Gaius Curtius Iustus

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Gaius Curtius Iustus (full name form Gaius Curtius Gai filius Pollia Iustus ) was a Roman politician living in the 2nd century AD . Through an inscription that was found in Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa , individual stations of his career are known, which he completed in the first half of the 2nd century.

Justus was inscribed in the tribe of Pollia ; he probably came from northern Italy. The inscription shows that he was originally a member of the Roman knighthood ( Eques ), who was accepted into the Senate by Hadrian and that, up to his consulate , he was Legatus legionis of Legio XX Valeria Victrix and governor ( Legatus Augusti pro praetore ) was in the province of Dacia .

A papyrus in Greek dated October 2, 150 and a military diploma dated November 19, 150, prove that Iustus 150 was suffect consul with Gaius Iulius Iulianus ; the two therefore held this office at least from October to November.

Further diplomas, e.g. Some of them are dated April 23, 157, prove that Iustus 157 was governor of the province of Moesia superior . An inscription dated 158/159 proves that he honorably discharged soldiers of Legio VII Claudia from service. He was therefore probably governor in the province from 157 to 160.

Justus is attested by another inscription as consul and governor. Gaius Curtius Gai filius Pollia Rufinus , which is documented by two inscriptions, should have been his son.

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Remarks

  1. ↑ The name of the province is not preserved in the inscription.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ CIL 3, 1458
  2. ^ A b c Roger SO Tomlin, John Pearce: A Roman Military Diploma for the German Fleet (19 November 150) Found in Northern Britain In: Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik , Volume 206 (2018), pp. 207–216, here p 214-216.
  3. ↑ sb.3.6304 = HGV SB 3 6304 = Trismegistos 18822. Papyri.info, accessed on September 24, 2019 (English).
  4. ↑ a b Military diplomas from the years 150 ( ZPE-206-207 ) and 157 ( Chiron-2008-380 , Chiron-2008-382 , Chiron-2008-383 , RMM 00037 , ZPE-165-237 ).
  5. ↑ CIL 3, 8110
  6. ↑ Barbara Pferdehirt : Roman military diplomas and dismissal certificates in the collection of the Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum. (=  Catalogs of prehistoric antiquities 37), 2 volumes, Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum, Mainz 2004, ISBN 3-88467-086-7 Volume 1, pp. 110–112, no. 37, note 5.
  7. ↑ CIL 5, 5809
  8. ↑ CIL 3, 1459 and CIL 5, 5810
personal data
SURNAME Curtius Iustus, Gaius
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Curtius Gai filius Pollia Iustus, Gaius (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION roman consul 150
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd century
DATE OF DEATH 2nd century