Pomponius Januarianus
Pomponius Januarianus(fl. 3rd century) was anaristocratwho held a number of imperial appointments, most notablyconsulin AD 288.
Biography
[edit]Originally a member of theEquestrian order,Januarianus served as thePraefectusAegyptifrom 282 to 284 under theemperorNumerian.[1]He transferred his loyalty to the incoming emperorDiocletian,who rewarded him with advancement into high office.[2]Sometime between 284 and 289, Januarianus wasadlectedinto theRoman senate,and served asPraetorian prefectto Diocletian at some point.[3][4]
In 288 Januarianus was granted the office ofconsul posterioras the colleague of theemperorMaximian.Either during his time as consul or immediately after his replacement by a suffect consul, he was appointed thePraefectus UrbiofRome,a position he held from 27 February 288 until sometime in AD 289.[3]
References
[edit]- ^Bastianini 1975,p. 318.
- ^Barnes 1981,p. 5.
- ^abMartindale & Jones 1971,p. 453.
- ^Barnes 1981,p. 287 n. 27.
Sources
[edit]- Barnes, Timothy David(1981),Constantine and Eusebius,Harvard University Press
- Bastianini, Guido(1975). "Lista dei prefetti d'Egitto dal 30aal 299p".Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik(in Italian).17:263–321, 323–328.JSTOR20180880.
- Martindale, J. R.&Jones, A.H.M.(1971).The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire.Vol. I AD 260-395. Cambridge University Press.