Quintus Vibius Secundus
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Quintus Vibius Secundus was a Roman Politician
that lived in the 1st century and the 2nd century. Secundus came from a family of Roman Equestrian order and by birth he was of the Vibius
gens
. His mother was a Roman noblewoman called Junia, who came from the Junius (gens)
. Secundus’ brother was the influential Politician Lucius Junius Quintus Vibius Crispus
. Secundus was born and raised in Rome
. There is a possibility that Secundus could be related to suffect consul Lucius Vibius Sabinus
, father of the Roman Empress Vibia Sabina
.
In late 59, Secundus was convicted for extortion on a charge brought by the Mauretania
ns and was expelled from Italy
. His brother Crispus through his influence in the Roman Senate manage to save Secundus from a worse sentence. Secundus served as a suffect consul in 86 and in 113 served as Proconsul
in the Province of Asia.
Roman Senate
The Senate of the Roman Republic was a political institution in the ancient Roman Republic, however, it was not an elected body, but one whose members were appointed by the consuls, and later by the censors. After a magistrate served his term in office, it usually was followed with automatic...
that lived in the 1st century and the 2nd century. Secundus came from a family of Roman Equestrian order and by birth he was of the Vibius
Vibius
Vibius was the nomen of the Roman gens Vibia . Various members of this family include:-Men of the Gens:* Gaius Vibius Pansa Caetronianus - Politician of the Roman Republic* Aulius Vibius Habitus - Suffect consul of 8...
gens
Gens
In ancient Rome, a gens , plural gentes, referred to a family, consisting of all those individuals who shared the same nomen and claimed descent from a common ancestor. A branch of a gens was called a stirps . The gens was an important social structure at Rome and throughout Italy during the...
. His mother was a Roman noblewoman called Junia, who came from the Junius (gens)
Junius (gens)
The gens Junia was one of the most celebrated families in Rome. The gens may originally have been patrician. The family was already prominent in the last days of the Roman monarchy...
. Secundus’ brother was the influential Politician Lucius Junius Quintus Vibius Crispus
Lucius Junius Quintus Vibius Crispus
Lucius Junius Quintus Vibius Crispus, sometimes known as Quintus Vibius Crispus was a witty and an influential Roman Politician that lived in the 1st century. Crispus came from a family of Roman Equestrian order and by birth he was of the Vibius gens. His mother was a Roman noblewoman called Junia,...
. Secundus was born and raised in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
. There is a possibility that Secundus could be related to suffect consul Lucius Vibius Sabinus
Lucius Vibius Sabinus
Lucius Vibius Sabinus was a Roman Senator that lived in the 1st century. Little is known on his family however Sabinus originally came from a family of consular rank. There is a possibility, Sabinus was related to Lucius Junius Quintus Vibius Crispus and his brother Quintus Vibius Secundus...
, father of the Roman Empress Vibia Sabina
Vibia Sabina
Vibia Sabina was a Roman Empress, wife and second cousin, once removed, to Roman Emperor Hadrian. She was the daughter to Salonina Matidia , and suffect consul Lucius Vibius Sabinus...
.
In late 59, Secundus was convicted for extortion on a charge brought by the Mauretania
Mauretania
Mauretania is a part of the historical Ancient Libyan land in North Africa. It corresponds to present day Morocco and a part of western Algeria...
ns and was expelled from 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...
. His brother Crispus through his influence in the Roman Senate manage to save Secundus from a worse sentence. Secundus served as a suffect consul in 86 and in 113 served as 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...
in the Province of Asia.
Sources
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- The Annals of Imperial Rome - Marcus Aurelius: a biography By Anthony Richard Birley Edition: 2, revised, illustrated Published by Routledge, 2000 ISBN 0415171253, 9780415171250
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