Ruricius Pompeianus
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Ruricius Pompeianus
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| Died | 312 Verona |
| Allegiance | Roman Empire |
| Rank | Praetorian prefect |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Verona (312) |
Ruricius Pompeianus (died 312 Verona) was Praetorian prefect and Commander of cavalry and infantry under Maxentius, Western Roman Emperor.[1] While guarding the Adige and Po Rivers with the ample and well-directed forces of the province of Venetia,[2][unreliable source?] Pompeianus was killed by Constantine I's troops during the desperately fought Battle of Verona (312).
Pompeianus is mentioned only briefly in two accounts of Constantine's campaign against Maxentius. In a panegyric from the year 313, he is called "Pompeianus". In the second source, also one of the Panegyrici Latini, by Nazarius, his name is given as "Ruricius". As it is clearly the same person, the conflict is usually resolved by combining the names into "Ruricius Pompeianus".[1]
References
- Barnes, Timothy D. Constantine and Eusebius. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1981. (p. 42) ISBN 978-0-674-16531-1
- Jones, A. H. M. Constantine and the Conversion of Europe. Buffalo: University of Toronto Press, 1978 [1948]. (p. 71)
- Odahl, Charles Matson. Constantine and the Christian Empire. New York: Routledge, 2004. (pp. 103–4) Hardcover ISBN 0-415-17485-6 Paperback ISBN 0-415-38655-1
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