Publius Aelius Alexander

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Publius Aelius Alexander was a member of the Roman knighthood ( Eques ) living in the 2nd century AD .

A military diploma dated October 11, 146 proves that Alexander 146 was in command of the Cohors II Mattiacorum , which was stationed in the province of Moesia inferior at that time .

Alexander came from Ancyra, today's Ankara . His father had probably received Roman citizenship under Hadrian .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Military diploma of the year 146 ( ZPE-195-230b ).
  2. ↑ a b Werner Eck , Paul Holder , Andreas Pangerl, Peter Weiß : A surprising phenomenon: New witnesses in two diplomas for the troops of Moesia inferior from October 11, 146 In: Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik , Volume 195 (2015), p 222-230, here p. 226 ( online ).
personal data
SURNAME Aelius Alexander, Publius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Roman officer (imperial era)
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd century
DATE OF DEATH 2nd century