Marcus Vinicius (consul 19 BC)
Gaius Sentius Saturninus | |
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Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus | |
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| Born | German Wars |
Marcus Vinicius (also spelled Vinucius) was a
Career
Born the son of a
At some point, Vinicius may also have served as governor of the
After his consulship, Vinicius continued to be entrusted with important military commands. He served as governor of
Between AD 1 and 4, Vinicius
Throughout his life, Vinicius seems to have enjoyed a close friendship with the emperor: the historian Suetonius quotes a letter by Augustus in which he talks about playing dice with Vinicius and his fellow homo novus, Publius Silius Nerva.[11][12]
Family
Vinicius' son Publius was consul in AD 2. His grandson and namesake Marcus Vinicius was consul in 30 and the husband of Julia Livilla, granddaughter of the emperor Tiberius.
Legacy
The Roman tribe Vinicia was probably named in his honor.[13]
Notes
- Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte, 46 (1997), p. 107
- ^ Cassius Dio, Roman History, 53.26.4 53.26.4
- ^ Syme, Roman Revolution, p. 329
- ^ AE 1919, 2; doubted by Vogel-Weidemann, Statthalter 310
- ^ Velleius Paterculus, Compendium of Roman History, 2.96.2‑3
- ^ Florus, Epitome of Roman History, 2.24
- ^ Dzino, D., Bellum Pannonicum, pp. 471-72
- ^ a b Syme, Roman Revolution, p. 401
- ^ Elogium: InscrIt 13.3.91
- ^ Velleius Paterculus, Compendium of Roman History,2.104
- ^ Suetonius, The Twelve Caesars, Augustus, 71.2
- ^ Syme, Roman Revolution, p. 376
- ISBN 9780567111869.
References
- Ronald Syme (1939). The Roman Revolution. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- Ursula Vogel-Weidemann (1982). Die Statthalter von Africa und Asia in den Jahren 14-68 n. Chr.: Eine Untersuchung zum Verhältnis Princeps und Senat. Bonn: Habelt.