Gaius Asinius Rufus
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Gaius Asinius Rufus was a notable in Lydia
in 134 and 135 who became a Roman
Senator in 136. He was probably the son of Gaius Asinius Frugi
(b. ca 80), monet. of Phrygia
between 98 and 116.
He married Julia, daughter of A. Julius Claudius Charax (ca 115 – aft. 147), granddaughter of G. Julius Lupus T. Vibius Varus Laevillus (ca 95 – aft. 132) and wife Julia Quadratilla (b. ca 100), and through her great-granddaughter of Gaius Julius Quadratus Bassus
(ca 70 – 117), a romanized
Galatia
n, Legate
at Judaea
between 102/103 and 104/105, Consul
of Rome
in 105 and Proconsul
of Asia in 105, and wife Julia, Princess of Cilicia (b. ca 80)
.
They had the following issue:
Lydia
Lydia was an Iron Age kingdom of western Asia Minor located generally east of ancient Ionia in the modern Turkish provinces of Manisa and inland İzmir. Its population spoke an Anatolian language known as Lydian....
in 134 and 135 who became a Roman
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....
Senator in 136. He was probably the son of Gaius Asinius Frugi
Gaius Asinius Frugi
Gaius Asinius Frugi , was the monet. of Phrygia between 98 and 116. He was probably a descendant of Nicomachus , a notable of Lydia in 1 BC....
(b. ca 80), monet. of Phrygia
Phrygia
In antiquity, Phrygia was a kingdom in the west central part of Anatolia, in what is now modern-day Turkey. The Phrygians initially lived in the southern Balkans; according to Herodotus, under the name of Bryges , changing it to Phruges after their final migration to Anatolia, via the...
between 98 and 116.
He married Julia, daughter of A. Julius Claudius Charax (ca 115 – aft. 147), granddaughter of G. Julius Lupus T. Vibius Varus Laevillus (ca 95 – aft. 132) and wife Julia Quadratilla (b. ca 100), and through her great-granddaughter of 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....
(ca 70 – 117), a romanized
Romanization (cultural)
Romanization or latinization indicate different historical processes, such as acculturation, integration and assimilation of newly incorporated and peripheral populations by the Roman Republic and the later Roman Empire...
Galatia
Galatia
Ancient Galatia was an area in the highlands of central Anatolia in modern Turkey. Galatia was named for the immigrant Gauls from Thrace , who settled here and became its ruling caste in the 3rd century BC, following the Gallic invasion of the Balkans in 279 BC. It has been called the "Gallia" of...
n, 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 102/103 and 104/105, 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, and wife Julia, Princess of Cilicia (b. ca 80)
Iotapa
Iotapa or Iotape also known as Iotapi was the name of various queens and princesses who lived in between the 2nd century BC, 1st century BC, 1st century and 2nd century. The name Iotapa or Iotape originally derives from the name Jotapa or Jotape, which was a name of Persian origin...
.
They had the following issue:
- Gaius Asinius Nicomachus (b. ca. 135), married to his cousin Julia Quadratilla (b. ca 145) (or perhaps to Asinia Marcellina, descendant of the family of Gaius Asinius PollioGaius Asinius Pollio (consul AD 23)Gaius Asinius Pollio, son of Gaius Asinius Gallus and Vipsania Agrippina, was a Roman politician.He was consul in AD 23 alongside Gaius Antistius Vetus. We know from his coins he was proconsul of Asia. Through his mother he was the half-brother of the younger Drusus...
), parents of:- Gaius Asinius Rufus (b. ca 160)
- Gaius Asinius Quadratus ProtimusGaius Asinius Quadratus ProtimusGaius Asinius Quadratus Protimus or Gaius Protimus Quadratus Asinius was the Proconsul of Achaea ca. 211 or in 220.He was the brother of Gaius Asinius Rufus, son of Gaius Asinius Nicomachus and wife and cousin Julia Quadratilla and paternal grandson of Gaius Asinius Rufus and wife...
(b. ca 165), ProconsulProconsulA 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 AchaeaAchaea (Roman province)Achaea, or Achaia, was a province of the Roman Empire, consisting of the Peloponnese, eastern Central Greece and parts of Thessaly. It bordered on the north by the provinces of Epirus vetus and Macedonia...
ca. 211 or in 220 - Gaius Julius Asinius Quadratus, married and had:
- Gaius Asinius Quadratus, a HistorianHistorianA historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
in 200
- Gaius Asinius Quadratus, a Historian
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