Anthemius (praetorian prefect)

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Anthemius was a statesman of the Later Roman Empire. He is notable as a praetorian prefect of the East in the later reign of Arcadius and the first years of Theodosius II, during which time he led the government of the Eastern Roman Empire on behalf of the child emperor and supervised the construction of the first set of the Theodosian Walls.

Section of the Theodosian Walls, first constructed under the supervision of Anthemius

Later Roman Empire

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In historiography, the Later Roman Empire traditionally spans the period from 284 to 641 in the history of the Roman Empire.

Syriac manuscript of Eusebius' Church History (National Library of Russia, Codex Syriac 1)

Bust of Emperor Decius (r. 249–251), a staunch persecutor of Christians (Palazzo Nuovo, Capitoline Museums, Rome)

Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs (St Mark's Basilica, Venice)

Head of a bronze colossus of Constantine (Capitoline Museums, Rome)