Gaius Popilius Carus Pedo

Last updated

Gaius Popilius Carus Pedo was a Roman senator who held several offices in the emperor's service during the second century. He was suffect consul in succession to Tiberius Licinius Cassius Cassianus as colleague of Sextus Cocceius Severianus Honorinus until the end of 147. [1]

His cognomen has been interpreted as indicating that Carus Pedo originated in one of the Western provinces of the Empire, although some experts favor an Italian origin. [2] Ronald Syme counted 21 examples of the cognomen "Pedo" in the region of the western Alps, although his membership in the tribe "Quirina" precludes Gallia Narbonensis; however, Syme also counted 16 examples of the gentilicium Popilius in the Spanish provinces. [3]

A number of scholars, including Syme, have suggested that Carus Pedo is related to Marcus Pedo Vergilianus, suffect consul in 115, based on sharing their uncommon name element; [4] however as Carus Pedo's father's praenomen is known to be "Gaius", if they are related, this Pedo would be a nephew or cousin of the consul of 115. On the other hand, experts consider Carus Pedo the grandfather of Popilius Pedo Apronianus, ordinary consul in 191. [5]

Life

Pedo's cursus honorum is documented in an inscription from Tibur. [6] He started his senatorial career likely in his teens as a member of the decemviri stlitibus iudicandis, one of the four boards of the vigintiviri , a minor collegium young senators serve in at the start of their careers. Next he was a military tribune in Legio III Cyrenaica around 132–135, [7] which was stationed in Syria at the time; while holding this commission he received dona militaria or military decorations. This was followed by holding in succession the traditional series of republican magistracies, all as candidate of the emperor: quaestor, plebeian tribune, and at last praetor. At this point Pedo was appointed legatus legionis or commander of Legio X Fretensis around AD 141, but he rejected the post for unknown reasons. "There is a view that he did so because of bad health," writes Edward Dabrowa. Nevertheless, "the refusal did not affect his further career." [2]

Carus Pedo held two civilian administrative posts prior to his consulship. The first was as curator of three important roads: the Via Aurelia, both the older and new sections, the Via Cornelia and the Via Triumphalis. His next post was prefect of the aerarium Saturni , which Mireille Corbier dates to 144–146. [8] Following his consulship, Pedo was admitted to the collegium of the Septemviri epulonum ; Dabrowa estimates this happened between the years 147 and 152. [9] Also after his consulship Pedo was appointed curator of the operum publicorum , one of the overseers of the public works of Rome; an inscription attests he was curator on 19 September 150. [10] Then he was appointed governor of Germania Superior from circa 151 to circa 155. Upon returning to Rome, Pedo was admitted to another priesthood, the sodales Hadrianales , circa 159/160. In 161/162 Pedo was appointed governor and censor over Gallia Lugdunensis, and upon returning to Rome the sortition immediately allotted to him Asia, over which he was again proconsular governor 162/163. [7]

His life after his governorship of Asia is unknown, as well as the date of his death.

Related Research Articles

Gnaeus Julius Verus was Roman senator and general of the mid-2nd century AD. He was suffect consul, and governed several important imperial provinces: Germania Inferior, Britain, and Syria.

Gaius Ummidius Durmius Quadratus was a Roman senator of the Principate. He was the first member of the Ummidii to reach the office of consul in his family, or a homo novus. Quadratus is also known for his tenure as governor of Syria from c. 50 until his death.

Gaius Julius Severus was a Roman senator and aristocrat of the second century. He was suffect consul around the year 138.

Lucius Aemilius Carus was a Roman military officer and senator who served as consul suffectus for one of the nundinia in the first half of AD 144, with Quintus Egrilius Plarianus as his colleague. His life is known primarily through inscriptions.

Lucius Funisulanus Vettonianus

Lucius Funisulanus Vettonianus was a Roman general and senator during the reigns of the Flavian emperors. He was suffect consul in the nundinium of September to October 78 with Quintus Corellius Rufus as his colleague.

Publius Mummius Sisenna Rutilianus was a Roman senator of the second century AD. He is best known from Lucian's vivid portrayal of him in Alexander vel Pseudomantis, where the senator is described as "a man of good family and tested in many Roman offices, but utterly sick as far as the gods were concerned," as the most distinguished victim of the bogus oracle established by the story's namesake in Paphlagonia. Rutilianus was suffect consul in the nundinium of May-June 146 with Titus Prifernius Paetus Rosianus Geminus as his colleague.

Lucius Dasumius Tullius Tuscus was a Roman senator who was an amici or trusted advisor of the emperors Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius. He was suffect consul in the nundinium of April to June 152 AD as the colleague of Publius Sufenas.

Galeo Tettienus Severus Marcus Eppuleius Proculus Tiberius Caepio Hispo was a Roman senator active in the late 1st and early 2nd centuries AD, who occupied a number of offices in the imperial service. He was suffect consul around the year 101 as the colleague of Rubrius Gallus.

Titus Prifernius Paetus Rosianus Geminus was a Roman senator of the second century who held a series of posts in the emperor's service. He was suffect consul for the nundinium of May-June AD 146 as the colleague of Publius Mummius Sisenna Rutilianus.

Lucius Annius Fabianus was a Roman senator and general. He was suffect consul for the nundinium of November–December AD 141; his colleague is not known.

Lucius Burbuleius Optatus Ligarianus was a Roman senator of the second century, who held several offices in the emperor's service. He was suffect consul in the nundinium of May-August 135 as the colleague of Marcus Aemilius Papus. He died while governor of Syria.

Titus Tettienus Serenus was Roman senator of the first century. He was suffect consul in the nundinium of July to August AD 81 as the colleague of Gaius Scoedius Natta Pinarius. Serenus is primarily known from inscriptions.

Publius Pactumeius Clemens was a Roman senator and jurisconsult active during the first century AD. He was suffect consul for the nundinium April-June 138 as the colleague of Marcus Vindius Verus; according to Ronald Syme, Clemens is the earliest known consul to hold the fasces in absentia. Although he is known solely through inscriptions, his life provides examples of how patronage operated during contemporary Rome.

Marcus Cutius Priscus Messius Rusticus Aemilius Papus Arrius Proculus Julius Celsus was a Roman senator who held a series of offices in the emperor's service. He was suffect consul for the nundinium of May to August 135 as the colleague of Lucius Burbuleius Optatus Ligarianus. Papus is known solely through inscriptions.

Lucius Neratius Proculus was a Roman senator, who held several posts in the emperor's service. He was suffect consul in either the year 144 or 145. Proculus is known primarily from inscriptions.

Quintus Licinius Modestinus [? Sextus] Attius Labeo was a Roman senator, who held a number of imperial appointments during the middle of the second century AD. He was suffect consul in the year 146, following the death of Sextus Erucius Clarus in March, serving until the end of June; his colleague was Gnaeus Claudius Severus Arabianus. He is known entirely from inscriptions.

Marcus Acilius Priscus Egrilius Plarianus was a Roman senator, who held a number of imperial appointments during the reign of Hadrian. Mireille Corbier considers him the best known of the Egrilii Plariani, due to the large number of inscriptions referring to him.

Lucius Aurelius Gallus was a Roman senator, who held a series of appointments during the first half of the second century AD. A military diploma found in Morocco attests that he was suffect consul on 18 August for one of the years between 129 and 132 as the colleague of ...cus Priscus. Gallus is known entirely from inscriptions.

Lucius Coelius Festus was a Roman senator, who was appointed to several praetorian offives during the reign of Antoninus Pius. He was suffect consul in the nundinium of July-September 148 with Publius Orfidius Senecio as his colleague. Mireille Corbier describes his known career as that of an administrator occupying a modest spot in the Senate. Festus is known entirely from inscriptions.

Quintus Egrilius Plarianus was a Roman senator, who was active during the reigns of Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius. He was suffect consul for one of the nundinia in the first half of AD 144, as the colleague of Lucius Aemilius Carus. Plarianus was the son of Marcus Acilius Priscus Egrilius Plarianus; he also is known to have had a sister, Egrilia M.f. Plaria. Although his family had its origins in Ostia, it is likely he spent most of his life in Rome.

References

  1. ↑ Werner Eck, "Die Fasti consulares der Regierungszeit des Antoninus Pius, eine Bestandsaufnahme seit Géza Alföldys Konsulat und Senatorenstand" in Studia epigraphica in memoriam Géza Alföldy, hg. W. Eck, B. Feher, and P. Kovács (Bonn, 2013), p. 75
  2. 1 2 Edward Dabrowa, Legio X Fretensis: A Prosopographical Study of its Officers (I-III c. A.D.) (Stuttgart: Franz Steiner, 1993), p. 44
  3. ↑ Syme, "Spaniards at Tivoli", Ancient Society, 13/14 (1982/1983), p. 252
  4. ↑ Syme, "The Paternity of Polyonymous Consuls", Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik , 61 (1985), p. 198
  5. ↑ Paul M. M. Leunissen, Konsuln und Konsulare in der Zeit von Commodus bis Severus Alexander(Amsterdam: J.C. Gieben, 1989), p. 108
  6. ↑ CIL XIV, 3610
  7. 1 2 Dabrowa, Legio X Fretensis, p. 45
  8. ↑ Corbier, L'aerarium saturni et l'aerarium militare; Administration et prosopographie sénatoriale, Publications de l'École française de Rome, 24 (Rome: École Française de Rome, 1974), p. 229
  9. ↑ Dabrowa, Legio X Fretensis, p. 45 n. 197
  10. ↑ CIL VI, 855
Political offices
Preceded byas suffect consuls Suffect consul of the Roman Empire
147
with Sextus Cocceius Severianus 		Succeeded byas ordinary consuls
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.