Quintus Vibius Secundus was a

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who was active during the reigns of

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and

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. He was suffect consul for the '' nundinium'' of March to April 86. A member of the '' gens Vibia'', Secundus is considered to be the son of the influential Politician Lucius Junius Quintus Vibius Crispus. There is a possibility that Secundus could be related to suffect consul Lucius Vibius Sabinus, father of the Empress

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. Only one office is known for Secundus: in 101/102 the

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selected him as

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ar governor of

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, "Jahres- und Provinzialfasten der senatorischen Statthalter von 69/70 bis 138/139", ''

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'', 12 (1982), pp. 336f

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