Iohannes (consul 456)

Iohannes (floruit 456) was a politician of the Eastern Roman Empire.

For other people with the same name, see Iohannes (consul 467).

Biography

Iohannes is known only through the inscriptions that recorded him as the Consul of year 456, when he was chosen by the Eastern court to hold this office together with Varanes; in the West, however, he was not recognised, as the consulate was held by Emperor Avitus.

Preceded by
Flavius Placidus Valentinianus Augustus
Procopius Anthemius		 Consul of the Roman Empire
456
with Varanes and Avitus		 Succeeded by
Flavius Constantinus,
Flavius Rufus

References
  • Jones, Arnold Hugh Martin, John Robert Martindale, John Morris, "Ioannes 21", The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, volume 2, Cambridge University Press, 1980, ISBN 0-521-20159-4, p. 599.
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