Marcus Bassaeus Rufus
Marcus Bassaeus Rufus was a Roman knight and praetorian prefect under Emperor Mark Aurel from approx. 169 to 179 .
Life
The life dates of Marcus Bassaeus Rufus are largely unknown. Little information about his career can be found in the Historia Augusta and the books of Cassius Dio . He was of low origin and without the usual education. He rose in the army to primus pilus , reached procuratures in Spain , Noricum and Gaul / Germania . He became a rationibus , praefectus vigilum , praefectus Aegypti 168/169 and praefectus praetorio 169 to 179 AD. He was awarded the ornamenta consularia , and after death with three statues in Rome.
literature
- Werner Eck : Bassaeus. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 1, Metzler, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-476-01471-1 , Sp. 297.
- Karol Kłodziński: Equestrian cursus honorum basing on the careers of two prominent officers of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius. In: In Tempore , 2010, pp. 1–15 ( online ).
Individual evidence
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Gaius Septicius Clarus |
Prefect of the Roman Province of Egypt 168–169 |
Gaius Calvisius Statianus |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Bassaeus Rufus, Marcus |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Praetorian Prefect |
DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd century |
DATE OF DEATH | after 179 |