Lucius Caesonius Lucillus Macer Rufinianus

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Lucius Caesonius Lucillus Macer Rufinianus was a Roman senator in the 3rd century AD and in 238 was a member of a senate commission for the protection of the Roman Empire, the body of the Vigintiviri .

Life

origin

Rufinianus came from the Italic area of ​​the Roman Empire . His descent can be assigned to the caesonia family . The local correspondence of the (grave) inscriptions concerning him and the locations of the latifundia and villas of the Caesonians confirm this assignment. Furthermore, Rufinianus was not a patrician , but a homo novus . His parents were Gaius Caesonius Macer Rufinianus and Manilia Lucilla.

career

Rufinianus began his cursus honorum at the lowest level of the vigintiriat (not to be confused with the committee of the vigintiviri), as tresvir capitalis , which equates to the position of an enforcement officer and assistant to a praetor . His status as homo novus made it difficult for him to gain recognition in the Senate. His social advancement was set in motion by a legion tribunate before 180, which brought him several military awards from the emperor. In addition, he was in the civil war years from 193 to 197 partisans of Septimius Severus and was able to accelerate his rise.

When he began his senatorial career as decemvir stlitibus iudicandis , he must have already been elected to the patriciate. In the same period of time, his son received patrician status. His further career was now basically civil: Rufinianus held many senatorial offices, such as that of quaestor kandidatus and praetor kandidatus , curator rei publicae Suessanorum and curator rei publicae tuscolanorum, etc. The election as consul in 222 was important for the classification of his social status and the acceptance of the all-important province of Africa as legate and later as proconsul.

Furthermore, he was a member of the committee of the Vigintiviri, a Senate deputation to protect Rome from Maximinus Thrax , and praefectus urbi , deputy of the emperor in the city of Rome , in 254. All these offices indicate a high position in the Roman Empire. His administration of the province of Africa is brought up by some historians in relation to the elevation of the Gordians to emperors, although there is no direct evidence for this.

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literature

Remarks

  1. ^ Karlheinz Dietz: Senatus contra principem. Investigations into the senatorial opposition to Emperor Maximinus Thrax . Beck, Munich 1980, pp. 103-109.
  2. ↑ See the father's grave inscription, CIL 14, 3900 , and CIL 14, 3901 on the mother.
  3. ^ Karlheinz Dietz: Senatus contra principem. Investigations into the senatorial opposition to Emperor Maximinus Thrax . Beck, Munich 1980, pp. 104-105.
  4. ^ Karlheinz Dietz: Senatus contra principem. Investigations into the senatorial opposition to Emperor Maximinus Thrax . Beck, Munich 1980, pp. 105-106.
  5. ^ Karlheinz Dietz: Senatus contra principem. Investigations into the senatorial opposition to Emperor Maximinus Thrax . Beck, Munich 1980, p. 105
personal data
SURNAME Rufinianus, Lucius Caesonius Lucillus Macer
BRIEF DESCRIPTION roman senator
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd century or 3rd century
DATE OF DEATH 3rd century