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Anastasius Paulus Probus Sabinianus Pompeius Anastasius (

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: Άναστάσιος;

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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 at least three children, John, Athenasius, and Anastasius, who was briefly married to

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, the daughter of general

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and Antonina. 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''.

References

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 eastern Roman consuls Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Pompeii (Romans) Comites domesticorum