Quintus Maecius Laetus

Quintus Maecius Laetus (II) was a Roman politician, senator, and Praetorian prefect .

The origin and descent of the Laetus are unknown. Around 185 he became governor of the province of Arabia and subsequently governor of Egypt (200–203). In 205 Laetus and Papinian succeeded the mighty Plautian as Praetorian prefect. He stayed in this office until 211. Then Laetus II became ordinary consul with Marcus Munatius Sulla Cerialis in 215 - during the reign of Emperor Caracalla (211-217) . It is not known whether he received the consulate after an earlier award of ornamenta consularia or after an adlectio inter consulares .

literature

Prosopographia Imperii Romani (PIR ) ² M 54

Remarks

↑ Alison E. Cooley: The Cambridge Manual of Latin Epigraphy . Cambridge University Press, 2012, ISBN 978-0-521-84026-2 , p. 476.

predecessor	Office	successor
Alfenus Appolinaris	Prefect of the Roman Province of Egypt 200–203	Claudius Iulianus

personal data
SURNAME	Maecius Laetus, Quintus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Laetus; Maecius Laetus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Roman consul 215 and Praetorian prefect
DATE OF BIRTH	2nd century
DATE OF DEATH	3rd century

[1] Alison E. Cooley: The Cambridge Manual of Latin Epigraphy . Cambridge University Press, 2012, ISBN 978-0-521-84026-2 , p. 476.