Florentinus was a Roman politician who served as Urban prefect of Rome from 395 to 397 AD.
After this, he was given the post of Praefectus urbi of Rome, serving from 395 to the end of 397 AD before he was replaced by Lampadius.
[1] During his time as Urban Prefect, Florentinus received numerous missives from the emperor Honorius concerning the duties, restrictions and rewards for the decurions.
[3] Soon after his term as Urban Prefect had ended, he entered into retirement, living in Gaul.
During his time in office, he received regular correspondence from Quintus Aurelius Symmachus, while Claudian dedicated to him the second book of De raptu Proserpinae.