He held this post from late AD 378 until 5 April 379 .
Hypatius was still in Antioch when he received notification from the emperor Gratian of his appointment as Praefectus urbi of Rome , shortly after the Battle of Adrianople .
Hypatius held this post from late AD 378 until 5 April 379 .
Hypatius was still in Antioch when he received notification from the emperor Gratian of his appointment as Praefectus urbi of Rome , shortly after the Battle of Adrianople .