, Olybrius' father , Olybrius' mother Olybrius was the son of
Areobindus Dagalaifus Areobindus,
magister militum from 503 to 504 and
consul in 506, and of
Anicia Juliana, the daughter of the Western Roman Emperor
Olybrius and wife
Placidia, who was the daughter of the Western Roman Emperor Valentinian III and wife Licinia Eudoxia. Alan Cameron explains, "It may be that, alone among the consuls here discussed, Olybrius was actually known as 'Olybrius the younger' in social as well as consular contexts. Nor is it hard to think of a reason why: he became consul as a mere child, barely ten years old, perhaps even less." He was appointed consul at a very young age in 491. Afterwards, Olybrius married Irene, the daughter of
Paulus and niece of Eastern Roman Emperor
Anastasius I (); Anastasius wanted to strengthen his rule through a bond with the Theodosian dynasty through this marriage. However Olybrius and Irene had only daughters, one of whom was named Proba, so he cannot be the father of
Olybrius, the consul in 526. He was exiled in 532 by Eastern Roman Emperor
Justinian I () after being implicated in a plot. His properties were seized, including the
Church of St. Polyeuctus which his mother had commissioned and a great house which stood on an adjoining site to the church. He was eventually allowed to return sometime later and his seized properties were returned. Nothing is known about how he or his family fared after this. == Notes ==