Heraclianus

Heraclianus (* 370, † 413 March 7th at Carthage ) was a commander of the western Roman Emperor Honorius.

Life

Is mentioned for the first time Heraclianus as he gave the powerful magister militum Stilicho beheaded and received for its assets on behalf of the Emperor Honorius in August 408. He was also appointed by Honorius to comes from Africa. In this role, he supported the beleaguered government in Ravenna 409 successfully against the usurper Priscus Attalus, by refusing to obey this and stopped the major grain deliveries from Carthage to Italy.

For 413 Heraclianus of Honorius 412 was appointed consul. Subsequently, however, there have been tensions between Heraclianus and Ravenna, apparently connected with the rise of the new magister militum Flavius ​​Constantius, who had been a follower of Stilicho. Heraclianus stopped again the grain supplies to which Rome was instructed. He believed, thereby weakening his opponent decisively, and prepared a major fleet, with which he wanted to conquer Rome. When attempting to run into the Tiber, but was beaten off the Italian coast in Utricoli of troops under the command of the comes Marinus, who fought for Constantius. After the run, he was captured in Africa and beheaded on the orders of Constantius as a usurper on March 7, 413 in Carthage. His ownership of Honorius wrote the victorious Constantius, who thus denied the festivities to his Consulate 414.