Pompeius Probus

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Pompeius Probus (fl. 307–314) was a politician of the Roman Empire during the Tetrarchy, active at the Eastern court under Emperors Galerius and Licinius.

Life

Probus was a member of the

Faltonia Proba
.

Around 307 Probus was sent by Galerius as an envoy to

Constantine I
, who ruled over Gaul, and was thus effective only in the East.

Sources

  • Arnold Hugh Martin Jones, John Robert Martindale, John Morris, "Pompeius Probus 6", Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, volume 1, Cambridge University Press, 1971, , p. 740.
  • Lieu, Samuel N., and , p. 53.
Political offices
Preceded by Roman consul
310
with Tatius Andronicus,
Maxentius
Succeeded by
Gaius Caeionius Rufius Volusianus,
Aradius Rufinus