Memmius Vitrasius Orfitus signo Honorius was a Roman politician.
Occupation
politician
Position held
ancient Roman senator
Citizenship
Ancient Rome
Died
369
Overview
Memmius Vitrasius Orfitus Honorius (died c. 369) was a Roman politician.
Biography
Orfitus came from a noble family, and started his career at a relatively young age. He held the posts of quaestor and praetor before becoming consularis of Sicilia under Constantius II and
Constans (340/350). He supported Constantius in a war against Magnentius and was appointed to the office of proconsul of Africa after Constantius got control over it.
Between 353 and 355 he was praefectus urbi, succeeding Neratius Cerealis. In 357 he got urban prefecture again; at this time Constantius visited Rome in 357. In 359 he was replaced by Leontius.
According to Ammianus Marcellinus, "he was a man of wisdom, it is true, and highly skilled in legal practice, but less equipped with the adornment of the liberal arts than became a man of noble rank". Various Roman corporas erected statues in his honor.
