Flavius Castinus held the position of patricius in the court of Roman EmperorFlavius Augustus Honorius at the time of his death, and most likely for some time before. When the Eastern Emperor Theodosius II hesitated to nominate a new emperor of the West, Castinus took it upon himself to declare Joannes, the senior civil servant, as the new Western Emperor. Patricians were originally the elite caste in ancient Rome. ... Roman Emperor is the term historians use to refer to rulers of the Roman Empire, after the epoch conventionally named the Roman Republic. ... Bronze coin bearing the profile of Honorius Flavius Augustus Honorius (September 9, 384–August 15, 423) was Emperor of the Western Roman Empire from 395 until his death. ... Theodosius II Flavius Theodosius II (April, 401 - July 28, 450 ). The eldest son of Eudoxia and Arcadius who at the age of 7 became the Roman Emperor of the East. ... The Western Roman Empire is the name given to the western half of the Roman Empire after its division by Diocletian in 286. ... Joannes, Roman Emperor (423 - 425) On the death of the Emperor Honorius (August 27, 423), Theodosius II, the remaining ruler of the House of Theodosius hesitated for some time in announcing his uncles death and in the interregum Honorius patrician at the time of his death, Castinus, elevated Joannes...
Castinus himself was consul the next year (424). However, Joannes was an insecure emperor, the majority of the empire was still loyal to the House of Theodosius. Joannes was captured and executed in June/July 425, and it is likely that Castinus shared the same fate. For modern diplomatic consuls, see Consulate general. ... Events Song Wen Di succeeds Song Shao Di as ruler of the Chinese Song Dynasty. ... The House of Theodosius was a Roman family that rose to eminence in the waning days of the Roman Empire. ... Events October 23 -Valentinian III becomes western Roman emperor. ...
Duchesne, I, 249) Simplicius was the son of a citizen of Tivoli named Castinus; and after the death of Pope Hilarius in 468 was elected to succeed the latter.
The twenty-eighth canon of the Council of Chalcedon (451) granted the See of Constantinople the same privileges of honour that were enjoyed by the Bishop of Old Rome, although the primacy and the highest rank of honour were due to the latter.
However, the Patriarch of Constantinople sought to bring the canon into force, and the Emperor Leo II desired to obtain its confirmation by Simplicius.
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