Gaius Julius Bassus
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Gaius Julius Bassus was a Consul
Suffect in 99 and a Proconsul
of Bithynia
and Pontus
in 98 or between 100 and 101, before Pliny the Younger
who either prosecuted or defended him afterwards. He was the younger son of Gaius Julius Severus (b. ca 25), a Nobleman from Akmonia
at Galatia
, and paternal grandson of Artemidoros of the Trocmi
, a Nobleman at Galatia
, Asia Minor
(son of Amyntas, Tetrarch of the Trocmi, King of Galatia
), and his wife a Princess of the Tectosagii
(daughter of Amyntas, Tetrarch of the Tectosagii
). His older brother was Gaius Julius Severus
, a Tribune in Legio VI Ferrata
.
He was the father of Gaius Julius Quadratus Bassus
, Legate
at Judaea
between 102 and 105, Consul
of Rome
in 105 and Proconsul
of Asia in 105, married to Asinia Marcella, Domina figl., married to Julia of Cilicia
.
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...
Suffect in 99 and 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 Bithynia
Bithynia
Bithynia was an ancient region, kingdom and Roman province in the northwest of Asia Minor, adjoining the Propontis, the Thracian Bosporus and the Euxine .-Description:...
and Pontus
Pontus
Pontus or Pontos is a historical Greek designation for a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea, located in modern-day northeastern Turkey. The name was applied to the coastal region in antiquity by the Greeks who colonized the area, and derived from the Greek name of the Black Sea: Πόντος...
in 98 or between 100 and 101, before 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...
who either prosecuted or defended him afterwards. He was the younger son of Gaius Julius Severus (b. ca 25), a Nobleman from Akmonia
Acmonia
Acmonia or Akmonia is an ancient city and a titular see of Phrygia Pacatiana, in Asia Minor, now known as Ahat Köyü. It is mentioned by Cicero and was a point on the road between Dorylaeum and Philadelphia....
at 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...
, and paternal grandson of Artemidoros of the Trocmi
Trocmi
The Trocmii or Trocmi were one of the three ancient tribes of Galatia in central Asia Minor, together with the Tolistobogii and Tectosages, part of the possible Celtic group who moved from Macedonia into Asia Minor in the early third century BCE ....
, a Nobleman at 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...
, Asia Minor
Asia Minor
Asia Minor is a geographical location at the westernmost protrusion of Asia, also called Anatolia, and corresponds to the western two thirds of the Asian part of Turkey...
(son of Amyntas, Tetrarch of the Trocmi, King of Galatia
Amyntas of Galatia
Amyntas , Tetrarch of the Trocmi was a King of Galatia and several of the adjacent countries between 36 BC and 25 BC, mentioned by Strabo as contemporary with himself. He was the son of Brogitarix, King of Galatia and his wife, a Princess of Galatia. He seems to have first possessed Lycaonia, where...
), and his wife a Princess of the Tectosagii
Volcae
The Volcae were a tribal confederation constituted before the raid of combined Gauls that invaded Macedon circa 270 BC and defeated the assembled Greeks at the Battle of Thermopylae in 279 BC...
(daughter of Amyntas, Tetrarch of the Tectosagii
Amyntas, Tetrarch of the Tectosagii
Amyntas, Tetrarch of the Tectosagii and King of Cilicia Trachae between 36 BC and 25 BC, was the predecessor of Polemon I of Pontus as King of Cilicia Trachae. He was the son of Dytilaos, Tetrarch of the Tectosagii...
). His older brother was 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 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 to Asinia Marcella, Domina figl., married to Julia of Cilicia
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...
.
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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....