Flavius Julius Eucherius (d. after 395) was a Roman politician and member of the Theodosian Dynasty.
Biography He was the son of Flavius Honorius. His brother was Count Theodosius the Elder.Zosimus, New History, Vol. V, 2,3-4 Eucherius began his service under the reign of Emperor Julian, continued during the reign of Valentinian I. He enjoyed the support of Empress Justina.Codex Theodosianus, 32, 3; X, 20, 9 In 377 AD, Gratian appointed him to the fiscal office of Comes sacrarum largitonum.Themistius, Or, XVI, 203d
In 379 AD, after the accession of his nephew Theodosius I to the Eastern Empire, his position at court was greatly strengthened. In 381 AD, Eucherius became consul together with Flavius Syagrius as his colleague.Aurelius Victor, XLVIII, 18
In 393 AD, he appealed to the Praetorian Prefect of the East, Rufinus regarding the punishment for an insult by Lucian, the Comes Orientus. In 395 AD, he contributed to the overthrow of Rufinus by Flavius Stilicho.Jones, The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, vol. 1: AD 260 to 395 AD p.288 His further fate is unknown.
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