Quintus Flavius Maesius Egnatius Lollianus signo Mavortius (fl.

Floruit

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330 – 356) was a politician of the Roman Empire

Roman Empire

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In the 18th century an acephalous statue of Mavortius was discovered in Puteoli, then Pozzuoli

Pozzuoli

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 (near Naples

Naples

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, Italy

Italy

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); after a restoration, this statue entered in the local folklore as "Saint Mamozio".

Life

A pagan,, he was Governor

Roman governor

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 of Campania from 328 to 335, comes Orientis from 330 to 336, Proconsul

Proconsul

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 of Africa

Africa Province

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 from 334 to 337, Praefectus urbi

Praefectus urbi

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of Rome in 342, Consul

Roman consul

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 in 355 and Praetorian prefect of Italy for Constantius II

Constantius II

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 between 355 and 356.

He encouraged the senatorial writer Julius Firmicus Maternus

Julius Firmicus Maternus

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 to write an astrological essay, the Matheseos libri VIII, that the author dedicated to Lollianus.