Paulus Catena, nicknamed 'the Chain' or 'the Fetter' (active in the 350s, died 361 or 362), was a senior Roman public official who served as an investigator and notary for the emperor Constantius II during the mid-fourth century. He is principally known through the writings of the historian Ammianus Marcellinus, though he also appears in the works of Libanius and Julian the Apostate. Marcellinus describes him as infamously cruel and a skilled fabricator of false accusations.
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DiedSource gives death as 361/2 (late 361 or early 362); exact year uncertain, earlier year recorded Place of DeathSource says he was condemned by the Chalcedon tribunal and Philostorgius says Julian sent him to Chalcedon; place of execution not stated outright RoleRoman public official, investigator and notary for Constantius II 1 Nationality / Jurisdiction Classification
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Biography, opening paragraph
senior Roman public official who served as an investigator and notary for Constantius II
Background, reputation, and general character
He was a native of Spain
Lead, sentence 1, parenthetical
'the Chain' or 'the Fetter'
Lead, sentence 1, clause 'senior Roman public official'
a senior Roman public official
Biography, Background, reputation, and general character, paragraph 1
He was a native of Spain
Lead, sentence 1, parenthetical [death-year]
d. 361/2
Biography, Activities, final paragraph
condemned to death by the Chalcedon tribunal
In Legal System: Roman law, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a senior Roman public official who served as an invest
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