Gaius Macrinius Decianus

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Gaius Macrinius Decianus († after 260) was a Roman governor under the emperors Valerian and Gallienus .

Macrinius Decianus, who was possibly of Gallic origin, held successively the entry-level offices of the old cursus honorum , the bursary , the aedility and the praetor's office . Then he was first in the province of Numidia , then in Noricum representative governor.

In 259/260 he was able to repel an incursion by Moorish peoples into Numidia and thus secure Roman rule in North Africa . The consulate did not reach Macrinius Decianus.

literature

  • Heinz Bellen : Fundamentals of Roman history. Volume 2: The Roman Empire from Augustus to Diocletian. Darmstadt 1998, p. 223.
  • Gerhard Winkler : Legio II Italica. History and monuments. In: Yearbook of the Upper Austrian Museum Association. Year 116, Linz 1971, p. 124 ( PDF on ZOBODAT ).
personal data
SURNAME Macrinius Decianus, Gaius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Roman governor
DATE OF BIRTH before 259
DATE OF DEATH after 260