Lucius Apronius
Lucius Apronius was a Roman politician and senator in the first half of the 1st century AD.
Apronius or his family must have had respect and influence, because he held the respected position of a triumvir monetalis in the Vigintivirat . After the suffect consulate in the year 8, he proved himself as a legate in Dalmatia (around 9). As a legacy in Germania (around 15) he was left behind with Germanicus ' procession against the chats by the governor to protect the bridges and roads on the left bank of the Rhine. For this Apronius received the triumphalia insignia . Then he got a three-year proconsulate in the province of Africa (18-21). In 24 he charged his son-in-law, Marcus Plautius Silvanus, with Emperor Tiberius for the murder of his daughter Apronia ; Silvanus then had to commit suicide. Finally, at 28 Apronius received the governorship / army command in Lower Germany , where he fought against the Frisians.
During his time as governor in Africa Apronius had to continue the war against Tacfarinas in this province, which was defeated by Marcus Furius Camillus but not defeated. Among the staff of Apronius was his son Lucius Apronius Caesianus , consul in 39, who, according to Tacitus, "led a successful fight against the Numidians and drove them into the desert", for which his father received the ornamenta triumphalia for the second time .
literature
- Bengt E. Thomasson : Fasti Africani. Senatorial and knightly officials in the Roman provinces of North Africa from Augustus to Diocletian (= Skrifter utgivna av svenska institutet i Rom / Acta instituti romani regni sueciae. Volume 4 °, LIII). Paul Åström, Stockholm 1996, ISBN 91-7042-153-6 , p. 29.
- Paul von Rohden : Apronius 4) . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume II, 1, Stuttgart 1895, Col. 273 f.
Remarks
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Apronius, Lucius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman suffect consul in the year 8 |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century |