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171:. Syme argues, based on his absence again from the rituals of the Arval Brethren, he was proconsul in 84/85. In contrast, Paul Leunissen suggests instead a slightly earlier proconsular tenure, 82/83. Birley also dates the proconsulship to 82/83. 155:
between those dates. Birley proposes yet a third chronology, dating his command of V Macedonica prior to his co-option into the Arval Brethren, in which case "if the priesthood was in some sense a reward for meritorious service as a
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The first office listed is the record of holding the chief magistracy of his home town in four census years; Anthony Birley explains this would extend 15 years from the first to the last tenure of this office. Next was his
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as a conniving and evil man. He sentences many slaves to death, is disliked by most people and the main antagonist, who helps the emperor coordinate the downfall of many people. He is involved in a conspiracy against
96:. However, Olli Salomies provides some evidence against this, most notably an inscription that indicates his mother's name was Ann. An inscription recovered from Urbs Salvia supplies his father's 209:
A gravestone found near Rome dedicated to his wife, Vitellia C.f. Rufilla, by his son, Gaius Salvius Vitellanius, provides details of his family. Salvius Vitellanius is known to have been a
178:, Salvius Liberalis was sent into exile. Birley notes he was "an outstanding advocate, fluent and forcible, whether prosecuting or for the defence" then notes, "His outspokenness won 175: 17: 496: 502: 139: 160:, it would be intelligible that it should be mentioned after it." Salvius Liberalis would then have held command of V Macedonica from 74 to 78, and served as 529: 66: 256: 304: 587: 542: 577: 189:, Salvius Liberalis returned to Rome where he served as a lawyer. In 100, he was advocate for the defense of a proconsul of 516: 213:
in Legio V Macedonica and legate to the proconsul of Macedonia; Birley suspects in both cases he served under his father.
137:; however, Salvius Liberalis was absent from the Arval ceremonies, returning by 30 October 81. Syme dates his tenure as 582: 134: 31: 300: 592: 366: 174:
He returned to Rome accept appointment as suffect consul. Syme argues that in the aftermath of the trial of
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Leunissen, "Direct Promotions from Proconsul to Consul under the Principate",
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He was co-opted into the Arval Brethren 1 March 78, replacing the deceased
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military appointments and had been on the right side in the year 69."
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and general, who held civil office in Britain and was a member of the
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to 78–81, while H. Peterson argues that Salvius was commander of the
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He returned at a later date, probably after the assassination of
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and unravels the affair between Paris and the emperor's wife,
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Adoptive and polyonymous nomenclature in the Roman Empire
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for 105, and it is likely he died between those years.
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from May 78 to 24 June 79 or slightly later, becoming
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Gaius Salvius Liberalis appears in books II-V of the
100:, Gaius; more importantly it provides details of his 77:Gaius Salvius Liberalis is known to have come from 559: 167:Afterwards Salvius Liberalis was proconsul of 472: 470: 122:; from this, and in analogy of the career of 27:1st century Roman senator, general and consul 382: 380: 362:"The Legionary command of Salvius Liberalis" 317: 315: 313: 277:(Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1980), p. 56 467: 413:Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 257:Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 30:For the character in Latin textbooks, see 377: 310: 543:Servius Cornelius Dolabella Petronianus 325:(Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1981), p. 211 89:, he may have been first cousin to the 14: 560: 38:Gaius Salvius Liberalis Nonius Bassus 24: 94:Lucius Flavius Silva Nonius Bassus 25: 604: 135:Gaius Salonius Matidius Patruinus 32:Gaius Salvius Liberalis (fiction) 18:Gāius Salvius Līberālis (history) 588:Suffect consuls of Imperial Rome 447: 421: 405: 392: 114:into the Roman Senate as an ex- 354: 341: 328: 293: 280: 267: 244: 13: 1: 237: 216: 578:Roman governors of Macedonia 457:, p. 37; Pliny the Younger, 228:Tiberius Claudius Cogidubnus 7: 10: 609: 323:The Fasti of Roman Britain 29: 583:Ancient Romans in Britain 534: 514: 493: 488: 204: 176:Gaius Caecilius Classicus 124:Gaius Caristanius Fronto 72: 497:Decimus Aburius Bassus 477:Fasti of Roman Britain 387:Fasti of Roman Britain 223:Cambridge Latin Course 503:Quintus Julius Balbus 264:(2013), pp. 274f 140:juridicius Augustorum 593:Ancient Roman exiles 549:as Ordinary consuls 455:Some Arval Brethren 429:Some Arval Brethren 400:Some Arval Brethren 367:Classical Philology 349:Some Arval Brethren 336:Some Arval Brethren 275:Some Arval Brethren 568:1st-century Romans 509:as Suffect consuls 489:Political offices 374:(1962), p. 33 149:Legio V Macedonica 69:as his colleague. 556: 555: 552: 535:Succeeded by 530:Cornelius Orestes 512: 433:Pliny the Younger 250:Eck and Pangerl, 67:Cornelius Orestes 16:(Redirected from 600: 546: 506: 494:Preceded by 486: 485: 480: 474: 465: 451: 445: 425: 419: 409: 403: 396: 390: 384: 375: 358: 352: 345: 339: 332: 326: 319: 308: 297: 291: 284: 278: 271: 265: 248: 211:military tribune 158:legionary legate 21: 608: 607: 603: 602: 601: 599: 598: 597: 558: 557: 545: 541: 526: 524: 505: 500: 484: 483: 475: 468: 452: 448: 426: 422: 410: 406: 397: 393: 385: 378: 359: 355: 346: 342: 333: 329: 320: 311: 307:= ILS 1011 298: 294: 286:Olli Salomies, 285: 281: 272: 268: 249: 245: 240: 219: 207: 164:from 78 to 81. 85:. According to 75: 35: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 606: 596: 595: 590: 585: 580: 575: 570: 554: 553: 536: 533: 517:Suffect consul 513: 495: 491: 490: 482: 481: 466: 446: 420: 418:(1991), p. 226 404: 391: 376: 353: 340: 327: 309: 292: 279: 266: 242: 241: 239: 236: 218: 215: 206: 203: 193:prosecuted by 103:cursus honorum 74: 71: 57:suffect consul 53:Arval Brethren 44:80s CE) was a 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 605: 594: 591: 589: 586: 584: 581: 579: 576: 574: 571: 569: 566: 565: 563: 551: 550: 544: 539: 532: 531: 523: 522: 518: 511: 510: 504: 498: 492: 487: 478: 473: 471: 464: 460: 456: 450: 444: 440: 439: 434: 430: 424: 417: 414: 408: 401: 395: 389:, p. 212 388: 383: 381: 373: 369: 368: 363: 357: 350: 344: 337: 331: 324: 318: 316: 314: 306: 303: 302: 296: 289: 283: 276: 270: 263: 259: 258: 253: 247: 243: 235: 233: 229: 224: 214: 212: 202: 200: 196: 192: 188: 183: 181: 177: 172: 170: 165: 163: 159: 154: 150: 146: 142: 141: 136: 131: 129: 125: 121: 117: 113: 107: 105: 104: 99: 95: 92: 88: 84: 80: 70: 68: 64: 63: 58: 54: 50: 47: 43: 39: 33: 19: 548: 547: 527: 521:Roman Empire 515: 508: 507: 476: 458: 454: 449: 436: 428: 423: 415: 412: 407: 399: 394: 386: 371: 365: 356: 348: 343: 335: 330: 322: 299: 295: 287: 282: 274: 269: 261: 255: 246: 220: 208: 198: 184: 173: 166: 161: 152: 138: 132: 108: 101: 97: 76: 65:of 85, with 60: 59:in the last 37: 36: 87:Ronald Syme 79:Urbs Salvia 562:Categories 360:Peterson, 238:References 217:In fiction 162:juridicius 153:juridicius 128:equestrian 459:Epistulae 438:Epistulae 431:, p. 31; 180:Vespasian 169:Macedonia 112:adlection 98:praenomen 62:nundinium 55:. He was 540:XII, and 538:Domitian 479:, p. 213 463:II.11.17 443:III.9.33 321:Birley, 305:IX, 5533 195:Agricola 187:Domitian 519:of the 402:, p. 33 351:, p. 25 338:, p. 17 232:Domitia 145:Britain 120:tribune 116:praetor 83:Picenum 49:senator 573:Salvii 453:Syme, 427:Syme, 398:Syme, 347:Syme, 334:Syme, 273:Syme, 205:Family 191:Africa 91:consul 528:with 46:Roman 501:and 199:Acta 73:Life 301:CIL 262:187 143:in 81:in 42:fl. 564:: 525:85 499:, 469:^ 461:, 441:, 435:, 416:89 379:^ 372:57 370:, 364:, 312:^ 260:, 254:, 106:. 40:( 34:. 20:)

Index

Gāius Salvius Līberālis (history)
Gaius Salvius Liberalis (fiction)
fl.
Roman
senator
Arval Brethren
suffect consul
nundinium
Cornelius Orestes
Urbs Salvia
Picenum
Ronald Syme
consul
Lucius Flavius Silva Nonius Bassus
cursus honorum
adlection
praetor
tribune
Gaius Caristanius Fronto
equestrian
Gaius Salonius Matidius Patruinus
juridicius Augustorum
Britain
Legio V Macedonica
legionary legate
Macedonia
Gaius Caecilius Classicus
Vespasian
Domitian
Africa

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