Flavius Eusebius (died c. 350) was a

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military officer and politician. He is usually identified as the father of Eusebia, and consequently as the posthumous father-in-law of the Roman emperor

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Biography

Born in

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to a family of Macedonian descent, Eusebius served prior to 347 as the '' Magister equitum et peditum'' in the east, probably under the

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. During his time as military commander, he intervened in

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, possibly to suppress the revolt of Bacour. After he had retired from this post, he held the rank of

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and was made '' consul posterior'' alongside

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in 347. Eusebius was probably a

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. He had at least three children: his sons Flavius Eusebius and Flavius Hypatius held the consulship together in 359, and his daughter Eusebia married Emperor Constantius II after her father had died.Martindale and Jones, pg. 308

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* Martindale, J. R.; Jones, A. H. M, ''The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire'', Vol. I AD 260–395, Cambridge University Press (1971) {{end 350 deaths Flavii Late Roman Empire political office-holders Magistri equitum (Roman Empire) Magistri peditum 4th-century Roman consuls Year of birth unknown Year of death uncertain