Marcus Aemilius Bassus

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Marcus Aemilius Bassus (full name form Marcus Aemilius Marci filius Falerna Bassus ) was a member of the Roman knighthood ( Eques ) living in the 2nd century AD . Individual stations in his career are known through an inscription dated 101/135.

The military career of Bassus consisted of the usual Tres militiae for a member of the equestrian order . As prefect, he took over the leadership of the Cohors prima Antiochensium , which was stationed in the province of Moesia superior ; presumably he led the unit during Trajan's Dacer wars or shortly thereafter. He then became the tribune of the Cohors prima Brittonum in Dacia . As commander of this unit, Bassus is also documented by a military diploma dated July 2, 110; He presumably led the unit from 108 to 112. The third level was the command as prefect of the Ala Moesica , which was stationed in Germania inferior .

Afterwards Bassus held civil posts in the administration. He was first appointed procurator ad XXXX Galliarum by Hadrian . Next he helped as a procurator in a census in the province of Pontus et Bithynia . Subsequently he was epistrategist of two administrative districts in the province of Aegyptus : first in Pelusium , then in the Thebaidis . Each of these activities was linked to an annual income of 60,000 sesterces . Most recently he was procurator in the province of Iudaea ; this post was linked to an annual income of 100,000 sesterces.

Bassus was enrolled in the Falerna tribe . He came from Albintimilium , today's Ventimiglia , where the inscription for him was also made. A seal with his name on it was also found in Ventimiglia.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Inscription ( AE 1915, 58 ).
  2. ↑ a b Florian Matei-Popescu, Ovidiu Țentea: Auxilia Moesiae Superioris , Mega Publishing House 2018, ISBN 978-606-020-063-5 , p. 33 ( online ).
  3. ↑ Florian Matei-Popescu, Ovidiu Țentea: Participation of the Auxiliary Troops from Moesia Superior in Trajan's Dacian Wars In: Revue d'Archeologie et d'Histoire Ancienne Bucarest, 2006, pp. 127–140, here pp. 133–134 ( online ).
  4. ^ Ovidiu Țentea: Ex Oriente ad Danubium. The Syrian auxiliary units on the Danube frontier of the Roman Empire Publisher: Mega Publishing House, 2012, Editor: Center of Roman Military Studies 6, ISBN 978-606-543-206-2 , doi : 10.13140 / RG.2.1.4246.1604 , P. 38 ( online ).
  5. ^ Military diploma of the year 110 ( CIL 16, 163 ).
  6. ↑ a b c Hans-Georg Pflaum : Les Carrières , pp. 238–240, no. 103.
  7. ^ Seal ( CIL 5, 08116.09 ).
personal data
SURNAME Aemilius Bassus, Marcus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Roman officer (imperial era)
DATE OF BIRTH 1st century
DATE OF DEATH 2nd century