Junius Blaesus
Quintus Junius Blaesus (died AD 31) was a
Career
Almost nothing is known of the career of Quintus Junius Blaesus prior to AD 10, when he served as suffect consul with Servius Cornelius Lentulus Maluginensis. The exception is a lead ingot attesting he was proconsul of Sicily; the date of his office can be dated no closer than the long reign of Augustus.[1]
Blaesus subsequently appears as commander of the armies stationed in
Blaesus' next post was that of proconsul of
During his time as governor in Africa, Blaesus was successful in defeating a revolt by the Roman-born Musulamii warlord Tacfarinas, a victory for which he earned triumphal honors and the title of imperator.[5]
Blaesus' career came to an end in the year 31, when his nephew Sejanus was accused of treason and executed by order of Tiberius. Blaesus was put on trial as one of his associates. Instead of awaiting execution, he chose to commit suicide.[6]
Marriage and family
The identity of the wife of Quintus Junius Blaesus is not known, nor is the date of their marriage. However, Blaesus is known to have had at least two children, both sons, each of whom became consul in his own right:
These sons both committed suicide in 36, when Tiberius transferred to others the priesthoods that had previously been promised to the Blaesi during their family's ascendance.[8]
The last known descendant of this Quintus Junius Blaesus was a grandson (or great-grandson),
See also
Footnotes
- ^ Werner Eck, "Über die prätorischen Prokonsulate in der Kaiserzeit. Eine quellenkritische Überlegung", Zephyr 23/24 (1972/73), p. 239.
- ^ Tacitus, Annals I.18
- ^ Cassius Dio, Roman History LVII.4
- ^ Tacitus, Annals III.35
- ^ Tacitus, Annals III.72–74
- ^ Tacitus, Annals V.7
- ^ Syme, R. Augustan Aristocracy (1989), pp. 163, 304.
- ^ Tacitus, Annals VI.40
- ^ Settipani, Christian. Continuité gentilice et continuité sénatoriale dans les familles sénatoriales romaines à l'époque impériale (2000), vol. 2, Addenda et Corrigenda, p. 74
- ^ Tacitus, Histories II.38.3.
References
- Syme, Ronald; Augustan Aristocracy (Oxford University Press, 1989). ISBN 978-0-19-814731-2
- Tacitus, Annals
- Tacitus, Histories
- Cassius Dio, Roman History
External links
- Tacitus, Annals Book 3, chapters 72 and 73, English translation
- Cassius Dio, Roman History, Book 57, Chapter 4, English translation