Ecdicius, friend

An obscure correspondent recorded here only by the name Ecdicius. The record pools letters received across three unrelated collections spanning different centuries and regions (Libanius in 4th-century Antioch, Sidonius Apollinaris in 5th-century Gaul, and Cassiodorus in 6th-century Ostrogothic Italy), so it almost certainly conflates several distinct men who happened to share this common late-antique name rather than representing one historical person. Ecdicius was a name borne by various Gallo-Roman aristocrats, eastern notables, and officials of the period; the best-known bearer, the Gallo-Roman general Ecdicius (son of the emperor Avitus and brother-in-law of Sidonius), is a separate well-attested figure and should not be assumed identical to every Ecdicius addressed in these letters. As recorded, this entry is best treated as a name-collision placeholder for one or more minor correspondents, not as a securely identified individual.