Ruricius Pompeianus

Infobox Military Person
name= Ruricius Pompeianus
lived= ??–312
placeofbirth=
placeofdeath=Verona


caption=
allegiance= Roman Empire
serviceyears=
rank= Praetorian prefect
unit=
commands=
battles= Battle of Verona (312)
relations=
laterwork=

Ruricius Pompeianus (d. 312 Verona) was Praetorian prefect and Commander of cavalry & infantry under Maxentius, Western Roman Emperor. [cite web |url=http://www.datesofhistory.com/Pompeianus-Ruricius-Roman-Empire.biog.html |title=Ruricius Pompeianus |accessdate=2008-07-21 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=datesofhistory.com] While guarding the Adige and Po Rivers with the ample and well-directed forces of the province of Venetia, [cite book |url=http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/bl/bl_text_gibbon_1_14_3.htm |title=The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire |accessdate=2008-07-21 |last=Gibbon |first=Edward |coauthors= |date= |work=Chapter XIV: Six Emperors At The Same Time, Reunion Of The Empire. -- Part III. |publisher=] Ponpeianus was killed by Constantine I's troops during the desperately-fought Battle of Verona (312). [cite book |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=wuoCAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA104&lpg=PA104&dq=Ruricius+Pompeianus&source=web&ots=_OzAMlJ5MS&sig=0L2zwkuDrgvUxQf5mTFGZs3KB8Y&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=2&ct=result#PPA103,M1 |pages=103-104 |title=Constantine the Great. The union of the state and the church |last=Cutts |first=Edward Lewes |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1881 |publisher=Society for promoting Christian knowledge |location=London |isbn= |oclc=3527822]

References

* Barnes, Timothy D. "Constantine and Eusebius". Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1981. (p.42) ISBN 978-0674165311
* Jones, A.H.M. "Constantine and the Conversion of Europe". Buffalo: University of Toronto Press, 1978 [1948] . (p.71)
* Odahl, Charles Matson. "Constantine and the Christian Empire". New York: Routledge, 2004. (pp.103–4) Hardcover ISBN 0-415-17485-6 Paperback ISBN 0-415-38655-1

Persondata
NAME= Ruricius Pompeianus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Praetorian prefect; Veronese general
DATE OF BIRTH=
PLACE OF BIRTH=
DATE OF DEATH=312
PLACE OF DEATH=Verona