Steven Rutledge, in his study on delatores of this period, suggests Africanus was born in the middle of Tiberius' reign, "probably no earlier than 27".[2] An inscription found at Terracina, possibly his tombstone, lists some local offices he held, which included serving as decemvir ad hastam (a judicial position), and sponsoring games held in honor of Honos et Virtus.[3]
Despite his disreputable history, Africanus was able to remain on good enough terms with the emperor Vespasian that he was allowed to participate in the sortition and be proconsular governor of Africa for the term 77/78.[6] He went on to be patronus municipii, most likely of Hippo Regius.[2]
Referencesedit
^AE 1993, 460 = Giuseppe Camodeco, Bolletino del Centro internazionale per lo studio dei papyri ercolanesi, 23 (1993), pp. 109-119)
^ abRutledge, Imperial Inquisitions: Prosecutors and informants from Tiberius to Domitian (London: Routledge, 2001), p. 252
gaius, paccius, africanus, roman, senator, delator, informer, active, during, reigns, nero, vespasian, suffect, consul, from, july, august, colleague, marcus, annius, afrinus, steven, rutledge, study, delatores, this, period, suggests, africanus, born, middle,. Gaius Paccius Africanus was a Roman senator and delator or informer who was active during the reigns of Nero and Vespasian He was suffect consul from July to August 66 as the colleague of Marcus Annius Afrinus 1 Steven Rutledge in his study on delatores of this period suggests Africanus was born in the middle of Tiberius reign probably no earlier than 27 2 An inscription found at Terracina possibly his tombstone lists some local offices he held which included serving as decemvir ad hastam a judicial position and sponsoring games held in honor of Honos et Virtus 3 According to Tacitus Africanus had denounced the brothers Publius Sulpicius Scribonius Proculus and Publius Sulpicius Scribonius Rufus to the emperor Nero they were suffect consuls in 56 4 As Dio Cassius tells the tale at the time both were administering Germania Inferior and Germania Superior when Nero summoned them to Achaea for some misleading reason only to be charged under the lex maiestas and unable to defend themselves both committed suicide 5 After the death of Nero when the chaos of the Year of the Four Emperors had settled Africanus was prosecuted for his role in the deaths of the brothers Sulpicii Scribonii unable to either confess or deny the fact he instead implicated Quintus Vibius Crispus as also involved in the matter In the aftermath he was physically ejected from the Curia Julia 4 Despite his disreputable history Africanus was able to remain on good enough terms with the emperor Vespasian that he was allowed to participate in the sortition and be proconsular governor of Africa for the term 77 78 6 He went on to be patronus municipii most likely of Hippo Regius 2 References edit AE 1993 460 Giuseppe Camodeco Bolletino del Centro internazionale per lo studio dei papyri ercolanesi 23 1993 pp 109 119 a b Rutledge Imperial Inquisitions Prosecutors and informants from Tiberius to Domitian London Routledge 2001 p 252 CIL X 8260 a b Tacitus Histories IV 41 Dio Cassius Romaike Historia LXIII 17 3 Werner Eck Jahres und Provinzialfasten der senatorischen Statthalter von 69 70 bis 138 139 Chiron 12 1982 p 299Further reading editH W Benario C Paccius Africanus Historia Zeitschrift fur Alte Geschichte 8 1959 pp 496ffPolitical officesPreceded byGaius Luccius Telesinus and Gaius Suetonius Paulinus II as ordinary consuls Suffect consul of the Roman Empire66with Marcus Annius Afrinus Succeeded byMarcus Arruntius Aquila and Marcus Vettius Bolanusas suffect consuls Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gaius Paccius Africanus amp oldid 1073272097, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
