Castinus

Flavius ​​Castinus was a Western Roman army master and consul of the 5th century AD

Castinus is called for the first time 420/421 comes as domesticorum. After his appointment as Heermeister 422 he went to Spain, where he fought unsuccessfully against the Vandals. Castinus was among the opponents of Galla Placidia and hoped despite heavy defeats against the Vandals successor of Constantius III Mitkaisers. to become. Placidia was exiled from Ravenna, and sought 423 with her two children in Constantinople Opel refuge. In the same year Emperor Honorius ill from dropsy and died.

After the death of Honorius Castinus acted as the first military chief in the West. Castinus defied obviously the return of Placidia and her son Valentinian III of the appointment. to the emperor. In this hopeless for Galla Placidia and her son her situation finally came to the aid of Boniface. A food shortage due to a blockade by Boniface persuaded the senatorial aristocracy of Rome to levy the former primicerius notariorum John on November 20, 423 to the emperor. Behind the collection of John was allegedly the second Heermeister Gaudentius. Castinus, however, is not mentioned in connection with the collection of John as a driving force, but he let this usurpation and to come to terms with the circumstances. This is also suggested that Castinus was awarded the consulate in 424. The assumption that Theodosius II awarded him the consulate is less plausible because the consulate of Castinus was not recognized in the Eastern Empire. It is also possible that Castinus was too weak politically because of his defeat by the Vandals, to effectively intervene in the events.

After the invasion of the Eastern Roman forces under Ardabur and his son Aspar John was 425 beaten and executed. Castinus seems to have been banished from Rome.