[2] Prosper records that the four men were for a long time trusted as advisors by Gaiseric for their wisdom and faithfulness.
They were probably Romans who had first joined Gaiseric when the Vandals were in Hispania and had then continued with him after he invaded Africa in 429.
[5] The Epistula consolatoria ad Arcadium actum in exsilium a Genserico rege Vandalorum, a letter that Bishop Honoratus of Cirta wrote to Arcadius during his exile, has survived.
[1][5][6] In it, Honoratus urges Arcadius not to waver in his faith and assures him that he will be a martyr if he were killed.
[5] Paschasius and Eutychius had a younger brother named Paulillus who was "very dear to the king on account of his fine body and refined nature", in the words of Prosper.