Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
NameFlavius Afranius Sygagrious
Birthabt 334, Lugdunum, Gallia Lugdunensis, Imperium Rōmānum
Deathbef 399, Lugdunum, Gallia Lugdunensis, Imperium Rōmānum
OccupationConsul (382), Magister Memoriae, Praefectus Urbi , Praetorian Prefect, Notarius
Notes for Flavius Afranius Sygagrious
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavius_Afranius_Syagrius
Afranius was a member of the Gallo-Roman aristocratic family of the Syagrii, which originated in Lyon . In the same years in which Afranius lived, another Syagrius is attested , but it is not always possible to distinguish the career of the two Syagrii.
In 369 he is attested as notarius; in that year the Roman Emperor Valentinian I removed him from his office after a failed military operation, and Afranius dedicated himself to private life.
He continued his career under Emperor Gratian, possibly because of his friendship with the poet Ausonius. Afranius was magister memoriae in 379, when some Theodorus succeeded him. However, that same year he became Proconsul of Africa. Between June 18, 380, and the Spring of 382 he is attested as Praetorian prefect of Italy. In 381 he was also praefectus urbi of Rome and Consul in 382.
The Family
The Afranii may have been of Picentine origin. Lucius Afranius, who held the consulship in 60 BC, was from Picenum, and a Titus Afranius or Afrenius was one of the leaders of the Italian confederates during the Social War.
The gens Afrania was a plebeian family at Rome, which is first mentioned in the second century BC. The first member of the gens to achieve prominence was Gaius Afranius Stellio, who became praetor in 185 BC.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavius_Afranius_Syagrius
Afranius was a member of the Gallo-Roman aristocratic family of the Syagrii, which originated in Lyon . In the same years in which Afranius lived, another Syagrius is attested , but it is not always possible to distinguish the career of the two Syagrii.
In 369 he is attested as notarius; in that year the Roman Emperor Valentinian I removed him from his office after a failed military operation, and Afranius dedicated himself to private life.
He continued his career under Emperor Gratian, possibly because of his friendship with the poet Ausonius. Afranius was magister memoriae in 379, when some Theodorus succeeded him. However, that same year he became Proconsul of Africa. Between June 18, 380, and the Spring of 382 he is attested as Praetorian prefect of Italy. In 381 he was also praefectus urbi of Rome and Consul in 382.
The Family
The Afranii may have been of Picentine origin. Lucius Afranius, who held the consulship in 60 BC, was from Picenum, and a Titus Afranius or Afrenius was one of the leaders of the Italian confederates during the Social War.
The gens Afrania was a plebeian family at Rome, which is first mentioned in the second century BC. The first member of the gens to achieve prominence was Gaius Afranius Stellio, who became praetor in 185 BC.