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Quintus Egnatius Proculus (fl. 3rd century) was a
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Biography

Egnatius Proculus was a member of the second and third century ''gens Egnatia'', and it has been speculated that he was the son of
Aulus Egnatius Priscillianus Aulus Egnatius Priscillianus (c. 135 - 1??) was a Roman philosopher. Family He married and had Lucius Egnatius Victor, Quintus Egnatius Proculus, and possibly, speculatively, also Aulus Egnatius Proculus, as sons. He is also thought to be related ...
, a Roman philosopher. It is certain that he was appointed
suffect 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 politic ...
sometime in a ''
nundinium Nundinium was a Latin word derived from the word '' nundinum'', which referred to the cycle of days observed by the Romans. During the Roman Empire, ''nundinium'' came to mean the duration of a single consulship among several in a calendar year. S ...
'' in the late second or early third century; however, it has been speculated that he was appointed suffect consul in a ''nundinium'' around 219. Some unknown time after his appointment as suffect consul, it is postulated that he was the same Egnatius Proculus who was appointed ''legatus Augusti consularis ad corrigendum statum liberarum civitatium provinciae Achaiae'' (or imperial legate responsible for correcting the state of affairs in the
province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...
of
Achaea Achaea () or Achaia (), sometimes transliterated from Greek as Akhaia (, ''Akhaïa'' ), is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Western Greece and is situated in the northwestern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. The ...
). Egnatius Proculus was possibly the brother of
Aulus Egnatius Proculus Aulus Egnatius Proculus (fl. 3rd century) was a Roman military officer and senator who was appointed either during the late second century or early third century. Biography Egnatius Proculus was a member of the second and third century , and it ha ...
and
Lucius Egnatius Victor (Lucius) Egnatius Victor (fl. 3rd century) was a Roman military officer and senator who was appointed suffect consul for an uncertain ''nundinium'' prior to 207. Biography Egnatius Victor was a member of the second and third century ''gens Egnati ...
. It is possible that he married a daughter of
Lucius Marius Perpetuus Lucius Marius Perpetuus (fl. late 2nd century to early 3rd century AD) was a Roman military officer and senator who was appointed suffect consul sometime between AD 203 and 214. Biography Marius Perpetuus was the son of Lucius Marius Perpetuus, a ...
.Mennen, pg. 101 It is speculated that he was the father of
Quintus Egnatius Proculus Quintus Egnatius Proculus ( – after 210) was a Roman aristocrat. Life It is speculated that he was the son of Quintus Egnatius Proculus (suffect consul 219), Quintus Egnatius Proculus. He was Roman consul, suffect consul in the ''nundini ...
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Sources

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


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Egnatius Proculus, Quintus 3rd-century Romans Proculus, Quintus Suffect consuls of Imperial Rome Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown