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Also known as Arinthaeus, Flavius Arinthaeus

Flavius Arintheus (or Arinthaeus; died AD 378) was a Roman army officer who started his career in the middle ranks and rose to senior political and military positions. He served the emperors Constantius II, Julian, Jovian and Valens. In 372 he was appointed consul, alongside Domitius Modestus.

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Person.name
Flavius Arintheus
Person.death_date
AD 378
Person.occupation
Military officer and politician
Person.years_active
354–378
Person.office
Consul (372)
Person.children
1 daughter
Officeholder.embed
yes
Officeholder.rank
Magister peditum
Officeholder.battles
Campaign against the AlemanniJulian's Persian expedition• Battle of CtesiphonArmenian campaignGothic War (367–369)

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  • Early career
  • Service under Valens
  • See also
  • Footnotes
  • References

Flavius Arintheus (or Arinthaeus; died AD 378) was a Roman army officer who started his career in the middle ranks and rose to senior political and military positions. He served the emperors Constantius II, Julian, Jovian and Valens. In 372 he was appointed consul, alongside Domitius Modestus.

Arintheus served under Constantius during his campaign against the Alemanni, 354–5, under Julian in his Persian campaign, 363, and under Valens in the First Gothic War, 367–9, and Armenia, 370. He was one of the clique of senior officers who elected Jovian to the throne, and may have played a similar role in the election of Valentinian. He died in 378 while serving as magister peditum, one of the two most senior military positions of the Roman Empire.

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