Demetrius (governor)
Demetrius was a Roman governor on Cyprus in the 1st century BC.
Demetrius was a freedman of Gaius Iulius Caesar and was taken over by Marcus Antonius , probably after the removal of Serapion in 41 BC. BC, installed as governor in Cyprus. The island was confirmed several times by Antony as the property of the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra VII , but he apparently relied on his own confidants for its administration. In 39 BC Chr. Demetrius crossed to Cilicia to take the renegade Quintus Labienus prisoner.
literature
- Friedrich Münzer : Demetrios 52 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume IV, 2, Stuttgart 1901, Col. 2803.
Individual evidence
- ^ Cassius Dio , Roman History. 48, 40, 6.
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| SURNAME | Demetrius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman governor of Cyprus |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century BC Chr. |