Aulus Gellius Celer

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Aulus Gellius Celer was a member of the Roman knighthood ( Eques ) living in the 1st and 2nd centuries AD .

A military diploma proves that Celer was prefect of the fleet stationed on the lower Danube ( Classis Flavia Moesica ) on August 20, 127 . Possibly Celer was a relative (or even the father) of Aulus Gellius , the author of the Noctes Atticae .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Military diploma of the year 127 ( ZPE-165-232 ).
  2. ↑ Werner Eck , Andreas Pangerl: A diploma for a soldier of the classis Moesica from August 20, 127 AD In: Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik , Volume 165 (2008), p. 232-236, here p. 235 ( online ) .
personal data
SURNAME Gellius Celer, Aulus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prefect of Classis Flavia Moesica 127
DATE OF BIRTH 1st century
DATE OF DEATH 2nd century