(Gaius) Julius Quadratus
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Julius Quadratus was a Roman
Cavalry Officer
. He was the son of Gaius Julius Severus
, a Tribune in Legio VI Ferrata
.
He was the father of Gaius Julius Severus
, a Proconsul
of Asia between 152 and 153.
His cousin Gaius Julius Quadratus Bassus
, Legate
at Judaea
between 102 and 105, Consul
of Rome
in 105 and Proconsul
of Asia in 105, married Asinia Marcella, Domina figl..
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
Cavalry Officer
Officer (armed forces)
An officer is a member of an armed force or uniformed service who holds a position of authority. Commissioned officers derive authority directly from a sovereign power and, as such, hold a commission charging them with the duties and responsibilities of a specific office or position...
. He was the son of Gaius Julius Severus
Gaius Julius Severus I
Gaius Julius Severus was a Tribune in Legio VI Ferrata, then and usually settled in Iudaea. He was the older son of Gaius Julius Severus, a Nobleman from Akmonia at Galatia, and paternal grandson of Artemidoros of the Trocmi, a Nobleman at Galatia , and his wife a Princess of the Tectosagi Gaius...
, a Tribune in Legio VI Ferrata
Legio VI Ferrata
Legio sexta Ferrata , was a Roman Legion formed in 65 BC, and in existence up to at least 3rd century. A Legio VI fought in the Roman Republican civil wars of the 40s and 30s BC...
.
He was the father of Gaius Julius Severus
Gaius Julius Severus II
Gaius Julius Severus was a Proconsul of Asia between 152 and 153. He was the son of Julius Quadratus, a Roman Cavalry Officer.He was a descendant of Attalus , Deiotaros , and Amyntas, as well as cousin of Iulius Quadratus .-Sources:* Christian Settipani, Les Ancêtres de Charlemagne...
, a Proconsul
Proconsul
A proconsul was a governor of a province in the Roman Republic appointed for one year by the senate. In modern usage, the title has been used for a person from one country ruling another country or bluntly interfering in another country's internal affairs.-Ancient Rome:In the Roman Republic, a...
of Asia between 152 and 153.
His cousin Gaius Julius Quadratus Bassus
Gaius Julius Quadratus Bassus
Gaius Julius Quadratus Bassus , a Romanized Galatian, was a Legate at Judaea between 102/103 and 104/105, Consul of Rome in 105 and Proconsul of Asia in 105. He was the son of Gaius Julius Bassus, Proconsul in Bithynia in 98....
, Legate
Legatus
A legatus was a general in the Roman army, equivalent to a modern general officer. Being of senatorial rank, his immediate superior was the dux, and he outranked all military tribunes...
at Judaea
Iudaea Province
Judaea or Iudaea are terms used by historians to refer to the Roman province that extended over parts of the former regions of the Hasmonean and Herodian kingdoms of Israel...
between 102 and 105, Consul
Roman consul
A consul served in the highest elected political office of the Roman Republic.Each year, two consuls were elected together, to serve for a one-year term. Each consul was given veto power over his colleague and the officials would alternate each month...
of Rome
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
in 105 and Proconsul
Proconsul
A proconsul was a governor of a province in the Roman Republic appointed for one year by the senate. In modern usage, the title has been used for a person from one country ruling another country or bluntly interfering in another country's internal affairs.-Ancient Rome:In the Roman Republic, a...
of Asia in 105, married Asinia Marcella, Domina figl..
Sources
- Christian SettipaniChristian SettipaniChristian Settipani is the Technical Director of an IT company in Paris and a genealogist and historian.He has a Master of Advanced Studies degree from the Paris-Sorbonne University and is currently preparing his doctoral thesis, while he often gives lectures to students undergraduates at the...
, Les Ancêtres de Charlemagne (France: Éditions Christian, 1989).
See also
- Descent from antiquityDescent from antiquityDescent from Antiquity is the project of establishing a well-researched, generation-by-generation descent of living persons from people living in antiquity. It is an ultimate challenge in prosopography and genealogy....