Tiberius Avidius Quietus
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Tiberius Avidius Quietus (died by 107
) was a Roman
politician the lived between the 1st century and the 2nd century.
Quietus came from a wealthy, distinguished and well connected political family in Faventia (modern Faenza
, Italy
). Quietus had a brother called Gaius Avidius Nigrinus
, had two nephews a younger Gaius Avidius Nigrinus and Titus Avidius Quietus
and was a great paternal uncle to Roman Emperor
Hadrian
's daughter-in-law Avidia Plautia
. Quietus and his family may have been related to the consul Gaius Petronius Pontius Nigrinus, who had served his consulship at the time that the Roman Emperor Tiberius
had died in 37.
Quietus was made governor of Roman Britain in 97 and held the post until 100. He also served at an unknown date being the Proconsul
of
Achaea
.
Among his friends was the late philosopher Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus
, Greek Historian Plutarch
and Roman Senator Pliny the Younger
. Plutarch dedicated to Quietus his treaty entitled ‘On Divine Vengeance’. Also Plutarch dedicated a writing piece to Quietus and his brother Nigrinus entitled ‘On Brotherly Love’.
Quietus married an unnamed Roman woman and had a son a younger Tiberius Avidius Quietus. The younger Avidius Quietus was suffect consul in 111, Proconsul
of Asia and Proconsul of the Africa Province
in 125 or 126.
107
Year 107 was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sura and Senico...
) was 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....
politician the lived between the 1st century and the 2nd century.
Quietus came from a wealthy, distinguished and well connected political family in Faventia (modern Faenza
Faenza
Faenza is an Italian city and comune, in the province of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, situated 50 km southeast of Bologna.Faenza is noted for its manufacture of majolica ware glazed earthenware pottery, known from the name of the town as "faience"....
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
). Quietus had a brother called Gaius Avidius Nigrinus
Gaius Avidius Nigrinus
Gaius Avidius Nigrinus was a Roman that lived between the 1st and 2nd centuries.Nigrinus’ paternal and maternal ancestors were Romans of the highest political rank. He was the son of an elder Gaius Avidius Nigrinus by an unnamed mother, his brother was the consul Titus Avidius Quietus and his...
, had two nephews a younger Gaius Avidius Nigrinus and Titus Avidius Quietus
Titus Avidius Quietus
Titus Avidius Quietus was a Roman politician who lived in the 1st century even possibly in the 2nd century.Quietus’ paternal and maternal ancestors were Romans of the highest political rank...
and was a great paternal uncle to Roman Emperor
Roman Emperor
The Roman emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period . The Romans had no single term for the office although at any given time, a given title was associated with the emperor...
Hadrian
Hadrian
Hadrian , was Roman Emperor from 117 to 138. He is best known for building Hadrian's Wall, which marked the northern limit of Roman Britain. In Rome, he re-built the Pantheon and constructed the Temple of Venus and Roma. In addition to being emperor, Hadrian was a humanist and was philhellene in...
's daughter-in-law Avidia Plautia
Avidia Plautia
Avidia Plautia Nigrini or most commonly known as Avidia Plautia , was a well-connected noble Roman woman. She is among the lesser known members of the ruling Nerva–Antonine dynasty of the Roman Empire....
. Quietus and his family may have been related to the consul Gaius Petronius Pontius Nigrinus, who had served his consulship at the time that the Roman Emperor Tiberius
Tiberius
Tiberius , was Roman Emperor from 14 AD to 37 AD. Tiberius was by birth a Claudian, son of Tiberius Claudius Nero and Livia Drusilla. His mother divorced Nero and married Augustus in 39 BC, making him a step-son of Octavian...
had died in 37.
Quietus was made governor of Roman Britain in 97 and held the post until 100. He also served at an unknown date being the 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
Achaea
Achaea (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...
.
Among his friends was the late philosopher Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus
Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus
Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus, Roman senator, lived in the first century CE. Notable for his principled opposition to the emperor Nero and his interest in stoicism, he was the husband of Arria the daughter of A...
, Greek Historian Plutarch
Plutarch
Plutarch then named, on his becoming a Roman citizen, Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus , c. 46 – 120 AD, was a Greek historian, biographer, essayist, and Middle Platonist known primarily for his Parallel Lives and Moralia...
and Roman Senator Pliny the Younger
Pliny the Younger
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, born Gaius Caecilius or Gaius Caecilius Cilo , better known as Pliny the Younger, was a lawyer, author, and magistrate of Ancient Rome. Pliny's uncle, Pliny the Elder, helped raise and educate him...
. Plutarch dedicated to Quietus his treaty entitled ‘On Divine Vengeance’. Also Plutarch dedicated a writing piece to Quietus and his brother Nigrinus entitled ‘On Brotherly Love’.
Quietus married an unnamed Roman woman and had a son a younger Tiberius Avidius Quietus. The younger Avidius Quietus was suffect consul in 111, 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 and Proconsul of the Africa Province
Africa Province
The Roman province of Africa was established after the Romans defeated Carthage in the Third Punic War. It roughly comprised the territory of present-day northern Tunisia, and the small Mediterranean coast of modern-day western Libya along the Syrtis Minor...
in 125 or 126.