(Lucius) Egnatius Victor (fl. 3rd century) was a

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military officer and

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who was appointed suffect consul for an uncertain ''

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'' prior to 207.

Biography

Egnatius Victor was a member of the second and third century ''gens Egnatia'', which most likely originated in

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, although

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n and

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n origins have also been suggested. It has been conjectured that he was the son of Aulus Egnatius Priscillianus, a Roman philosopher. Before AD 207, Egnatius Victor was appointed suffect consul, since in 207 he was the ''

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'' in

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, which was a

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ar posting. Egnatius Victor possibly married a daughter of

Quintus Hedius Rufus Lollianus Gentianus Quintus Hedius Rufus Lollianus Gentianus (fl. 2nd century) was a Roman military officer and senator who was appointed ''consul suffectus'' in around AD 186–188. Life Rufus Lollianus was a member of the ''gens Hedia Lolliana'' which probably origi ...

, and he was probably the father 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 ...

(suffect consul around 225/230) and

Egnatia Mariniana Egnatia Mariniana was probably the wife of Roman Emperor Valerian and mother of Emperor Gallienus. Life Several coins bearing the legend DIVAE MARINIANAE date back to the beginning of the reign of Valerian and Gallienus. She died before Valeria ...

, who became the wife of the future

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Valerian and the mother of the emperor

Gallienus Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus (; c. 218 – September 268) was Roman emperor with his father Valerian from 253 to 260 and alone from 260 to 268. He ruled during the Crisis of the Third Century that nearly caused the collapse of the empi ...

. He may also have been the father of Egnatius Victor Marinianus (suffect consul c. 230).Mennen, pg. 100

Sources

* Mennen, Inge, ''Power and Status in the Roman Empire, AD 193-284'' (2011)

References

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