Saturnino Secundo Salucio

Also known as Saturninius Secundus Salutius

Saturninius Secundus Salutius ( 355–367) was a Roman official and Neoplatonist author. A native of Gaul, he had a successful career as a provincial governor and officer at the imperial court, becoming a close friend and adviser of the Emperor Julian. Salutius was well versed in Greek philosophy and rhetoric, and had a reputation for competence and incorruptibility in office. He authored a Neoplatonic religious treatise titled On the Gods and the Cosmos, in support of Julian's pagan reaction against Christianity.

Key facts

Person.image: File:EPMA-10401-CILIII459-Julian letter-3.JPG
Person.caption: Edict from Emperor Julian to Secundus, prefect of the Eastern Praetorium concerning the judgment of minor cases. Latin copy found at Amorgos. around 362 AD
Person.name: Salutius
Person.birth_name: Saturninius Secundus
Person.birth_date: 4th century
Person.death_date: 4th century
Person.occupation: Bureaucrat and author
Person.years_active: 355–367
Person.notable_works: On the Gods and the Cosmos
Person.office: Governor of AquitaniaGovernor of AfricaMagister memoriaePraetorian prefect
Person.children: 1 son