Egnatius Lucillianus (c. 210 – aft. 244) was a
Roman
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senator.
Life
It has been speculated that he was son of
Lucius Egnatius Victor Lollianus Lucius Egnatius Victor Lollianus (fl. 3rd century) was a Roman Empire, Roman military officer and Senate of the Roman Empire, senator, who served as governor of a number of provinces of the Roman East, including Galatia, Achaea, Bithynia and Pontus ...
and the father of
Egnatius Lucillus; however, a relationship between the imperial ''gens Egnatia'' and Egnatius Lucillianus has been described as very doubtful.
[Martindale, J. R.; Jones, A. H. M, ''The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire'', Vol. I AD 260-395, Cambridge University Press (1971), pg. 518]
He was the
governor
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or
legatus
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of
Britannia Inferior at
Eboracum
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, a province of
Britannia
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, some time between 238 and 244. Little else is known of him although he seems to have been involved in the rebuilding and expansion of the fort at
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along with his predecessor,
Maecilius Fuscus. He also mentioned on a dedication at
Bremenium, today
High Rochester
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.
References
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Roman governors of Britain
Ancient Romans in Britain
Lucillianus
3rd-century Romans
210 births
Year of birth uncertain
244 deaths