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'''Flavius Eusebius''' ({{langx|el|Εὐσέβιος}}; died after AD 371) was a [[Roman empire|Roman]] [[Senate of the Roman Empire|Senator]], who was the brother-in-law of the [[Roman emperor|emperor]] [[Constantius II]].

==Biography==
Born into a family originating from the city of [[Thessalonica]], and of [[Macedonia (Roman province)|Macedonian descent]], Eusebius was the son of [[Eusebius (consul 347)|Flavius Eusebius]], the [[Roman consul|consul]] of AD 347. Probably through the influence of his sister [[Eusebia (empress)|Eusebia]], the wife of [[Constantius II]], Eusebius was appointed the [[Roman governor|governor]] of the [[Roman province|province]] of [[Hellespontus (province)|Hellespontus]] in AD 355.<ref>Martindale & Jones, pg. 308</ref> While here, he was noted as an efficient governor, and an improvement on his predecessors.<ref>Libanius, Scott Bradbury, ''Selected Letters of Libanius: From the Age of Constantius and Julian'' (2004), pg. 153</ref>

After his term had completed, he went to [[Antioch]] where he was notified of his appointment as governor of [[Bithynia et Pontus]], which he held in AD 356. He was then made ''consul prior'' alongside his brother [[Hypatius (consul 359)|Flavius Hypatius]] in AD 359.

Eventually moving back to Antioch, it was here in AD 371 that Eusebius was accused of [[Law of majestas|treason]] and put on trial during the reign of the emperor [[Valens]]. Although he was found guilty, fined and exiled, he was soon recalled from his exile by the emperor, and his wealth and position were restored.<ref>Martindale & Jones, pg. 309</ref>

A [[Christians|Christian]],<ref>Barnes, T. D., ''Christians and Pagans under Constantius'' in L'Eglise et L'Empire au IV Siecle (1989), pg. 317</ref> Eusebius was deeply admired by the teacher of rhetoric, [[Libanius]], who described him as an excellent orator.<ref>Petit, Paul, ''Les fonctionnaires dans l'oeuvre de Libanius: Analyse prosopographique'' (1994), pg. 98</ref> At some point, he was raised to the rank of [[Patrician (ancient Rome)|Patrician]] by the emperor.<ref>Martindale & Jones, pg. 448</ref>

==References==
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==Sources==
* Martindale, J. R.; Jones, A. H. M, ''The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire'', Vol. I AD 260–395, Cambridge University Press (1971)

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