Flavius Arcadius Placidus Magnus Felix
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Flavius Felix sometimes identified with Flavius Arcadius Placidus Magnus Felix, was a Roman politician who was appointed consul
during the reign of Theodoric the Great
.
He belonged to an ancient and noble family from Gaul; he lost his father in his youth, inheriting his wealth.
Theodoric bestowed on him at least one noteworthy office, as in 511 he was already vir inlustris. That same year he was appointed consul in the West, while Secundinus was appointed consul by the Eastern court; the formal announcement was preserved by Cassiodorus
(Variae, 2.1). Another letter to him from Theodoric has survived, which is assumed to have been written in the same year, asking him not to pay some debts claimed by the charioteers of the Hippodrome of Milan (Variae, 3.39).
Consul
Consul was the highest elected office of the Roman Republic and an appointive office under the Empire. The title was also used in other city states and also revived in modern states, notably in the First French Republic...
during the reign of Theodoric the Great
Theodoric the Great
Theodoric the Great was king of the Ostrogoths , ruler of Italy , regent of the Visigoths , and a viceroy of the Eastern Roman Empire...
.
He belonged to an ancient and noble family from Gaul; he lost his father in his youth, inheriting his wealth.
Theodoric bestowed on him at least one noteworthy office, as in 511 he was already vir inlustris. That same year he was appointed consul in the West, while Secundinus was appointed consul by the Eastern court; the formal announcement was preserved by Cassiodorus
Cassiodorus
Flavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator , commonly known as Cassiodorus, was a Roman statesman and writer, serving in the administration of Theodoric the Great, king of the Ostrogoths. Senator was part of his surname, not his rank.- Life :Cassiodorus was born at Scylletium, near Catanzaro in...
(Variae, 2.1). Another letter to him from Theodoric has survived, which is assumed to have been written in the same year, asking him not to pay some debts claimed by the charioteers of the Hippodrome of Milan (Variae, 3.39).