Aulus Caecilius Faustinus was a

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active during the reign of

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. He was

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for the ''

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'' starting in August AD 99 as the colleague of

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. Faustinus is known primarily from inscriptions. The ''

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'' of Faustinus is incomplete; only two of the offices he held are documented, both after he was consul. The first was as governor of

Moesia Inferior Moesia (; Latin: ''Moesia''; el, Μοισία, Moisía) was an ancient region and later Roman province situated in the Balkans south of the Danube River, which included most of the territory of modern eastern Serbia, Kosovo, north-eastern Alban ...

, which he held from 103 to 105, when Trajan's

Second Dacian War The Second Roman–Dacian War was fought between 105 to 106 because the Dacian King, Decebalus, had broken his peace terms with the Roman Emperor Trajan from the First Dacian War. Before the War Following his subjugation, Decebalus complied with ...

broke out. Faustinus was immediately replaced as governor by Lucius Fabius Justus, who is known to have had more military experience. The second office Faustinus is recorded as having held was

proconsul A proconsul was an official of ancient Rome who acted on behalf of a consul. A proconsul was typically a former consul. The term is also used in recent history for officials with delegated authority. In the Roman Republic, military command, or ' ...

ar governor of

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in 115/116,Eck, "Jahres- und Provinzialfasten", p. 359 a position considered the pinnacle of a successful senatorial career. His life after he left the province is unknown.

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