(Hedius Lollianus) Terentius Gentianus (fl. 3rd century AD) was a

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politician who was appointed

consul Consul (abbrev. ''cos.''; Latin plural ''consules'') was the title of one of the two chief magistrates of the Roman Republic, and subsequently also an important title under the Roman Empire. The title was used in other European city-states throu ...

in AD 211 and also served as High Priest of Jupiter.

Biography

Terentius Gentianus 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. In AD 200, Terentius Gentianus was elected as '' Praetor tutelaris''. Then in AD 211, he was appointed '' consul ordinarius'' alongside Pomponius Bassus. He put up a statue in Rome for his sister Terentia Flavola, Chief Vestal. In the inscription he is mentioned as the Flamen Dialis, which makes him the latest-attested holder of that office. Terentius Gentianus was married to Pomponia Paetina, who was possibly related to his colleague of 211.

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