Pacatianus (vicarius)
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Pacatianus was vicarius
of Roman Britain
in 319
. His holding the post is recorded in the Codex Theodosianus
although little else is known of him. He presided over a period of economic instability with coin hoards indicating high inflation
although several high status villas were rebuilt around this time and with Christian mosaics being built into them.
Vicarius
Vicarius is a Latin word, meaning substitute or deputy. It is the root and origin of the English word "vicar" and cognate to the Persian word most familiar in the variant vizier....
of Roman Britain
Roman Britain
Roman Britain was the part of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire from AD 43 until ca. AD 410.The Romans referred to the imperial province as Britannia, which eventually comprised all of the island of Great Britain south of the fluid frontier with Caledonia...
in 319
319
Year 319 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Constantinus and Licinius...
. His holding the post is recorded in the Codex Theodosianus
Codex Theodosianus
The Codex Theodosianus was a compilation of the laws of the Roman Empire under the Christian emperors since 312. A commission was established by Theodosius II in 429 and the compilation was published in the eastern half of the Roman Empire in 438...
although little else is known of him. He presided over a period of economic instability with coin hoards indicating high inflation
Inflation
In economics, inflation is a rise in the general level of prices of goods and services in an economy over a period of time.When the general price level rises, each unit of currency buys fewer goods and services. Consequently, inflation also reflects an erosion in the purchasing power of money – a...
although several high status villas were rebuilt around this time and with Christian mosaics being built into them.