Gaius Sentius Saturninus (Consul 19 BC)
Gaius Sentius Saturninus was a Roman politician and general of the Augustan period.
Saturninus came from a Republican senatorial family that was based in Atina . He was first mentioned as a follower of Sextus Pompey , but appears to have switched sides since he was born in 19 BC. Was elected to the ordinary consul . In one of the following years he was proconsul of Africa , probably 14/13 BC. BC or 13/12 BC Chr.
In the year 7 BC He was Legatus Augusti pro praetore in Syria. In the years 4 to 6 AD, Saturninus probably fought under the command of Tiberius in Germania, for which he was awarded the ornamenta triumphalia .
He had three sons, two of whom made it to the consulate, Gaius Sentius Saturninus and Gnaeus Sentius Saturninus .
literature
- Werner Eck : Sentius II, 4th In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 11, Metzler, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-476-01481-9 , column 424.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sentius Saturninus, Gaius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Saturninus, Gaius Sentius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman politician and general of the Augustan period |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century |