Gaius Vibius Maximus
Gaius Vibius Maximus (* in the 1st century, † in the 2nd century) was a Roman knight from Verona . Before his appointment by Emperor Trajan as governor in the imperial province of Egypt in 103, he probably had a municipal office career.
A papyrus find from 1905 shows that Gaius Vibius Maximus issued an edict in 104 with official instructions to enable a census . In the decree, the addressees, in particular foreign wage workers and commercial travelers, but with exceptions for agriculture, were asked to return home in order to register with the local authorities for the census.
The term of office of Gaius Vibus Maximus as praefectus Aegypti ended in the year 107. Apparently he had fallen out of favor with Trajan, since his name was deleted from all official inscriptions. Whether the misconduct of his son, presumably of the same name, who was given the damnatio memoriae , had an effect on him or whether he himself was convicted of his own missteps is unknown, as is his further fate.
Gaius Vibius Maximus is said to have been a well-read and highly educated man and was in close friendship with Pliny , Statius and Martial . He is said to have worked on the constitution of a world history.
To his predecessor in office, Gaius Pompeius Planta , he must have stood in a negative to hostile attitude. For reasons that are no longer known, Gaius Vibius Maximus had written a pamphlet in which he attacked and discredited Gaius Pompeius Planta. The content of this treatise has not survived.
literature
- Marieluise Deißmann-Merten : Vibius II 6. In: The Little Pauly (KlP). Volume 4, Stuttgart 1972, Sp. 1249.
- Marieluise Deißmann-Merten : Vibius II 7. In: The Little Pauly (KlP). Volume 4, Stuttgart 1972, Sp. 1249.
- Rudolf Hanslik : Pompeius II 15. In: The Little Pauly (KlP). Volume 4, Stuttgart 1972, Sp. 1031.
- Werner Eck : Vibius II 9 CV Maximus. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 12/2, Metzler, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-476-01487-8 , column 176.
Web link
- ↑ Census Edict on Roman Egypt ( Memento of the original dated May 7, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Gaius Minicius Italus |
Prefect of the Roman Province of Egypt 103-107 |
Servius Sulpicius Similis |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Maximus Vibius, Gaius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prefect of the Province of Egypt |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Verona |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd century |