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Flavius Caecina Decius Basilius (''floruit'' 458-468) was a politician of the Western Roman Empire, Consul and twice Praetorian prefect of Italy. == Biography == Basilius belonged to the Italian nobility, and was member of the influential ''gens'' Caecina. He was Praetorian prefect of Italy in 458, under Emperor Majorian.〔''Novella Maioriani'' 2, 6, and 7; 〕 Emperor Libius Severus (461-465) honoured Basilius with the consulate of the year 463 (year in which he already was ''Patricius''), nominating him also Praetorian prefect of Italy, a position Basilius held until 465.〔(Mathisen, Ralph, "Libius Severus (461-465 A.D.)", ''De Imperatoribus Romanis'' )〕 The Gallic-Roman poet Sidonius Apollinaris, arrived in Rome in 467 to bring a petition of his people, tells that Basilius was one of the two most influential civil officers in Rome in the 460s, together with Gennadius Avienus. Sidonius asked Basilius' help, as he needed to bring his petition to Emperor Anthemius; Basilius suggested him to compose a panegyric in honour of the Emperor, in occasion of the beginning of Anthemius' consulate (January 1, 468). After the declamation, Basilius interceded with Anthemius for Sidonius, and the Emperor made the Gallic-Roman poet a senator, a ''Patricius'' and ''Praefectus urbi''.〔Sidonius Apollinaris, ''Epistulae'', i.9.1-7.〕 Basilius had three sons, all of them Consuls: Caecina Mavortius Basilius Decius (Consul in 486), Decius Marius Venantius Basilius (consul in 484), and Basilius iunior (consul in 480), identified with Caecina Decius Maximus Basilius.〔Schauer, Diane, "The Consular Diptych of Basilius Re-evaluated", ''Seventh Annual Byzantine Studies Conference'', 13–15 November 1981, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts ().〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Caecina Decius Basilius」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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