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Anastasius Paulus Probus Sabinianus Pompeius Anastasius (''

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'' 517) was a politician of the

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Life

Anastasius was the son of Sabinian, consul in 505, and of a niece of emperor Anastasius I, making him the emperor's grandnephew. He may have been the brother of

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, consul in 518. He was married to the Empress Theodora's illegitimate daughter, whose name has not survived. They had one son, Anastasius, who married Juliana, the daughter of

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. He held the consulship for the year 517. His

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is preserved at the

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. According to the inscription ( ) he held the honorary title of ''

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equitum''.

Sources

* Croke, Brian (2001),
Count Marcellinus and His Chronicle
', Oxford University Press, p. 89. * Martindale, John R. (1992), " Fl. Anastasius Paulus Probus Sabinianus Pompeius Anastasius 17", ''

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'' II, Cambridge University Press,, pp. 82–83. {{DEFAULTSORT:Flavius Anastasius Paulus Probus Sabinianus Pompeius Anastasius 6th-century Byzantine people 6th-century Roman consuls Imperial Roman consuls Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Pompeii (Romans)