Quintus Volusius Flaccus Cornelianus was a
Roman Senator who lived during the 2nd century. He was
ordinary consul in 174 as the colleague of
Lucius Aurelius Gallus.
Little is known on his origins and life. Cornelianus was a member of the
gens Volusia
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. He may have been a descendant of
Quintus Volusius Saturninus, consul of 92.
[Jones, ''The Emperor Domitian'', p. 176]
The name of Cornelianus is mentioned in a Roman
papyrus
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written between 193 and 197.
[Advanced Papyrological Information System, UM, P.Mich.inv. 3240; Recto]
/ref> The papyrus, written in Latin
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and Greek
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, contains a list of soldiers in some type of military unit, perhaps cavalrymen. It was probably later reused as an envelope for a letter or a small object.[
]
References
Sources
*Brian Jones, ''The Emperor Domitian'', Routledge, 2002
Advanced Papyrological Information System, UM, P.Mich.inv. 3240; Recto
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2nd-century Romans
Imperial Roman consuls
Flaccus Cornelianus