Lucius Apronius Caesianus
Lucius Apronius Caesianus was a Roman senator and military officer in the 1st century AD
Caesianus was the son of Lucius Apronius , suffect consul in the year 8 and proconsul of the province of Africa (18/21). Caesianus served his father in Africa ; there he led successful battles with the cavalry and the cohorts of auxiliary troops against Tacfarinas and the Numidians, driving them into the desert. The father received the ornamenta triumphalia for this . In 32 Caesianus held the praetur and in 39 the ordinary consulate . Caesianus was also a member of the priesthood of the Septemviri epulonum .
literature
- Paul von Rohden : Apronius 6 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume II, 1, Stuttgart 1895, Col. 274 f.
- Bengt E. Thomasson : Fasti Africani , Senatorial and knightly offices in the Roman provinces of North Africa from Augustus to Diocletian , Paul Aströms Förlag, Stockholm 1996, p. 29, 37. ISBN 91-7042-153-6 .
Remarks
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Apronius Caesianus, Lucius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Caesianus, Lucius Apronius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman consul in 39 and military |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 32 |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 39 |