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Also known as Flavius Castinus

Flavius Castinus was an influential Roman general and politician at the court of Emperor's' Honorius and Valentinian III, and most likely for some time before. He played a role in several military campaigns in Gaul and Hispania. He held the position of patricius and also served as consul for the year 424.

Key facts

Person.name
Flavius Castinus
Person.post nominals
comes et patricius
Person.birth_date
unknown
Person.birth_place
Roman Empire
Person.death_date
unknown
Person.death_place
Western Roman Empire
Person.occupation
General
Person.office
ConsulPatrician
Military person.embed
yes
Military person.serviceyears
419–425
Military person.serviceyears_label
Years
Military person.rank
comes domesticorum (419-422)Magister militum (422-425)
Military person.battles
Castinus campaign against the FranksSpanish campaignRoman civil war of 425
Military person.battles_label
Battles

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Ancient Rome
Place of birth
Scythia
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date of birth
0400-01-01
floruit
0424-00-00
described by source
Pauly–Wissowa
date of death
0420-01-01
time period
late antiquity
different from
Castino
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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • Career
  • Early history
  • Vandal campaign in Spain
  • References

Flavius Castinus was an influential Roman general and politician at the court of Emperor's' Honorius and Valentinian III, and most likely for some time before. He played a role in several military campaigns in Gaul and Hispania. He held the position of patricius and also served as consul for the year 424.

== Career ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Castinus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.