Flavius Illustrius Pusaeus (fl.

Floruit

Floruit , abbreviated fl. , is a Latin verb meaning "flourished", denoting the period of time during which something was active...

465-467) was a politician of the Roman Empire.

Biography

Pusaeus was a pupil of the Neoplatonist philosopher Proclus

Proclus

Proclus Lycaeus , called "The Successor" or "Diadochos" , was a Greek Neoplatonist philosopher, one of the last major Classical philosophers . He set forth one of the most elaborate and fully developed systems of Neoplatonism...

, at his school in Alexandria

Alexandria

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; other noteworthy figures belonged to the same Pagan circle and studied with Pusaeus, such as Pamprepius

Pamprepius

Pamprepius was a philosopher and a Pagan poet who rebelled against the Eastern Roman Emperor Zeno....

 (poet and supporter of Illus

Illus

Illus was a Byzantine general, who played an important role in the reigns of the Byzantine Emperors Zeno and Basiliscus.Illus supported the revolt of Basiliscus against Zeno, then switched sides, supporting the return of Zeno...

' usurpation), Marcellinus

Marcellinus (magister militum)

Marcellinus was a Roman general and patrician who ruled over the region of Dalmatia in the Western Roman Empire and held sway with the army there from 454 until his death.-Origins:...

 (later semi-independent military commander of Illyricum), Anthemius

Anthemius

Procopius Anthemius was Western Roman Emperor from 467 to 472. Perhaps the last capable Western Roman Emperor, Anthemius attempted to solve the two primary military challenges facing the remains of the Western Roman Empire: the resurgent Visigoths, under Euric, whose domain straddled the Pyrenees;...

 (Consul and Western Emperor), and Messius Phoebus Severus

Messius Phoebus Severus

Flavius Messius Phoebus Severus was a Roman politician and philosopher.- Biography :Born in Rome, he studied at the school of the platonic philosopher Proclus, in Alexandria; among the other students there were the Pagan poet Pamprepius , the military officer Marcellinus ,...

 (Consul and praefectus urbi

Praefectus urbi

The praefectus urbanus or praefectus urbi, in English the urban prefect, was prefect of the city of Rome, and later also of Constantinople. The office originated under the Roman kings, continued during the Republic and Empire, and held high importance in late Antiquity...

).

In 465 he was praetorian prefect of the East; in 467, while his old friend Anthemius sat on the Western throne, he held the consulate

Roman consul

A consul served in the highest elected political office of the Roman Republic.Each year, two consuls were elected together, to serve for a one-year term. Each consul was given veto power over his colleague and the officials would alternate each month...

.

An inscription in Latin, surrounded by Greek inscriptions, and walled in the walls of Constantinople

Walls of Constantinople

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 (near the fifth tower), reads: "Pusaeus, no less than the great Anthemius

Anthemius (praetorian prefect)

Flavius Anthemius was a high-ranking official of the late Roman Empire. He is notable as a Praetorian prefect of the East and effective regent of the Eastern Roman Empire during the later reign of Arcadius and the first years of Theodosius II, as well as for the construction of the first set of...

, strengthened towers and walls".