02-03-2017, 11:06 PM
(01-24-2017, 12:10 AM)Petronius Wrote: who was the entourage of Petronius Maximus during his short reign... what are the names of roman who may habe lived in Rome around the time of the 455 sack... the names of any of the senators?
What you want is JR Martindale's The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, Vol II: A.D. 395-527.
This is a compendium of all individuals in the late Roman world known from literary sources and inscriptions (as of the publication date - 1980 for volume II). The first volume covers the period AD260-394, and there's a third volume covering the next hundred years or so.
The 'Fasti' section at the end has listings of all the known magistrates of both Rome and Constantinople during this periods, together with imperial officials and other office holders both civilian and military. This has everything we know about the senators and other officials of the era you're interested in; it's worth picking through the main listings as well for other people who may have been around at the time. It's an absolutely invaluable resource!
Nathan Ross