Quintus Julius Cordinus Gaius Rutilius Gallicus
Quintus Julius Cordinus Gaius Rutilius Gallicus | |
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Consul of the Roman Republic | |
| In office September 70 – October 70 | |
| Preceded by | Gaius Licinius Mucianus with Quintus Petillius Cerialis |
| Succeeded by | Lucius Annius Bassus with Gaius Laecanius Bassus Caecina Paetus |
| In office March 85 – April 85 Serving with Lucius Valerius Catullus Messalinus | |
| Preceded by | Domitian with Titus Aurelius Fulvus |
| Succeeded by | Marcus Arrecinus Clemens with Lucius Baebius Honoratus |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | Unknown |
| Spouse | Minicia L.f. Paetina |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Pontifex |
Quintus Julius Cordinus Gaius Rutilius Gallicus was a
Gallicus was well thought of by both the emperors
Family
He was often referred to by the shorter name Gaius Rutilius Gallicus, which Olli Salomies notes was his name prior to his adoption; Gallicus was a member of the
Gallicus was married and his wife's name is known from an inscription found in Augusta Tauricorum: Minicia L.f. Paetina.[5]
Biography
Offices under the Julio-Claudians
Gallicus' first known post was as
Offices under the Flavians
In addition to being favored by Nero, he was also well regarded by Vespasian. Gallicus was appointed consul by Vespasian very shortly after his arrival in Rome as a new emperor. The consulship was considered the highest honour the Roman state could bestow, and Vespasian would have made such appointments carefully, to reward loyalty and to consolidate support. Gallicus would have served alongside a fellow consul, but who this was is not recorded. During Vespasian's reign Gallicus was admitted to the College of Pontiffs, again a sign of the Emperor's high esteem.[9]
He was Proconsular Governor of Africa in 73/74.[10] Although being proconsul of Africa or Asia was considered a senator's highest and usually the final step in imperial service, Gallicus is known to have been Governor of Germania Inferior from 76 to 78.[11] He was appointed consul for a second time seven years later by the emperor Domitian, serving with Lucius Valerius Catullus Messalinus. Gallicus' final office was urban prefect of Rome, which he held around 91.[12]
Death
Statius dedicated a poem to him (Silvae, 1.4), celebrating his recovery from illness. His recovery proved short-lived, as Statius notes Gallicus died from that same illness in the preface to the first book of Silvae, published not long after Gallicus' death.
References
- Classical Quarterly, 31 (1981), pp. 200, 213
- ^ Gallivan, "The Fasti for A. D. 70–96", pp. 190, 216
- ^ Salomies, Adoptive and polyonymous nomenclature in the Roman Empire, (Helsinki: Societas Scientiarum Fennica, 1992), pp. 116f and note
- ^ Spaul, "Governors of Tingitana", Antiquités africaines 30 (1994), p. 237
- ^ CIL V, 6990
- ^ a b AE 1920, 55 = ILS 9499
- ^ CIL III, 4591
- ^ a b CIL VI, 1984 = ILS 5025
- ^ CIL VIII, 25967
- ^ Werner Eck, "Jahres- und Provinzialfasten der senatorischen Statthalter von 69/70 bis 138/139", Chiron 12 (1982), p. 293
- ^ Eck, "Jahres- und Provinzialfasten", pp. 297–300
- JSTOR 20186337.
Further reading
- John Henderson, A Roman life: Rutilius Gallus on paper and in stone. (Exeter Studies in History), (Exeter: University Press, 1998).