronius Probus (proconsul of Africa, prefect of Illyricum, prefect of Gaul, prefect of Italy with Illyricum and Africa, consul, prefect of Italy with Illyricum and Africa)

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Personal and Family Information

Sextus was born in 0328, the son of Petronius Probinus and Clodia. The place is not known.

He died after 0390. The place is not known.

His wife was Anicia Faltonia Proba. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their two known children were Flavius Anicius Probinus (?-?) and Flavius Anicius Hermogenianus Olybrius (c0365-?).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

Sextus Claudius Petronius Probus
(0328->0390)

 

Petronius Probinus
 

 

Petronius Probianus
 

   
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
   
 
 
     
 
 
   

Clodia
 

   
 
   
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
   
 
 
     
 
 

Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth 0328
Death AFT 0390

Attributes

AttributeDateDescriptionDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Nobility Title 0358 proconsul of Africa
Nobility Title 0364 prefect of Illyricum
Nobility Title 0366 prefect of Gaul
Nobility Title FROM 0368 TO 0375 prefect of Italy with Illyricum and Africa
Nobility Title 0371 consul
Nobility Title FROM 0383 TO 0384 prefect of Italy with Illyricum and Africa

Notes

Note 1

a leading Roman aristocrat of the later 4th century, renowned for his wealth, power and social connections. A christian and a scion of the powerful Anician family from Verona, he married Anicia Faltonia Proba, the daughter of his first cousin Quintus Clodius Hermogenianus Olybrius, by whom he had two sons.

Note 2

According to the historical study "Fifth-century Gaul: A Crisis of Identity?" (1992) by John Drinkwater and Hugh Elton, Probus was a son of Petronius Probinus, Consul in 341 and "Claudia"/"Clodia", a sister of Clodius Celsinus Adelphus. Faltonia Betitia Proba, a Christian poet, was sister to this Probinus and wife of Adelphus. Hermogenianus was a son of Proba and Adelphus.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia English
    Source: Wikipedia English