Montius Magnus (flourished 4th century AD, died 354) was a

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politician. Little is known of his origins, although he may have originated in

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.Martindale, Jones & Morris (1971), pp. 535–536 At some point before 351 he served as a

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, possibly of

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. When

Constantius Gallus Flavius Claudius Constantius Gallus (326 – 354) was a statesman and ruler in the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire from 351 to 354, as Caesar (title), ''Caesar'' under emperor Constantius II (), his cousin. A grandson of emperor Constantius ...

was made ''

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'' in 351, Magnus was appointed as his ''

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'', and raised the rank of '' patricius''.Bradbury (2004), p. 109 Magnus was lynched by the troops at the instigation of Gallus in 354, but the reason is unclear: some sources report that he tried to defend the

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Domitian, who had insulted Gallus, others that Magnus insulted Gallus as well, while others claim that he informed the ''

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of Gallus' plots against him. At any rate, Magnus and Domitian were lynched side by side. Magnus' offspring is unknown. He may have had a son called

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, who was governor of

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in 362.Martindale, Jones & Morris (1971), pp. 174–175, 536

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