Vitrasius Pollio (died AD 32) was a member of the

equestrian class The ''equites'' (; literally "horse-" or "cavalrymen", though sometimes referred to as "knights" in English) constituted the second of the property-based classes of ancient Rome, ranking below the senatorial class. A member of the equestrian o ...

who was

prefect Prefect (from the Latin ''praefectus'', substantive adjectival form of ''praeficere'': "put in front", meaning in charge) is a magisterial title of varying definition, but essentially refers to the leader of an administrative area. A prefect's ...

or governor of the imperial province of

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

. He died in office, and was replaced by an imperial

freedman A freedman or freedwoman is a formerly enslaved person who has been released from slavery, usually by legal means. Historically, enslaved people were freed by manumission (granted freedom by their captor-owners), emancipation (granted freedom a ...

Hiberus Hiberius (fl. 1st century AD) was an imperial freedman who assumed the duties of ''praefectus'' or governor of Roman Egypt for a few months in AD 32, from the premature death of Vitrasius Pollio to the arrival from Rome of Aulus Avilius Flaccus.C ...

until another eques,

Aulus Avilius Flaccus Aulus Avilius Flaccus was a Roman eques who was appointed ''praefectus'' or governor of Roman Egypt from 33 CE to 38. His rule coincided with the riots against Alexandria's Jewish population in 38. According to some accounts, including Philo's, F ...

, could arrive from Rome. Pollio is the earliest attested member of the Vitrasii. His son Gaius Vitrasius Pollio was prefect of Roman Egypt between the years 38 and 41.Bastiani, "Lista dei prefetti d'Egitto", p. 271

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Pollio Pollio may refer to: * Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, Roman architect usually known as Vitruvius * Gaius Asinius Pollio, Roman historian and orator * Gaius Asinius Pollio (consul 23), grandson of the preceding * Rufrius Pollio, Roman Prefect of the Praet ...