Petronius Probianus

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Petronius Probianus (floruit 315–331) was a politician of the Roman Empire.

Life

Probianus was a member of the Petronii Probi, a family of the senatorial aristocracy. He was the son of Pompeius Probus, consul in 310, the father of Petronius Probinus, consul in 341, and of the poet Faltonia Betitia Proba, and the grandfather of Sextus Petronius Probus, consul in 371.

Probaianus was proconsul of Africa in 315–317, consul in 322, and praefectus urbi (of Rome) from October 8, 329, to April 12, 331.

Sources

  • Lizzi Testa, Rita, Senatori, popolo, papi: il governo di Roma al tempo dei Valentiniani, Edipuglia, 2004, ISBN 88-7228-392-2, p. 367.
  • "Faltonia Proba", The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XII, 1911, New York, Robert Appleton Company.
Political offices
Preceded by Consul of the Roman Empire
322
with Amnius Anicius Iulianus
Succeeded by
Preceded by Praefectus urbi of Rome
October 8, 329 – April 12, 331
Succeeded by