Flavius Moschianus (

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: Μοσχιανός;

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512) was a politician of the

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; he was appointed

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for 512.

Life

Moschianus was a son of Sabinianus Magnus, ''

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per Illyricum'' (479-481), and the brother of Sabinianus,

in 505. He married a niece of the emperor Anastasius I; their son Anastasius Paulus Probus Moschianus Probus Magnus was consul in 518.

References

* Brian Croke, ''Count Marcellinus and His Chronicle'', Oxford University Press, 2001, , p. 89. {{DEFAULTSORT:Moschianus, Flavius 6th-century eastern Roman consuls Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown