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Ablabius (Gr**** Αβλάβιος), or Ablavius, was the name of
several different people in the
ancient world.
Ablabius Illustrius,
mentioned in the Gr**** Anthology...
- his
early life is
largely a mystery.
Ablabius was of a non-aristocratic and non-senatorial background.
Ablabius was at
birth a
pagan who
converted later...
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Nicholas appeared to
Constantine and
Ablabius in dreams,
informing Constantine of the
truth and
frightening Ablabius into
releasing the generals, for fear...
- used the work of
Ablabius directly, but an
intermediate source can not be
ruled out either.
According to
Jordanes the work of
Ablabius relied on folk songs...
- and
Theophanes the Confessor.
Ablabius was a son of Meltiades.
Nothing else is
known about his family, and
Ablabius's exact status in
society is uncertain...
- At the time, it was
known as the Year of the
Consulship of B****us and
Ablabius (or, less frequently, year 1084 Ab urbe condita). The
denomination 331...
-
fifteen other classical sources,
including an
otherwise unknown writer,
Ablabius. Many
scholars accept that Jordanes'
account on
Gothic origins is at least...
- Preceded by
Constantine Augustus VIII
Constantine Caesar IV
Roman consul 330 with
Aurelius Valerius Tulli****
Symmachus Succeeded by
Junius B****us
Ablabius...
- 337 AD.
Zosimus ascribes his
death to the
machinations of
Ablabius.
Eunapius adds that
Ablabius deceived Constantine into
believing that
Sopater used magical...
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Constans became engaged to Olympias, the
daughter of the
praetorian prefect Ablabius,
although the two
never actually married.
After Constantine's death, Constans...
