Lucius Julius Vestinus

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Lucius Julius Vestinus was a member of the

Egypt; his tenure ran from AD 60 to 62.[1] He was a close friend of the emperor Claudius
.

Vestinus came from Vienna (modern

Roman senate: "From that colony comes the jewel of the equestrian order -- one of a few -- Lucius Vestinus, whom I esteem most highly and retain today in the conduct of my affairs. His children, I pray, will enjoy the first level of priestly offices and, later with the years, I pray, they will reach higher offices of their rank."[2]

Although in his summary of Claudius' speech

Year of Four Emperors, he assigned responsibility for the project to Vestinus, whose "high character and reputation ranked among the nobles".[4]

He is believed to be the father of the

senator Marcus Julius Vestinus Atticus.[5]

References

  1. ^ Guido Bastianini, "Lista dei prefetti d'Egitto dal 30a al 299p", Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik, 17 (1975), p. 273
  2. ^ CIL XIII, 1668; translated in Robert K. Sherk, The Roman Empire: Augustus to Hadrian (Cambridge: University Press, 1988), p. 97
  3. Annales
    , XI.24
  4. ^ Tactius, Histories, IV.53
  5. Der Neue Pauly
    , Band 6 (Stuttgart: Metzler, 1999)
Political offices
Preceded by Prefect of Egypt
60-62 		Succeeded by
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