Anicius Auchenius Bassus (consul 431)
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Flavius Anicius Auchenius Bassus (fl. 425–435) was a high official of the Western Roman Empire
. He was appointed as consul by the Western court with Antiochus Chuzon
as a colleague. In 435 he held for the second time the office of praetorian prefect of Italy.
; his father was the Anicius Auchenius Bassus
consul in 408.
In 425 he held the rank of comes rerum privatarum at the Western court; the following year was praetorian prefect, perhaps of Italy.
He made accusations against Pope Sixtus III
; when Emperor Valentinian III
learned of these accusations, he ordered a synod to be convoked, at which the accusations were investigated and the Pope cleared by 56 bishops.
Western Roman Empire
The Western Roman Empire was the western half of the Roman Empire after its division by Diocletian in 285; the other half of the Roman Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly referred to today as the Byzantine Empire....
. He was appointed as consul by the Western court with Antiochus Chuzon
Antiochus Chuzon
Antiochus Chuzon , called "the Elder" to distinguish him from his nephew, was a high official of the Eastern Roman Empire, praetorian prefect of the East and consul, who participated in the formulation of the Codex Theodosianus....
as a colleague. In 435 he held for the second time the office of praetorian prefect of Italy.
Biography
Bassus belonged to the noble gens AniciaAnicia (gens)
The gens Anicia was a plebeian family at Rome, mentioned first towards the end of the 4th century BC The first of the Anicii under to achieve prominence under the Republic was Lucius Anicius Gallus, who conducted the war against the Illyrii during the Third Macedonian War, in 168 BC.A noble family...
; his father was the Anicius Auchenius Bassus
Anicius Auchenius Bassus (consul 408)
Anicius Auchenius Bassus was a politician of the Roman Empire.In 408 he was appointed consul. According to B.L. Twyman, he represents the "mainline" of the gens Anicia....
consul in 408.
In 425 he held the rank of comes rerum privatarum at the Western court; the following year was praetorian prefect, perhaps of Italy.
He made accusations against Pope Sixtus III
Pope Sixtus III
Pope Saint Sixtus III was pope from 31 July 432 to 18 August 440.The name of Sixtus is often connected with a great building boom in Rome: Santa Sabina on the Aventine Hill was dedicated during his pontificate and he built Santa Maria Maggiore, whose dedication to Mary the Mother of God reflected...
; when Emperor Valentinian III
Valentinian III
-Family:Valentinian was born in the western capital of Ravenna, the only son of Galla Placidia and Flavius Constantius. The former was the younger half-sister of the western emperor Honorius, and the latter was at the time Patrician and the power behind the throne....
learned of these accusations, he ordered a synod to be convoked, at which the accusations were investigated and the Pope cleared by 56 bishops.