Thaumastus

For the saint, see Theonistus. For the snail, see Thaumastus (gastropod).

Thaumastus (born c. 400)^[1] was a friend and uncle of Sidonius Apollinaris. His brother, the elder Apollinaris was born around 405^[2] and was the praetorian prefect of Gaul under Valentinian III between 425 and 455.^[3] Thaumastus and his brother were both sons of another Apollinaris, praetorian prefect of Gaul before 409^[3] and were friends with his successor Decimus Rusticus. Thaumastus was associated with Tonantius Ferreolus in the impeachment of Arvandus.^[4] He was the father of Eulalia, born in 425,^[2] married before 450 to Flavius Probus, Roman Senator.

He seems to be a descendant of yet another Apollinaris, praetorian prefect of Gaul under Constantine II between 337 and 340.^[3]

References and citations

1. Christian Settipani, Continuite Gentilice et Continuite Familiale Dans Les Familles Senatoriales Romaines A L'epoque Imperiale, Mythe et Realite, Addenda I - III (juillet 2000- octobre 2002) (n.p.: Prosopographica et Genealogica, 2002)
2. Christian Settipani, Les Ancêtres de Charlemagne (France: Éditions Christian, 1989)
3. Christian Settipani, Continuite Gentilice et Continuite Familiale Dans Les Familles Senatoriales Romaines A L'epoque Imperiale, Mythe et Realite, Addenda I - III (juillet 2000- octobre 2002) (n.p.: Prosopographica et Genealogica, 2002)
4. Sidonius Apollinaris, The Letters of Sidonius (Oxford: Clarendon, 1915), pp. clx-clxxxiii