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Tiberius." Further, if he achieved this magistrate at the normal age of 25, Gallus would have been born around 8/7 BC. Record of his tenure as
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sarcastically advised him to think of his country. The tombstone of his successor, Quintus
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and general active during the 1st century AD. He held a number of offices and imperial appointments, the most important of which were governor of
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