Gnaeus Pinarius Aemilius Cicatricula was a

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, who was active during the reign of

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. He was

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in the ''

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'' of November-December 72 as the colleague of

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. He is known entirely from inscriptions. Cicatricula's polyonymous name poses a challenge. Olli Salomies at first reported that "among the numerous Pinarii I can find only one Gnaeus, whereas, on the other hand, this praenomen was much in use among the Cornelii", which lead him to suggest that he was originally a Gnaeus Cornelius L.f. who added the element "Pinarius" from his mother's side. However, he noted the existence of

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, suffect consul in either 71 or 72, and

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, suffect consul in 69, which forced him to conclude "the most economical explanation for the existence of the three contemporary Cn. Pinarii would be to postulate an otherwise unknown Cn. Pinarius, probably a man of means but perhaps without an offspring, who could have adopted by testament three promising younger senators." Another possible relative is

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(full name ''Gnaeus Pinarius Aemilius Cicatricula Pompeius Longinus''), whom Salomies postulated was Cicatricula's adopted son. Cicatricula is known to have held one more office. A fragmentary inscription recovered from

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in modern-day Tunisia attests that he was present in

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in 79/80. The inscription can be restored one of two ways: if restored to read ''Cn(aeo) Pinar o Aemilio/ Cicatr

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' (as several authorities restore this section), Cicatricula was a ''

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'' sent to Africa on the Emperor's orders; if restored to read ''Cn(aeo) Pinar o Aemilio/ Cicatr cula proco(n)s(ule)' (as Salomies appears to restore it), he was

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ar governor of Roman Africa.

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