Abundantius (consul)

Flavius ​​Abundantius was a Roman army master ( magister militum ) of late antiquity.

Abundantius came from Scythia. He served first under Gratian and then rose under Emperor Theodosius I on to high dignitaries. Under Theodosius, he served as comes et magister utriusque militiae, ie as a " companion " of the emperor and military chief of both troops, cavalry and infantry. So he acted as one of the highest military in the eastern part of empire. 393 the special, he was honored to be allowed to be in the East along with Emperor Theodosius consul. On the campaign against the usurper Eugenius 394 apparently he did not participate, presumably he had already retired at that time from active military service.

In the year 396 fell Abundantius an intrigue of the mighty Court Chamberlain Eutropius victim, whom he had previously supported yet. Eutropius prompted the Emperor Arcadius bondage to him to banish Abundantius after Pityus and give his wealth to himself. For the time after Abundantius encountered little more in the sources. From a remark in a font of Bishop Asterius of Amaseia suggests that Abundantius still lived around 400.