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which had left around 108. His tenure as governor of Roman
Britain is securely dated by two military diplomas, one dated to 17 July 122, and the other to 15 September 124.
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notes that Nepos' career "in two important respects was an unusual one for a governor of
Britain. In the first place, it is the only example recorded before the time of
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Nepos sought no further office after his time in
Britain. Bricks bearing his name, and dated to 134, show he owned a brickworks near Rome. At some point Nepos held the
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before his accession, and both share the same tribe (Sergia), Birley states that it is "not improbable" that Nepos came from
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is considered an unreliable source. Birley suggests that A. Platorius Nepos
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