Claudius Mamertinus
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Claudius Mamertinus (flourished mid-late 4th century) was an official in the Roman Empire. In late 361 he took part in the Chalcedon tribunal to condemn the ministers of Constantius II, and in 362, he was made consul as a reward by the new Emperor Julian; on January 1 of that year he delivered a panegyric in Constantinople by way of thanks to the Emperor. The text of this is still extant, preserved in the Panegyrici Latini and is followed by two panegyrics to the Emperor Maximian (the first delivered in 289 and the second in 290 or 291). The text that has survived also attributes these to Claudius Mamertinus, either indicating that there was another, older orator by this name or that the sole manuscript source is corrupt.
The Claudius Mamertinus made consul in 362 later went on to become governor of Italy, Africa, and Illyria before being removed from public office in 368 for embezzlement.
