Tiberius Pollienus Armenius Peregrinus (fl. 3rd century AD) was a

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who was appointed

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in AD 244.

Biography

Pollienus Armenius Peregrinus was probably the biological son of Lucius Armenius Peregrinus, who was appointed

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in AD 213. At some point he was adopted either by Pollienus Auspex or his son Tiberius Julius Pollienus Auspex.Much depends on the dating of the career of the elder Pollienus Auspex, and his relationship with Julius Pollienus Auspex. See Mennen’s ''Power and Status in the Roman Empire, AD 193-284'' (2011), pgs. 116-118 In AD 243, Armenius Peregrinus was the

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of Lycia et Pamphylia. In the following year (244), he was appointed '' consul prior'' alongside Fulvius Aemilianus. It is speculated that at some point he may have been the proconsular governor of

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. Armenius Peregrinus was married to the daughter of Flavius Julius Latronianus, the ''

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'' under

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.Mennen, pg. 118

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* Mennen, Inge, ''Power and Status in the Roman Empire, AD 193-284'' (2011) {{DEFAULTSORT:Peregrinus, Tiberius Pollienus Armenius 3rd-century Romans Armenius Peregrinus Roman governors of Lycia et Pamphylia Imperial Roman consuls Roman governors of Asia Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown