Anicius Petronius Probus

A member of the gens Anicia, he was the son of Sextus Claudius Petronius Probus^[2] (consul in 371) and of Anicia Faltonia Proba;^[3] his elder brothers were Anicius Hermogenianus Olybrius and Anicius Probinus (consuls in 395), and his sister was Anicia Proba.^[2][3][4]

In 395, he is attested as quaestor elected by the Emperor.^[2][3] In 406, Anicius was consul contemporaneously with the Eastern Emperor Arcadius.^[4][5][6] One of his consular diptychs is preserved at the Museo del tesoro della cattedrale di Aosta, and depicts Emperor Honorius.

Probus was a Christian.^[5]

• CIL VI, 1754, an inscription set up by Probus and his brother Probinus in honour of their mother.
• Jones, A. H. M.; Martindale, J. R.; Morris, John, eds. (1980). "Probus 11". Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire. Vol. II. pp. 913–914. ISBN 0-521-20159-4.