Flavius ​​Equius

Flavius ​​Equitius ( Latin Flavius ​​Equitius ) - Roman politician of the second half of the IV century .

Nothing is known about the origin of Equitia. He began his career at the end of the reign of Emperor Constantius II or Emperor Julian II . In 364, he served as a tribune of the first scooter schola (a division of the imperial guard). After Jovian’s death, he was nominated as a candidate for the throne, but was rejected by the army ^[1] . In the same year, Equius became a committee on the military affairs of Illyric , and in 365 he was appointed master of infantry and cavalry in the region. In 365, he prevented the province from switching to the usurper Procopius , refusing to swear an oath to the latter in exchange for a large sum of money. In 366, Equius went at the head of his troops to Thrace, who was on the side of Procopius, and besieged the important city of Philippopolis . At this time, Procopius died and Marcellus became the new usurper. Upon learning of this, Equius sent troops against Marcellus, whom he defeated, captured and ordered to be executed. Equius subsequently captured Philippopolis and destroyed the rebels in Thrace and defeated the Goths. In the years 366-367, he participated in a campaign against the Trans-Danish Goths. In 367, he became a committee of Africa; in the same year, he received the title of Master of Foreign Affairs , which he held until 371.

In the years 371–372 he began to strengthen the border of the empire in the province of Pannonia, however, in 373 his units were attacked by the German Quad tribes, which they managed to defeat. But Equius did not defeat them decisively. In 374, he served as ordinary consul along with Grazian . In 375, together with Flavius ​​Merobabd, after the sudden death of Emperor Valentinian I, Augustus declared his youngest son, Valentinian II . He was a friend of the Master of Offices Remigius.