| Apollonius | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Eastern Roman Empire |
| Occupation | General |
Apollonius (Greek: Άπολλώνιος; fl. 443–451) was a general of the Eastern Roman Empire.
Biography
Apollonius was a Pagan and well-educated. Before 448 he converted to Christianity. He received two letters by Theodoret.
He was magister militum praesentalis in the East at least since 443 and until 451, when he was sent to Attila as ambassador; in that occasion the King of the Huns sent Apollonius back as he had not brought the tribute Attila had been expecting.
Apollonius might be the Flavius Apollonius who was consul in 460.
Notes
- ^ Theodoret, Epistolae 73.
- ^ Theodoret, Epistolae 103.
- A law preserved in the Corpus Iuris Civilis (XII 54,4) and issued on January 28 443 was addressed to Apollonius.
- Priscus, History, fragment 18.
Bibliography
- Jones, Arnold Hugh Martin, John Robert Martindale, John Morris, "Apollonius 3", The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, Cambridge University Press, 1980, ISBN 0-521-20159-4, p. 121.