Aconius Catullinus | |
Birth Date: | unknown |
Birth Place: | Roma, Roman Empire |
Death Date: | 4th century |
Nationality: | Roman |
Other Names: | Philomatius |
Occupation: | politician |
Years Active: | 338-349 CE |
Office: | Praetorian prefect (341) Prefect of Rome Consul (349) |
Children: | Aconia Fabia Paulina |
Aconius Catullinus Latin: signo Philomatius (338–349 AD) was a Roman senator who held high state offices under the emperor Constans.
Aconius (or Aco) Catullinus was probably a son of the identically-named senator who served as governor of Africa in 317–318. He was a pagan.
He was consul suffectus at an unknown date, and served as governor (Latin: [[praeses]]) of Gallaecia in Hispania before 338. A dedication of his to Jupiter Optimus Maximus during his term of office has been preserved . In 338–339, Catullinus served as vicarius of Africa, and is attested on 24 June 341 as praetorian prefect of Italy. From 6 July 342 to 11 April 344, he served as urban prefect of Rome. A law (Codex Theodosianus, 16.10.3) addressed to (and likely suggested by) him, dated 1 November 342 during his term of office, concerns the preservation of pagan temples. Catullinus was consul ordinarius in 349.
Catullinus had a daughter, Aconia Fabia Paulina, who married the senator Vettius Agorius Praetextatus.
According to the Chronograph of 354, Catullinus bore the informal name (Latin: signum) Philomatius, which some authors have emended to Philomathius (meaning love of learning), but Salway suggested instead Philematius, from the Greek Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: φίλημα (kiss).
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