Publius Aelius Atticus

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Publius Aelius Atticus was a member of the Roman knighthood ( Eques ) living in the 3rd century AD .

By a dedicatory inscription , the fort at Longovicium was found and dated to 201/300, there is evidence that Atticus prefect was. According to John Spaul , he was prefect of the Cohors I Lingonum , which was stationed in the province of Britannia .

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Individual evidence

  1. Inscription ( RIB 1073 ).
  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 176 .