Proclus (prefect of Constantinople)
- Proclus (prefect of Constantinople)
Proclus or Proklos ( _el. Πρόκλος) is the name of a historical figure who was Prefect of Constantinople under the reign of Theodosius the Great (r. 379-395). He was put to death in the tenth year of his reign. An epigram on the pedestal of an obelisk at the hippodrome of Constantinople records his success in setting the obelisk upright. ["Anthol. Graec". iv. 17.] A Latin translation of the epigram by Hugo Grotius is given by Fabricius. ["Bibl. Graec". vol. ix. p. 368.]
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