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Pomponius Januarianus
Pomponius Januarianus (fl. 3rd century) was an aristocrat who held a number of imperial appointments, most notably consul in AD 288. Biography Originally a member of the Equestrian order, Januarianus served as the ''Praefectus Aegypti'' from 282 to 284 under the emperor Numerian. He transferred his loyalty to the incoming emperor Diocletian, who rewarded him with advancement into high office. Sometime between 284 and 289, Januarianus was adlected into the Roman senate, and served as Praetorian prefect to Diocletian at some point. In 288 Januarianus was granted the office of '' consul posterior'' as the colleague of the emperor Maximian. Either during his time as consul or immediately after his replacement by a suffect consul, he was appointed the ''Praefectus Urbi'' of Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Consul
A consul held the highest elected political office of the Roman Republic ( to 27 BC), and ancient Romans considered the consulship the second-highest level of the ''cursus honorum'' (an ascending sequence of public offices to which politicians aspired) after that of the censor. Each year, the Centuriate Assembly elected two consuls to serve jointly for a one-year term. The consuls alternated in holding '' fasces'' – taking turns leading – each month when both were in Rome and a consul's ''imperium'' extended over Rome and all its provinces. There were two consuls in order to create a check on the power of any individual citizen in accordance with the republican belief that the powers of the former kings of Rome should be spread out into multiple offices. To that end, each consul could veto the actions of the other consul. After the establishment of the Empire (27 BC), the consuls became mere symbolic representatives of Rome's republican heritage and held very little ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcus Aurelius Diogenes
Marcus, Markus, Márkus or Mărcuș may refer to: * Marcus (name), a masculine given name * Marcus (praenomen), a Roman personal name Places * Marcus, a main belt The asteroid belt is a torus-shaped region in the Solar System, located roughly between the orbits of the planets Jupiter and Mars. It contains a great many solid, irregularly shaped bodies, of many sizes, but much smaller than planets, called ... asteroid, also known as List of minor planets: 369001–370000#088, (369088) Marcus 2008 GG44 * Mărcuş, a village in Dobârlău Commune, Covasna County, Romania * Marcus, Illinois, an unincorporated community * Marcus, Iowa, a city * Marcus, South Dakota, an unincorporated community * Marcus, Washington, a town * Marcus Island, Japan, also known as Minami-Tori-shima * Mărcuș River, Romania * Marcus Township, Cherokee County, Iowa Other uses * Markus, a beetle genus in family Cantharidae * Marcus (album), ''Marcus'' (album), 2008 album by Marcus Miller * Marcus (comedia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
