Quintus Coredius Gallus Gargilius Antiquus
Marcus Paccius Silvanus Quintus Coredius Gallus Gargilius Antiquus (also known as Quintus Coredius Gallus Gargilius Antiquus) was a
Biography
Gargilius Antiquus probably had his origins in North Africa. The praenomen of his father (Publius) and his tribe (Quirina) are known from inscriptions. The element "Marcus Paccius" points to a testimonial adoption by an otherwise unknown Paccius; Juvenal (12.99) mentions a rich but childless Paccius, who was pursued by legacy hunters.[2] Gargilius Antiquus was the governor of Arabia Petraea from 116 to 119;[3] in the latter year he was appointed suffect consul.
Based on an inscription recovered from
Another inscription, also recovered from the seas near Dor, has been interpreted as showing Gargilius Antiquus was governor of Roman Syria after competing his tenure in Judea; if correct, this would mean he was legate of Judea between 120 and 125, then governor of Syria from 125 to 128, "just before
He is attested as present in Rome on 15 October 138, when he was one of the witnesses for the Senatus consultum nundinus saltus Beguensis.[7] He is known to have had a son, Lucius Pullaienus Gargilius Antiquus, who was suffect consul around 162.
References
- ^ Werner Eck and Andreas Pangerl, "Neue Diplome mit den Namen von Konsuln und Statthaltern", Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik, 187 (2013), pp. 273-294
- ^ a b Dov Gera and Hannah M. Cotton, "A Dedication from Dor to a Governor of Syria", Israel Exploration Journal, 41 (1991), pp. 258–66
- ^ Werner Eck, "Jahres- und Provinzialfasten der senatorischen Statthalter von 69/70 bis 138/139", Chiron, 12 (1982), pp. 360f; "Jahres- und Provinzialfasten", Chiron, 13 (1983), pp. 148-150
- ^ Divers Find Unexpected Roman Inscription From the Eve of Bar-Kochba Revolt Haaretz.com (Last accessed 6 June 2017)
- ^ Gil Gambash and Assaf Yasur-landau, "Governor Of Judea And Syria - A New Dedication From Dor To Gargilius Antiquus", Zeitschrift Für Papyrologie Und Epigraphik, 205 (2018), p. 160
- ^ "Jahres- und Provinzialfasten", (1983), p. 176
- ^ CIL VIII, 23246; AE 1954, 63
Further reading
- D. Gera and H. M. Cotton, "A Dedication from Dor to a Governor of Syria", in Areas A And C: Introduction and Stratigraphy. Excavations at Dor, Final Report, E. Stern et al. (eds.), Vol. 1A. Qedem Reports 1. (Jerusalem, 1995), pp. 497–500
- E. Dabrowa, "M. Paccius Silvanus Quintus Coredius Gallus Gargilius Antiquus et son cursus honorum", in Nunc de Suebis Dicendum est: Studia Archaeologica et Historica Georgii Kolendo ab Amicis et Discipulis Dicata (Warsaw, 1995), pp. 99–102
- M. Sartre, "Inscriptions inédites de l'Arabie romaine", Syria 50 (1973), pp. 223—233
- E. Dabrowa, "Hadrianic Governors of Syria: A Reapprisal", Zeitschrift fur Papyrologie und Epigraphik 201 (2017), pp. 285-291.
External links
- "Marcus Paccius. . . Gargilius Antiquus Confirmed Governor of Judea", Desu Artefacta blog (Last accessed 2 June 2017)