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[b]Name[/b]: Anatolius the Hellene

[b]Time Period[/b]: 394 A.D.

[b]Age[/b]: 35

[b]Height[/b]: 185cm

[b]Weight[/b]: 93kg

[b]Favourite Weapon[/b]: Spatha (and depending on how one views it, the Scutum as well)

[b]Bio[/b]: Anatolius is a man of Greek birth, hailing from a family of carpenters. Having been baptised by a Nicene priest, Anatolius' early years were heavily influenced by faith and hard labour, forging him into a man of strength, piety, and staunch morals. In the nineteenth year of his life (379 A.D.), Anatolius would leave his humble beginnings to enlist in one of the empire's many field armies, the comitatenses. Under Theodosius, the recently ascended emperor in the east, Anatolius would first see combat against the Goths in Macedonia. However, Rome did not win the day, and the survivors were sent limping back to Thessalonica.

With assistance from Gratian, Emperor in the west, the Goths were temporarily repulsed. It was during these times that Theodosius declared that Rome would embrace Nicene Christianity as the state religion, and worked to promulgate it throughout the empire's holdings. As for the conflict with the Goths, it would ultimately be settled through a treaty permitting them to settle below the Danube, on the condition that they agree to fight for the Empire (382 A.D.).

In the following year, Gratian was assassinated, leaving the pre-adolescent Valentinian II as Emperor in the west; furthermore, the general Magnus Maximus usurped the throne, and proclaimed himself emperor. Unable to challenge the usurper at present, Theodosius would remain patient, and allow Magnus to 'legitimize' his claim over Gaul and Britain. Anatolius was called into service once more in 387, so as to retaliate against Magnus Maximus' invasion of Italy. Magnus' army was shattered in the Battle of the Save, and his supporters were slain in subsequent battles. Ultimately, Magnus was executed, seeing the (effectively powerless) Valentinian II restored as Emperor in the west. For all intents and purposes, Flavius Theodosius Augustus was the sole emperor.

In recognition of his valiance in the war to depose the usurper, Anatolius was assigned to serve in the Herculiani Iuniores. Thus, he would continue to serve proudly under the Magister Militum Praesentalis, one of the two senior generals directly below the Emperor himself.

Anatolius' final campaign would occur some years later (394), resulting from yet another succession crisis. Following a failed initial assault against the armies of the usurper Eugenius, Theodosius' forces were assisted by the heavens themselves, as great cyclonic winds served to break the enemy lines. But, just as victory was assured, disaster befell Anatolius. A bolt of lightning, emanating seemingly from nowhere, struck his sword. Rather than slay him where he stood, the bolt instead whisked Anatolius away from the field, and deposited the legionary in a wholly separate plane of existence.

[b]Personality[/b]: For the most part, Anatolius is a humble and reserved man, more inclined to attribute his successes to divine providence or combined effort rather than his own talent. He refrains from indulging in what he considers 'material excesses,' and seeks to live an ordered and regimented life. In the heat of battle, however, the courage for which his fellows knew him becomes apparent. With rousing rhetoric (and a penchant for shouting), he is adept at rallying his comrades against what may appear to be insurmountable odds. While lacking a formal education in tactical matters, the battlefield has served as a teacher in its own right, granting Anatolius an almost instinctual ability to acknowledge and react to changing situations in combat.

[url=http://imgur.com/qz9s6aM]Reference for armour/weapons, but with the mail replaced by[/url]
[url=http://imgur.com/gLmwXr5]the scale hauberk shown here; note the throwing darts.[/url]
[url=http://imgur.com/dxIupFj]Emblem for the scutum[/url]
Note: In regards to his name, to my understanding, Christian Romans preferred a single name system, while the praenomens and cognomens of old became more akin to titles for powerful officials (e.g. Flavius Theodosius Augustus). As the character is a man of low status, I decided a single name made the most sense.
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