Hierius (consul 427)
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Life

Hierus was Praetorian prefect of the East a first time from 425 to 428, then a second time in 432. In 427 also held the consulate
Roman consul
A consul served in the highest elected political office of the Roman Republic.Each year, two consuls were elected together, to serve for a one-year term. Each consul was given veto power over his colleague and the officials would alternate each month...

, with Ardabur as a colleague, both chosen by the Eastern court. In 427 he also restored and dedicated the Baths of Constantine (also called "of Theodosius").

Sources

  • Jones, Arnold Hugh Martin, John Robert Martindale, John Morris, "Hierius 2", Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire
    Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire
    Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire is a set of three volumes collectively describing every person attested or claimed to have lived in the Roman world from AD 260, the date of the beginning of Gallienus' sole rule, to 641, the date of the death of Heraclius, which is commonly held to mark the...

    , Volume 2, Cambridge University Press, 1980, ISBN 0521201594, p. 557.
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