About Magnus
Lived 390 – 475 (aged 84–85). Magnus was a Roman politician.
Magnus (died 475 AD) was a Roman senator of Narbonne (then Narbo). He was appointed Roman consul in 460 by the Western emperor Majorian, at the same time Apollonius served in the East. Magnus also served as praetorian prefect of Gaul around the same time.
Family Magnus was the grandson of Agricola, consul in 421 and father of Emperor Avitus. According to one reconstruction, his father might have been the son of Ennodius, proconsul of Africa. He might have been Felix, consul in 428, who married Padusia and was allegedly an ancestor of Felix, consul in 511.
He was the father of: Magnus Felix, praetorian prefect of Gaul in 469, married to Attica; Araneola, married to Polemius between 460 and 469. Probus, a Roman senator
Sources and references
Sidonius Apollinaris, The Letters of Sidonius (Oxford: Clarendon, 1915), pp. clx-clxxxiii
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Magnus?
Roman consul 460 AD
When was Magnus born?
Magnus was born in 390 in Narbonne.
When did Magnus die?
Magnus died in 475.
What was Magnus's occupation?
Magnus was a politician.
What nationality was Magnus?
Magnus was Roman.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Magnus (consul 460)
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