(Decius) Paulinus (fl. 534), sometimes referred to as “Paulinus Junior" to distinguish him from Paulinus (consul 498), was a Roman aristocrat and politician. He served as the last consul of the Roman Senate, as after his term, consuls would be appointed in the East alone.
Life
editPaulinus was the son of Basilius Venantius (consul in 508) and brother of Decius (consul in 529), thus making him a member of the Decia gens. Paulinus is not explicitly given the nomen Decius in any source, but it can be inferred since he belonged to the gens. In September 533, he was appointed consul by Athalaric, king of the Ostrogoths, who announced his election to the Senate. He started his term in January 534, his colleague being the Byzantine emperor Justinian I. Paulinus was the last consul to be appointed in the West.[1][2][3][4]
References
edit- ^ Bagnall, Roger S.; Cameron, Alan; Schwartz, Seth R.; Worp, Klaas A. (1987). Consuls of the Later Roman Empire. Philological Monographs No. 36. American Philological Association. pp. 602–603. ISBN 1-55540-099-X.
- ^ Jones, A.H.M.; Martindale, J. R.; Morris, John, eds. (1992). "(Decius) Paulinus". Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire. Vol. III. pp. 973–974. ISBN 9780521072335.
- ^ Cameron, A.; Schauer, D. (1982). "The Last Consul: Basilius and His Diptych". The Journal of Roman Studies. 72: 128.
- ^ Cassiodorus, Variae epistolae, IX, 22
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