Flavius Nevitta ( Latin: Flavius Nevitta ) - Roman military and statesman of the middle of the 4th century A.D. e., master of cavalry and consul 362 years.
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| Predecessor | Flavius Taurus and Flavius Florence | |||
| Successor | Imp. Caesar Flavius Claudius Julianus Augustus (IV) and Flavius Sallusty | |||
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Flavius Nevitt was a barbarian by origin, probably a German. It is known that Nevita distinguished himself, being a preposit (commander) of the Turma , in the battle against the Yutungs in the year 358 in Recy . The battle, led from the Roman side by the Master of Infantry Barbation , ended in the defeat of the barbarians [1] . After the proclamation by the troops of August, Flavius Julian was appointed by him as a master of weapons instead of Homoaria (in 361). During the movement of the army of Julian to the east, against Constantius II , he commanded a part of the army moving through Recy [2] . When Julian reached the territory of the Balkans, he, capturing the strategically important passage of Sukkah, entrusted him with the protection of Nevitte, “as a man of proven loyalty” [3] . After some time, Nevitt was appointed consul for the following 362 year:
“ In order to protect himself in this alarming situation and maintain the trust of his subjects, Julian appointed Mamertin , the prefect of Pretoria in Illyric , and with him Nevitt as consul, although he himself has recently reproached Constantine as the first culprit of the infamous elevation of the barbaric servants ” [4] .
After his death, Constance Nevitt was a member of the Chalkedon Commission , which investigated the actions of officials of the late Augustus. He took a direct part in the Persian campaign of Julian II , commanding the right wing of the army. During the siege, Mayozamalha, together with Dagalife, supervised the work on the digs [5] .
After the death of Julian Nevitt, together with Dagalife, he opposed Arinfei and Victor on the election of a new emperor. If the latter were looking for someone from the court state of Constance II, the former wanted to see as emperor some of Julian's comrades-in-arms who served with him in Gaul [6] . As a result, the emperor was elected priest of the domestics Flavius Claudius Iovian . Obviously, Dagalife upset the balance of power, leaving Nevitt. This is indirectly confirmed by the fact that Dagalife subsequently held high government posts, while references to Nevitt after 363 disappear from sources [7] .
Ammianus Marcellinus spoke of the identity of Nevita in this way, commenting on his appointment as consul:
“E that person could not be equal in gender, or in experience in business, or in fame with those to whom Konstantin gave consular dignity, and, on the contrary, was ill-mannered and rude and - what is even more outrageous - abused his high rank for various cruelties ” [8] .
Notes
- ↑ Ammianus Marcellinus. Xvii. 6. 1-3.
- ↑ Ammianus Marcellinus. XXI. 8. 1-3.
- ↑ Ammianus Marcellinus. XXI. 10.2.
- ↑ Ammianus Marcellinus. XXI. 12.25.
- ↑ Ammianus Marcellinus. Xxiv. 4.13.
- ↑ Ammianus Marcellinus. Xxv. 5.2.
- ↑ Heather P. Heather P. Ammianus on Jovian: history and literature // The Late Roman World and Its Historian: Interpreting Ammianus Marcellinus. 1999. P. 107; Heather PJ, Moncur D. Politics, Philosophy, and Empire in the Fourth Century: Select Orations of Themistius. Liverpool, 2001. P. 151.
- ↑ Ammianus Marcellinus. XXI. 10.8.
Literature
- Jones AHM, Martindale JR, Morris J. The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire: Volume I AD 260—395. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 1971. Flavius Nevitta .