Flavius Taurus (Greek: Ταύρος; died 449) was a politician of the Eastern Roman Empire, Consul in 428.
He was the son of Aurelianus, Consul in 400 and powerful Praetorian prefect of the East, and nephew of the Taurus who was Consul in 361. His son, Flavius Taurus Clementinus Armonius Clementinus, was consul in 513.
As his father, his grandfather and his uncle Flavius Eutychianus before him, he was Consul, in 428, and Praetorian prefect (of the East); he had also the rank of patricius between 433 and 434.
Bibliography
- Jones, Arnold Hugh Martin, John Robert Martindale, John Morris, The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, volume 1, Cambridge University Press, 1992, ISBN 0-521-07233-6, p. 1146
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byFlavius Hierius, Flavius Ardabur |
Consul of the Roman Empire 428 with Flavius Felix |
Succeeded byFlavius Florentius, Flavius Dionysius |
| Preceded byFlavius Hierius | Praetorian prefect of the East 433–434 |
Succeeded byFlavius Anthemius Isidorus |
| Preceded byHermocrates | Praetorian prefect of the East 445 |
Succeeded byFlavius Constantinus |
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