Lucius Cirpinius

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Lucius Cirpinius (full name form Lucius Cirpinius Titi filius Velina ) was a member of the Roman knighthood ( Eques ) living in the 1st century AD . An inscription dating back to 27 BC. Chr. Is dated to 41 AD, individual stations of his career are known.

Cirpinius had only the two highest levels of his military career recorded in the inscription, namely that he became Primus Pilus a second time and that he was then praefectus legionis of a legio XXII ; this legion is the Legio XXII Deiotariana , which was stationed in the province of Aegyptus .

Cirpinius was inscribed in the Velina tribe . He came from Ricina , where the inscription was found. In his hometown he was elected duumvir and quinquennalis .

literature

  • Ségolène Demougin: Prosopographie des Chevaliers Romains Julio-Claudiens (43 av. J.–C. - 70 ap. J.–C.) , Collection de l'École Francaise de Rome 153, 1992, ISSN  0223-5099 , ISBN 2- 7283-0248-7 ( online ).
  • Hans-Georg Pflaum : Les carrières procuratoriennes équestres sous le Haut-Empire Romain , Paris 1960, volume 1.

Remarks

  1. ↑ Since the cognomen is not given in the inscription, according to Hans-Georg Pflaum, the inscription can be dated to the reign of Augustus or Tiberius (14–37).
  2. ↑ According to Hans-Georg Pflaum, the rank of praefectus legionis in Aegyptus corresponded to the rank of legatus legionis in another province, i.e. H. Cirpinius was in command of the Legion; this post was associated with an annual income of 200,000 sesterces . According to Ségolène Demougin, on the other hand, Cirpinius was Praefectus castrorum of the Legion.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Inscription ( CIL 9, 5748 ).
  2. ↑ Hans-Georg Pflaum , Les Carrières , p. 16, No. 3.
  3. ↑ a b Ségolène Demougin, Prosopographie, p. 266, no. 313.
personal data
SURNAME Cirpinius, Lucius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Roman officer (imperial era)
DATE OF BIRTH 1st century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 1st century