Sextus Cocceius Anicius Faustus
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Sextus Cocceius Anicius Faustus was a Roman
Proconsul
of Africa
between 260 and 268. He was a son of Quintus Anicius Faustus Paulinus
, Legate
of Moesia Inferior between 229 and 230 or c. 230 to 232, and wife.
His brother Quintus Anicius Faustus (born ca 210), married before 240 Asinia Juliana Nicomacha (born ca 215), daughter of Gaius Asinius Nicomachus Julianus
, Proconsul
of Asia circa 250, and they were the parents of Sextus Anicius Faustus Paulinus or Marcus Junius Caesonius Nicomachus Anicius Faustus Paulinus, Consul
of Rome
in 298.
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....
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 Africa
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...
between 260 and 268. He was a son of Quintus Anicius Faustus Paulinus
Quintus Anicius Faustus Paulinus
Quintus Anicius Faustus Paulinus was the Legate of Moesia Inferior between 229 and 230 or ca 230 to 232. He was the son of Quintus Anicius Faustus, Legate of Numidia and Consul in 198, and wife Sergia Paulla....
, 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...
of Moesia Inferior between 229 and 230 or c. 230 to 232, and wife.
His brother Quintus Anicius Faustus (born ca 210), married before 240 Asinia Juliana Nicomacha (born ca 215), daughter of Gaius Asinius Nicomachus Julianus
Gaius Asinius Nicomachus Julianus
Gaius Asinius Nicomachus Julianus was the Proconsul of Asia between ca 225 and ca 230. He was the son of Gaius Asinius Quadratus Protimus, Proconsul in Achaea in 220....
, 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 circa 250, and they were the parents of Sextus Anicius Faustus Paulinus or Marcus Junius Caesonius Nicomachus Anicius Faustus Paulinus, 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 298.
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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....