Philagrius (prefect of Egypt)
Flavius Philagrius (
Biography
Flavius Philagrius (Φλαούιος Φιλάγριος)
As prefect Philagrius probably oversaw a general collection of corn to supply Constantine's abortive invasion of Persia in 337,[3] though he seems to have left office already before the Emperor's death on 22 May.[6] He was reappointed in 338 by Constantine's son, Constantius II, to carry out the deposition of Athanasius and further the interests of the Arian party there.[4] The prefect removed Athanasius from his see in March 339 (though he failed to arrest him) and replaced him with the fellow Cappadocian Gregory.[7] Philagrius responded to resistance in the city by plundering and setting ablaze a church belonging to the former bishop's adherents.[8]
In 343–344 Philagrius is attested as a
Philagrius was married, and died before 358. He had a brother who served as governor (praeses) of Augustamnica in Egypt.[4]
Citations
References
- ISBN 0-674-05067-3.
- Enßlin, Wilhelm, "Philagrius", Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft, volume XIX.2, columns 2105–2106 (Stuttgart, 1938).
- Grenfell, Bernard P. & Arthur S. Hunt, eds. (1916). The Oxyrhynchus Papyri part XII. London.
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- Moser, Muriel (2018). Emperor and Senators in the Reign of Constantius II. Cambridge University Press. S2CID 165903006.
- Van Dam, Raymond (2002). Kingdom of Snow: Roman Rule and Greek Culture in Cappadocia. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 0-8122-3681-5.