Quintus Anicius Faustus (fl. late 2nd century – early 3rd century AD) was a Roman military officer and senator who was appointed suffect consul in AD 198.

Biography

Faustus' campaigning between 197 and 202 greatly contributed to the expansion of the Limes Tripolitanus. Born either in Uzappa in the province of Numidia, or in Praeneste in Italia, it has been speculated that Anicius Faustus was possibly the son of a Sextus Anicius Saturninus and Seia Maxima. A member of the third century gens Anicia and a novus homo, Faustus was appointed the Legatus Augusti pro praetore (or imperial governor) of the province of Numidia by the emperor Septimius Severus, a position he held from AD 197 – 201. During this time he built several defensive forts of the Limes Tripolitanus, in southern Numidia and in Tripolitania,[1] in order to protect the province from the raids of nomadic tribes.

Anicius Faustus was appointed consul suffectus in absentia in AD 198, while serving in Numidia.[2] This was followed by his posting as Legatus Augusti pro praetore of Moesia Superior, which he may have held from possibly AD 202 to 205. He then fell out of favour with Septimius Severus, and this continued through Caracalla’s reign, possibly due to his close working relationship with Gaius Fulvius Plautianus, who was executed for plotting to overthrow the Severan Dynasty.[3] It wasn’t until the reign of Macrinus that he returned to favour, with his appointment as the proconsular governor of Asia, replacing Gaius Julius Asper, a post which he held for two consecutive years, from AD 217 – 219.[4] His prorogation was made at the expense of the distinguished Aufidius Fronto, whom Macrinus wanted to humiliate.[5]

Anicius Faustus is speculated to have married either a Vesia Rustica or a Sergia Paulla, daughter of a Lucius Sergius Paullus. He probably had at least one son, Quintus Anicius Faustus Paulinus, who was a suffect consul sometime before AD 230

Noteringar Quintus Anicius Faustus (verksam 197-205) var en politiker och general av det romerska riket. Biografi Faustus "kampanj mellan 197 och 202 i hög grad bidragit till utbyggnaden av Limes Tripolitanus.Native av Afrika provinsen, mellan 197 och 201 utsågs han legatus av Legio III Augusta av Afrikanska kejsaren Septimius Severus. Faustus byggt flera defensiva befästningar av Limes Tripolitanus i södra Numidia och Tripolitanien, [1] för att skydda landskapet från räder i nomadstammar. Han uppfyllde sin uppgift snabbt, om vid slutet av 198 eller i början av 199 han var i Rom för att fungera som konsul suffectus [2]. Severus belönas Faustus utnämna honom guvernör Moesia Superior i 205 och, senare, prokonsuln av Afrika provinsen [3].

FamilyRecent prosopographical forskning [4] har producerat några hypoteser om Faustus "familjen.

Född i Uzappa [5], han var förmodligen son Sextus Anicius Saturninus (f. ca 130), anmärkningsvärt i Uzappa, och hustru Seia Maxima (f. 135).

Han gifte sig Vesia Rustica (f. ca 160) eller bättre Sergia Paulla, dotter till Lucius Sergius Paullus, senator, den sista av sex på varandra Senators heter Lucius Sergius Paullus, av Antioch, Pisidien, inklusive en konsul Suffect i 94 och en annan konsul i 168 , den första av dem var Apostlagärningarna "Lucius Sergius Paullus prokonsuln av Cypern under Claudius till vilka aposteln Paulus, åtföljd av Barnabas och Johannes predikade i Paphos (Apg 13:6-13), [6] och de var föräldrar till Quintus Anicius Faustus Paulinus (född ca 180), legaten av Moesia Inferior mellan 229 och 230 eller ca 230 till 232

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Quintus Anicius Faustus (fl. 197-205) was a politician and general of the Roman Empire.

Family

Recent prosopographical research[4] has produced some hypothesis on Faustus' family.

Born in Uzappa,[5] he was probably the son of Sextus Anicius Saturninus (b. ca 130), notable of Uzappa, and wife Seia Maxima (b. 135).

He married Vesia Rustica (b. ca 160) or better Sergia Paulla, daughter of Lucius Sergius Paullus, Senator, the last of six successive Senators named Lucius Sergius Paullus, of Antioch, Pisidia, including one Consul Suffect in 94 and another Consul in 168, the first of whom was the Acts of the Apostles' Lucius Sergius Paullus Proconsul of Cyprus under Claudius to whom Paul the Apostle, accompanied by Barnabas and John, preached in Paphos (Acts 13:6-13),[6] and they were the parents of Quintus Anicius Faustus Paulinus (born ca 180), Legate of Moesia Inferior between 229 and 230 or ca 230 to 232