Gnaeus Pedanius Fuscus Salinator (consul 61)

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Gnaeus Pedanius Fuscus Salinator was a Roman senator who was active under the Principate. He was suffect consul in the nundinium of July-August 61 as the colleague of Lucius Velleius Paterculus. [1] He is known entirely from inscriptions.

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References

  1. ↑ Paul A. Gallivan, "Some Comments on the Fasti for the Reign of Nero", Classical Quarterly , 24 (1974), pp. 302, 310
  2. ↑ Ronald Syme, "The Ummidii", Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte , 17 (1968), p. 85
Political offices
Preceded by
Publius Petronius Turpilianus,
and Junius Caesennius Paetus
as suffect consuls		 Suffect consul of the Roman Empire
61
with Lucius Velleius Paterculus 		Succeeded by
Publius Marius, and
Lucius Afinius Gallus
as ordinary consuls
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