Asterius (comes Hispaniarum)

Asterius (fl. 419–422) was a Roman general who obtained the title of comes Hispaniarum in which capacity he participated in an important military expedition against the Vandals who had established themselves in the north of Gallaecia. He was also able to defeat the usurper, Maximus of Hispania who had taken refuge with the barbarian tribes there. Due to his military prowess and his considerable amount of battlefield victories, he was given the title of Patrician in 422.

Campaign in Hispania

After the victories of

In 419, Asterius was sent as comes Hispaniarum with a powerful Roman army to finish retaking the territories occupied by the barbarian invaders in Hispania and to put down the second uprising of Maximus of Hispania.

In 419, a Frontón priest accused several important families, including that of Asterius of Priscillianism, which forced him to travel to Tarraco to defend his family against the allegations.^[1]

Later in the same year, Asterius was in Tarraco, where he established his

In 421, Asterius was called to Ravenna after the elevation of Constantius III as emperor. He was named a Patrician.^[4][5]

One source suggests he held the office of magister militum;