The Family and Early Career of Anicius Olybrius*

Abstract

During the third and fourth centuries A. D. the senatorial aristocracy of the Roman Empire experienced profound changes in its way of life. The heir of Republican traditions of dominion over wealth and high office, the aristocracy lost direct access to the military command and in effect, the emperorship 1 . Professional soldiers now controlled these sectors of power, constructing dynasties which lasted well into the fifth century. Some of the military emperors – notably Constantine I and Theodosius I – encouraged the spread of Christianity, thereby disturbing the senators’ preoccupation with traditional Roman religion.

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