Quintus (Hedius) Lollianus Plautius Avitus (fl. late 2nd to early 3rd century AD) was a

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military officer and

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who was appointed

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in AD 209.

Biography

Lollianus Plautius was the son 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 ...

who had been suffect consul in around AD 186/8. He began his career as a ''

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'' with the

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stationed in the

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. Possibly in AD 195, he was a candidate for the office of

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, followed by his standing for '' Praetor candidatus tutelaris'' in AD 200. Lollianus Plautius’ next posting was as ''legatus proconsularis'' (assistant to the governor) in

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in AD 201/2. This was followed by his appointment as ''Juridicus Asturiae et Callaeciae'' (or officer in charge of dispensing justice in Asturica and

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). Following this, or possibly during the same period, he was the ''

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'' for

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, which he held from AD 202 to possibly AD 205. In AD 209, Lollianus Plautius was appointed ''

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'' alongside

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. Finally, probably shortly after the accession of

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(c. AD 224), the

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awarded him

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.Mennen, p. 108 At some point in his career, Lollianus Plautius was appointed a '' Triumvir monetalis auro argento aere flando feriundo''. (Prior to him becoming quaestor).

Sources

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

References

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