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Avitus
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Eparchius Avitus (died 456/7) was Roman emperor of the Western Empire from July 455 to October 456. He was a senator of Gallic extraction and a high-ranking officer both in the civil and military administration, as well as Bishop of Piacenza.
Eparchius Avitus was a Roman emperor of the Western Empire who ruled for roughly fifteen months in the mid-450s, notable for his background as a Gallic senator and administrator who also served as a Christian bishop. His reign occurred during the final decades of the Western Roman Empire's existence, a period of significant political instability and decline.
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Key facts
- Royalty.caption
- Solidus of Avitus marked:
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- Roman emperor in the West
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- (unrecognized in the East)
- Royalty.name
- Avitus
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- Solidus Avitus Arles (obverse).jpg
- Royalty.alt
- Golden coin depicting Avitus
- Royalty.reign
- 9 July 455 – 17 October 456
- Royalty.predecessor
- Petronius Maximus
- Royalty.regent
- Marcian
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- Eastern emperor
- Royalty.successor
- Majorian
- Royalty.birth_date
- late 4th century
- Royalty.birth_place
- Arvernis, Gaul
- Royalty.death_date
- 456/7
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- Arvernis, Gaul
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- Brivas
- Royalty.full name
- Eparchius Avitus
- Royalty.father
- Agricola (possibly)
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Clermont-Ferrand
- Place of death
- Gaul
- Child
- Papianilla
- Father
- Agricola
- Occupation
- Catholic priest
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Noble title
- Augustus
- Image
- Flavius Maeceilius Avitus erfgoedcentrum Rozet 300 191 d 6 C 60.jpg
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- Avitus
- date of death
- 0457-08-18
- date of birth
- 0400-00-00
- place of burial
- Brioude
- manner of death
- homicide
- name in native language
- Marcus Flavius Maecilius Eparchius Avitus
- time period
- Later Roman Empire
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Origins and early career
- Rise to the throne
- Consolidation of power
- Foreign policy
- Fall
- Death
- Footnotes
- References
- Bibliography
- Primary sources
- Secondary sources
- External links
Eparchius Avitus (died 456/7) was Roman emperor of the Western Empire from July 455 to October 456. He was a senator of Gallic extraction and a high-ranking officer both in the civil and military administration, as well as Bishop of Piacenza.
He opposed the reduction of the Western Roman Empire to Italy alone, both politically and from an administrative point of view. For this reason, as Emperor he introduced several Gallic senators in the Imperial administration; this policy, however, was opposed by the senatorial aristocracy and by the people of Rome, who had suffered from the sack of the city by the Vandals in 455.
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