Tiberius Claudius Paulinus was a

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general and politician of the early third century. Several inscriptions in Britain preserve details of his ''

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''. The earliest office Paulinus held was ''

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'' or commander of Legio II ''Augusta'' at

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. After an unknown period of time, he was

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ar governor of Gallia Narbonensis for the term 216/217; this was followed by ''legatus Augusti pro praetor'', or governorship of the imperial province of

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around 218. He returned to

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where he served as ''legatus Augusti pro praetor'' of Britannia Inferior in 220. He was a popular man. While he was away governing Gaul, the Silures tribe set up an official monument, the ''Marble of Thorigny'' dedicated to him despite their usual hostility to Rome. This monument includes the text of a letter Paulinus sent to his friend, Sennius Sollemnis. By 221, he had been succeeded in Britain by Marius Valerianus.

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