Titus Salvius Rufinus Minicius Opimianus
Titus Salvius Rufinus Minicius Opimianus was a
senator of the second century. He is known to have served as suffect consul in 123 with Gnaeus Sentius Aburnianus as his colleague.[1][2] He is also attested as proconsul of Africa in 138/139.[3]
In discussing the inscription on a marble ara found in
Diana with this senator, and based on the letter forms of the inscription he dates Opimianus' tenure between the years 126 and 129/130. Topalilov notes that "it is very likely that he might have also held another governorship" between the governorship of Moesia and proconsulship of Africa.[4]
The origins of his family are not certain. Although it is clear his family came from Italia,
Minicius Opimianus, who was suffect consul in either 186 or 187, then proconsul of Africa in 202/203.[5]
References
- ^ Werner Eck and Andreas Pangerl, "Neue Konsulndaten in neuen Diplomen", Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik, 152 (2005), p. 242 (Online)
- ^ Werner Eck and Andreas Pangerl, "Neue Diplome mit den Namen von Konsuln und Statthaltern", Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik, 187 (2013), p. 288 (Online)
- ^ Eck, "Ergänzungen zu den Fasti Consulares des 1. und 2. Jh.n.Chr.", Historia, 24 (1975), pp. 324-327
- ^ Topalilov, "A New Governor of Moesia Superior", Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik, 201 (2017), pp. 292-296
- ^ a b Eck, "Ergänzungen", p. 327
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