Gaius Cornelius Gallicanus

Gaius Cornelius Gallicanus was a Roman Empire, Roman soldier of the equestrian (Roman), equestrian class whom Vespasian adlecti, adlected into the Roman senate for his loyalty during the Year of the Four Emperors.

Following his'' adlectio'', Gallicanus was governor of Baetica in AD 79/80, and shortly afterwards of Gallia Lugdunensis, succeeding Titus Tettienus Serenus in 80, until 83. He was appointed Roman consul, suffect consul for the ''nundinium'' of September-October 84 with Gaius Tullius Capito Pomponianus Plotius Firmus as his colleague. The pinnacle of his career was as proconsul of Africa (Roman province), Africa for the period 98/99. Upon return to Italy, he was appointed curator of the ''alimenta'' for Veleia (Italy), Veleia, a program that provided public funds to care for poor children in Central Italy.

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1st-century Romans
Senators of the Roman Empire
Roman governors of Hispania Baetica
Roman governors of Gallia Lugdunensis
Suffect consuls of Imperial Rome

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