Paterius (consul 443)
politician
Flavius Paterius was a politician of the Roman Empire; he was made consul for 443 as the junior partner of Petronius Maximus.
He was a praetorian prefect of Italy on September 27, 442.
Bibliography
Martindale, John R.; Jones, A.H.M.; Morris, J. (1980). The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire: A.D. 395-527. Cambridge University Press. p. 836. ISBN 0-521-20159-4.
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