Gaius Cornelius Gallicanus

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Gaius Cornelius Gallicanus was a Roman soldier of the equestrian class whom Vespasian adlected into the Roman senate for his loyalty during the Year of the Four Emperors. [1]

Following his adlectio, Gallicanus was governor of Baetica in AD 79/80, [2] and shortly afterwards of Gallia Lugdunensis, succeeding Titus Tettienus Serenus in 80, until 83. [3] He was appointed suffect consul for the nundinium of September-October 84 with Gaius Tullius Capito Pomponianus Plotius Firmus as his colleague. [4] The pinnacle of his career was as proconsul of Africa for the period 98/99. [5] Upon return to Italy, he was appointed curator of the alimenta for Veleia, a program that provided public funds to care for poor children in Central Italy. [6]

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References

  1. Werner Eck, Senatoren von Vespasian bis Hadrian (München: Beck'sche, 1970), p. 105
  2. Eck, "Jahres- und Provinzialfasten der senatorischen Statthalter von 69/70 bis 138/139", Chiron , 12 (1982), p. 302 and note
  3. Eck, "Jahres- und Provinzialfasten", pp. 304-306
  4. Paul Gallivan, "The Fasti for A. D. 70–96", Classical Quarterly , 31 (1981), pp. 190, 197, 216
  5. Eck, "Jahres- und Provinzialfasten", p. 330
  6. CIL XI, 1147
Political offices
Preceded by
Lucius Julius Ursus,
and ignotus
as suffect consuls
Suffect consul of the Roman Empire
84
with Gaius Tullius Capito Pomponianus Plotius Firmus
Succeeded by
ignotus,
and Gallus
as suffect consuls