Lucius Antonius Naso

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Lucius Antonius Naso (full name form Lucius Antonius Marci filius Fabia Naso ) was a member of the Roman knighthood ( Eques ) living in the 1st century AD . Individual stations of his career are known through an inscription that was found in Baalbek and which is dated to 77/78 AD.

Life

Naso began his military career as a centurion in Legio III Cyrenaica , which was stationed in the province of Aegyptus . Then he was Centurion in Legio XIII Gemina , which was stationed in the province of Pannonia . He was awarded the albata decursio by an emperor whose name has been lost on the inscription . As a centurion, he was also the administrator of a community in Pannonia ( civitatis Colaphianorum ). He was eventually promoted to Primus Pilus in Legio XIII Gemina, making him the highest-ranking centurion of this legion.

Next he became a tribune in the newly established Legio I Italica ; the rise to knighthood was connected with it. Then Naso took over the leadership of the following units in Rome as a tribune: the Cohors IIII Vigilum , the Cohors XV Urbana , the Cohors XI Urbana and the Cohors IX Praetoria . He held the last post in 68. He also received various awards: the Corona vallaris , the Corona aurea , twice vexillis and twice the Hasta pura .

After the death of Nero (54–68), Naso fell into the turmoil of the four-emperor year . He was once again Primus Pilus, this time in Legio XIV Gemina . He then took over the management of the Cohors I Praetoria in Rome as a tribune . He was also given command of the veterans of the various armies who were staying in Rome ( praeposito supra veteranos Romae morantium plurium exercituum ).

At the end of his career, Naso was procurator Augusti in the province of Pontus et Bithynia around 77/78 . Two other inscriptions on milestones , dated 78, prove that he had road construction work carried out in the province.

Origin and family

Naso was inscribed in the tribe of Fabia and came either from Berytus , today's Beirut, or from Colonia Heliopolis , today's Baalbek . He was a relative (possibly the brother) of Titus Antonius Taurus . The two ( Antonius Taurus et Antonius Naso ) are mentioned by Tacitus in the Historiae .

literature

Remarks

  1. ↑ According to Ségolène Demougin, after the reforms of Claudius (41–54) , the posts of the legionary tribunes were actually reserved for members of the equestrian order. The appointment of Naso as a tribune, with which the admission to the knighthood was connected, is explained by the fact that experienced officers were needed in the newly established Legio I Italica .
  2. ↑ According to Ségolène Demougin, the awards were presented by Nero to Naso .
  3. ↑ According to Ségolène Demougin and Hans-Georg Pflaum, Naso was dismissed by Galba and taken back into the army as primus pilus by Otho ; Once again sidelined by Vitellius , he was then rehabilitated by Vespasian and reinstated as a tribune.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Inscription from Baalbek ( CIL 3, 14387f2 ).
  2. ↑ a b c d e Ségolène Demougin, Prosopographie, pp. 597-599, no. 703.
  3. ↑ a b Hans-Georg Pflaum , Les Carrières, pp. 85–87, No. 36.
  4. ↑ Inscriptions on milestones ( CIL 3, 6993 , CIL 3, 14188.3 ).
  5. ^ Tacitus , Historiae , I, 20 ( online ).
personal data
SURNAME Naso, Lucius Antonius
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Naso, Lucius Antonius Marci filius Fabia (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Roman officer (imperial era)
DATE OF BIRTH 1st century
DATE OF DEATH 1st century