Quintus Servilius Pudens was a

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senator active during the second century AD. He was ordinary consul for the year 166 with

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as his colleague, and he was

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ar governor of

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around 180. Pudens is known only through surviving inscriptions. Pudens may be related to

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, consul in 152 and 188, and both may be related to the consul of 189, Quintus Servilius Silanus. Pudens is confidently known to have married

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, daughter of

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, the adopted son of the emperor Hadrian. His mansion in Rome has been located; the associated baths have been found and excavated in part. There appear to have been two Servilii Pudentes living about the same time: an inscription attests that a man of the same name was ''prefectus frumenti dandi'', '' juridicus'' of Regio VIII Aemilia, and governor of

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notes that ''juridici'' for the districts of Italy did not come into existence until 166, and were

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ian offices held prior to the consulate. Because any son of Pudens the consul would be related to the imperial family, this relationship would excuse him from holding praetorian offices; the younger Quintus Servilius Pudens might then be the nephew of the consul of 166.Alföldy, ''Konsulat und Senatorenstand'', p. 264 n. 314

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2nd-century Roman consuls Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Pudens, Quintus Servilius {{AncientRome-politician-stub

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