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{{short description|Roman army officer and politician}}
'''Flavius Astyrius'''<ref>As spelled on his [[consular diptych]] ({{CIL|13|10032.2}} = ''ILS'' [[iarchive:inscriptioneslat01dessuoft/page/288|1300]]).</ref> or '''Asturius'''<ref>[[Giovanni Battista de Rossi|Rossi]], ''ICUR'', [[iarchive:inscriptioneschr00ross/page/324|745]]</ref> ({{fl}} 441–449) was a general and a politician of the [[Western Roman Empire]].
== Biography ==
Astyrius was the father-in-law of [[Merobaudes (poet)|Merobaudes]] and belonged to an aristocratic family.<ref>As shown by the ''vir clarissimus'' rank.</ref>
He followed a military career: between 441 and 443 he is attested as ''dux'' or ''magister utriusque militiae''. In 441 he was in Tarraconensis (Spain), where he defeated the [[Bagaudae]].<ref>Hydatius, 125 (''sub anno'' 441).</ref> In 443 he was succeeded by his son-in-law Merobaudes.<ref>Hydatius, 128 (''sub anno'' 443).</ref>
He was appointed consul for the year 449. At the beginning of his office he was in Gaul (probably in the capital city of the praetorian prefecture, [[Arelate]]), and [[Nicetius (poet)|Nicetius]] delivered a panegyric in his honour.<ref>Sidonius Apollinaris, ''Epistulae'' III.6.5.</ref>
A [[consular diptych]] produced by Astyrius in 449 is preserved at [[Liège]]. The diptych shows Astyrius seated on a [[curule chair]] wearing complete consular ''regalia'' and the inscription ''Flavius Astyrius vir clarissimus''<ref>The ''vir clarissimus'' rank was bestowed to aristocracy members since their birth.</ref> ''et inlustris''<ref>The ''vir inlustris'' rank was awarded by the Emperor to a few high officers, among whom the ''magister utriusque militiae''.</ref> ''comes''<ref>The rank of ''comes'' was probably conferred to Astyrius at the end of his office as ''magister utriusque militiae''.</ref> ''ex magistro utriusque militiae consul ordinarius''.<ref>Mathisen.</ref>
== Notes ==
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== Bibliography ==
* "Fl. Astyrius", ''[[Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire]]'', Volume 2, pp. 174–175.
* Ralph W. Mathisen, ''People, Personal Expression, and Social Relations in Late Antiquity'', University of Michigan Press, 2003, {{ISBN|0-472-11246-5}}, pp. 18–19.
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