Gaius Valerius Paulinus (eques)
Gaius Valerius Paulinus was a Roman
Valerius Paulinus first appears in history during the
When Vespasian emerged as the victor in this civil war, Paulinus was rewarded for his loyalty. He was first appointed Praefectus annonae, or overseer of the grain supply of Rome.[3] From this position, Vespasian promoted him to prefect of Roman Egypt after Tiberius Julius Lupus died in office; Guido Bastianini dates his tenure to 74.[4]
At this point Valerius Paulinus abruptly vanishes from history. It is possible he too died in office, or shortly after leaving it.
References
- ^ Syme, Tacitus (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1958), p. 63 n. 5
- Historiaeiii.43.1
- ^ Ségolène Demougin, Prosopographie des chevaliers romains julio-claudiens (43 av. J.-C. - 70 ap. J.-C.) (Rome: École Française de Rome, 1992), pp. 596f
- ^ Bastianini, "Lista dei prefetti d'Egitto dal 30a al 299p", Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik, 17 (1975), p. 275
Further reading
- Hans-Georg Pflaum, Les carrières procuratoriennes équestres sous le Haut-Empire romain I-III (Paris, 1961), No. 3