Aemilius Iuncus

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Aemilius Iuncus (or Flavius ​​Iuncus ) (his prenomen is not known) was a member of the Roman knighthood ( Eques ) living in the 2nd century AD . Individual stations of his career are known through an inscription that was found in Ephesus .

The military career of Iuncus went beyond the usual tres militiae for a member of the equestrian order . He initially took over the management of a Cohors I Pannoniorum as prefect . He then became tribune of the Cohors V Gemella civium Romanorum , which was stationed in the province of Iudaea ; he is likely to have commanded the cohort between 105/106 and 108. The third stage was the post of tribune in the Legio X Fretensis , which was also stationed in Iudaea. Most recently he became prefect of the Ala Gallorum veteranorum , which at that time was stationed in either Syria or Aegyptus . He received two military awards from Trajan for his achievements in the Parthian War : a Hasta pura and a Corona vallaris .

After his military career, Iuncus took over civil functions in administration. He initially worked as a procurator in Cilicia and Cyprus ; this post was linked to an annual income of 100,000 sesterces . He then became iuridicus Alexandreae ad Egyptian and subsequently Procurator in the province of Asia ; he is likely to have exercised the function of procurator around 123/124. These two posts were linked to an annual income of 200,000 sesterces. Iuncus is also believed to be listed in an inscription in Greek made when he was procurator in Asia. The inscription reproduces a letter from Hadrian to the dignitaries and the Senate of Pergamon ; it should be dated to the period after 131/132. An inscription on a lead seal found in Berytus should also refer to him. From it it emerges that at an unspecified point in time Iuncus was Augusti procurator ; he presumably held this office in the province of Syria.

Iuncus came from Flavia Neapolis . Around 123/124 (or 124/125) he was sent together with Ulpius Proculus as ambassador from his hometown to the city of Ephesus to honor the governor of the province of Asia, Quintus Pompeius Falco , with a statue. His mother tongue was probably Greek , while he probably only learned Latin in the course of his life. He may also speak Aramaic , which is believed to be the predominant language in his hometown. He was probably related to the suffect consul of 127, Lucius Aemilius Iuncus .

literature

  • Hans-Georg Pflaum : Les carrières procuratoriennes équestres sous le Haut-Empire Romain , Paris 1960, volume 1.

Remarks

  1. ↑ The gentile name is given differently; Hans-Georg Pflaum states Aemilius , Werner Eck, John Spaul and the EDCS, on the other hand, states Flavius .
  2. ↑ There were several units with this designation (see Cohors I Pannoniorum ). The inscription does not reveal which unit Juncus commanded. Hans-Georg Pflaum and John Spaul assign him to the Cohors I Pannoniorum (Aegyptus) , which was stationed in the province of Aegyptus .
  3. ↑ a b c According to Konstantin M. Klein, Quintus Pompeius Falco was the governor of Iudaea between 105/106 and 108. As the tribune of the cohort, Iuncus will have had professional contacts with the governor and this relationship should have had a positive effect on his further career. Presumably it was therefore Iuncus who inspired his hometown to honor Falco when he was procurator for the province of Asia and met Falco again in Ephesus.
  4. ↑ According to Hans-Georg Pflaum, Iuncus was probably prefect of the Cohors I Pannoniorum when he was honored in the Parthian War.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Inscription ( AE 1935, 167 ).
  2. ↑ a b c Konstantin M. Klein: Werner Eck: Judäa - Syria Palestine. A province's grappling with Roman politics and culture. (PDF) www.plekos.uni-muenchen.de, 2016, pp. 53–55 , accessed on August 26, 2020 .
  3. ↑ a b c d Hans-Georg Pflaum : Les Carrières , pp. 281–283, no. 116.
  4. ↑ John Spaul : Cohors² The evidence for and a short history of the auxiliary infantry units of the Imperial Roman Army , British Archaeological Reports 2000, BAR International Series (Book 841), ISBN 978-1841710464 , page 33, the 335th
  5. ↑ John EH Spaul : Ala The Auxiliary Cavalry units of the pre-Diocletianic Imperial Roman Army. Nectoreca Press, Andover 1994, ISBN 0-9525062-0-3 , p. 126.
  6. ↑ Inscription ( IGR IV 351).
  7. ^ Inscription ( AE 1903, 116 ).
  8. ↑ Werner Eck : Multilingualism in the Imperial Aristocracy of Rome In: Historische Mehrsprachigkeit , ed. D. Boschung - CM Riehl, Aachen, 2011, Chapters 4 and 5 ( online ).
personal data
SURNAME Aemilius Iuncus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Roman officer (imperial era)
DATE OF BIRTH 1st century
DATE OF DEATH 2nd century