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Full name Title of Claudian, de cons. Fl. Mallii Theodori v.c. panegyris, VI 1715 = D 1274, Rossi I 475, 477, X 4493a; Mallius Theodorus Aug. Civ. Dei XVIII 54, Retract., Rossi I 480-2; Theodorus elsewhere.

Of humble origin (see below).

His career is described in Claudian’s poem.

AdvocateiRole name: Advocate in the court of the PPO (?of Italy) ? a. 376 Claud. Pan. 21-3 mox undare foro victrix opulentia linguae, tutarique reos: ipsa haec amplissima sedes orantem stupuit, bis laudatura regentem.

GOVERNORiRole name: GOVERNOR of an African province ? a. 377: v. 24 hinc te pars Libyae moderantem iura probavit.

CONSVLARIS (rather than vicarius) MACEDONIAEiRole name: CONSVLARIS (rather than vicarius) MACEDONIAE ?a. 378: vv. 28-9 inde tibi Macetum tellus, et credita Pellae moenia.

MAGISTER MEMORIAEiRole name: MAGISTER MEMORIAE ?a. 379: vv. 33-6 sed non ulterius te praebuit urbibus aula: maluit esse suum. Terris edicta daturus, supplicibus responsa, venis. Oracula regis eloquio crevere tuo; this must mean magister memoriae rather than QSP, or his next post would be a demotion.

CSLiRole name: CSL (?AGENS VICEC CRPiRole name: AGENS VICEC CRP) a. 380: vv. 38-41 hinc sacrae mandantur opes, orbisque tributa possessi; quicquid fluviis evolvitur auri: quicquid luce procul venas rimata sequaces abdita pallentis fodit sollertia Bessi; this must mean CSL, but Theodorus is called CRP in the address of CTh XI 16.12 (to him 380 March 18); either Claudian has made a mistake or Theodorus was temporarily agens vices CRP (the content of the law suits the CRP).

PPO GALLIARVMiRole name: PPO GALLIARVM ?a. 382: Claud. Pan. 47-53, esp. 50-3 Hispana tibi Germanaque Tethys paruit, et nostro diducta Britannia mundo: diversoque tuas coluerunt gurgite voces lentus Arar Rhodanusque ferox et dives Hiberus.

All the above offices were held almost continuously with intermission of one summer vv. 58-60 tam celer assiduos explevit cursus honores. Vna potestatum spatiis interfuit aetas totque gradus fati iuvenilibus intulit annis. Theodorus then retired for some years 61ff.

PPO ILLYRICI, ITALIAE ET AFRICAEiRole name: PPO ILLYRICI, ITALIAE ET AFRICAE a. 397-9: he returned to office under Stilicho vv. 161-2 (quis demens adeo, qui iungere sensus cum Stilichone neget?) as PPO vv. 200-5 prima Padum Tiberimque ligat, crebrisque micantem urbibus Italiam: Libyas Poenosque secunda temperat: Illyrico se tertia porrigit orbi: ultima Sardiniam, Cyrnon, trifidamque retentat Sicaniam, et quicquid Tyrrhena tunditur unda, vel gemit Ionia. In office 397 Jan. 31 CTh XI 16.21^α + 22^α (= XVI 2.30^α) (refers to the bishop of Rome); 397 Sept. 24 CTh VII 13.13^α; 398 April 12 CTh XIV 15.4^α (refers to Rome) + XIV 19.1^α (refers to Ostia; 398 April 25 CTh XIV 3.20^α (refers to Rome); 398 May 24 CTh II 1.11^α + CJ X 19.6^α; 398 Sept. 13 CTh XII 1.157^α = 158^α (mentions Apulia et Calabria); 398^S (MSS 399) Oct. 25 CTh VI 27.12^α; 398 Dec. 21 CTh XV 1.37^α + CJ I 24.1^α; 399 Jan. 7 CTh XI 30.58^α; 399^S (MSS 395) Jan. 20 CTh XII 1.140^α + 148^α.

CONSVL posterioriRole name: CONSVL posterior a. 399 with Eutropius PSC (Vol. II): Claud. Pan. 256ff., Fasti, Rossi I 471-83, CIL VI 1715 = D 1274, IX 1363, X 4493a, XIV 3418, AE 1950, 26, Aug. Civ. Dei XVIII 54; cf. Symm. Ep. V 5, 6, 10-11. After the overthrow of Eutropius he remained as sole consul Soc. VI 5. 7, Joh. Ant. fr. 189, cf. Fasti.

He received Symm. Ep. V 4, 7-8, 12-14, 16. He was the subject of Claud. carm. min. 21 where he is accused of somnolence (Manlius indulget somno noctesque diesque).

Theodorus was probably of humble birth since Claudian extols his merits and ignores his ancestors; he was a literary man and wrote a book De Metris as well as philosophical works Claud. Pan. 61ff. He was brother of Lampadius 3 Symm. Ep. V 16 and had a son also named Theodorus to whom he dedicated the De Metris. He was a Christian and Augustine dedicated his De Beata Vita to him, cf. Retract. I 2 displicet autem illic quod Mallio Theodoro ad quem librum istum scripsi, quamvis docto et Christiano viro, plus tribui quam deberem. He lived at Milan Claud. Pan. 124 and favoured his city against Rome Symm. Ep. VI 52.