Agricola (consul 421)
Agricola (full name possibly Julius Agricola; fl. 418–421) was a West Roman statesman who served twice as praetorian prefect and became consul for 421.[1]
Life
He was from Gaul Narbo.[2] His familial relations are unclear: the names of Agricola's parents are unknown, as is the name of his wife, and the names of his children. He may have had a son named Nymphidius. He was the grandfather of Magnus, consul in 460. He was also a relative, perhaps even the father, of the Emperor Avitus (r. 455–456).[2]
He served twice as praetorian prefect. His first tenure was sometime before 418, but the exact circumscription is unknown; it was most probably in the Western half of the Empire however.[2] The second time Agricola served as praetorian prefect of Gaul was in 418. He presided over the initial annual concilium of the Gauls. This assembly had been founded by a previous praetorian prefect, Petronius, but it had stopped meeting due to the revolt of Constantine III.[3]
The last office Agricola is recorded holding is the consulship for 421, with Eustathius as the parallel officeholder in the East.[4]
References
- Martin Heinzelmann, "Gallische Prosopographie 260-527", Francia 10 (1982), pp. 547, 632
- Martindale & Morris (1980), p. 36
- John Matthews, Western Aristocracies and Imperial Court AD 364-425 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1990), p. 334
- Martindale & Morris (1980), p. 37
Bibliography
- Martindale, John R.; Morris, John (1980), The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire - Volume II, AD 395–527, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-20159-9
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| Preceded by Theodosius Augustus IX Constantius III |
Roman consul 421 with Eustathius |
Succeeded by Honorius Augustus XIII Theodosius Augustus X |