Lucius Flavius ​​Saecularis

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Lucius Flavius ​​Saecularis (full name form Lucius Flavius ​​Titi filius Quirina Saecularis ) was a member of the Roman knighthood ( Eques ) living in the 2nd century AD .

Through an inscription dated to 126/150 AD, individual stations of his military career are known, which consisted of the usual tres militiae for a member of the equestrian order . First, as prefect , he took over the management of the Cohors prima equitata civae Romanorum , which was stationed in the province of Germania inferior . Then he was tribune of the Cohors prima voluptaria Campanorum , which was stationed in Pannonia inferior . The third stage was the post of prefect of the Ala prima Flavia Gaetulorum , who was also stationed in Pannonia inferior .

Saecularis was inscribed in the Quirina tribe .

Individual evidence

  1. Inscription ( CIL 6, 3520 ).
  2. John Spaul : Cohors² The evidence for and a short history of the auxiliary infantry units of the Imperial Roman Army , British Archaeological Reports 2000, BAR International Series (Book 841), ISBN 978-1-84171-046-4 , page 22 , 24.
  3. John EH Spaul : Ala The Auxiliary Cavalry units of the pre-Diocletianic Imperial Roman Army , Nectoreca Press 1994, ISBN 978-0-9525062-0-1 , S. 124th