Person "Antonius Severus, M., M. f. Men."

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Id 1896
Person id-code Antonius Severus 001
Name Antonius Severus, M., M. f. Men.
Gender male
Gentilicia ANTONIA
Cognomina Severus
Tribus Menenia
Name comments
Free text (when person flourished)
Post quem (when person flourished) 76 AD
Ante quem (when person flourished) 225 AD
Notes on life data
Geography notes
Legal status ingenuus
Servile affiliation
Citizen status civis romanus
Local citizenship or ethinicity
Ordo affiliation ordo equester
Highest civic rank duumvir
Honorary civic status
Honorary positions
Apparitor
Apparitorial Rank
Military status
Military Rank
Status notes and comments Antonius Severus' was a local notable of Ostia. His political carreer consisted of the offices of 'quaestor alimentorum', 'quaestor aerarius' and 'duumvir' of Ostia. He was 'flamen divi Vespasiani' and was appointed 'praefectus fabrum'. The latter office is mentioned first, before that of 'duumvir', which may indicate that it was not a local 'praefectura' (cf. Demougin 1998: ---40).

Interestingly he was also 'praefectus fabrum tignuariorum Ostiensium'. This office is clearly distinguished on the inscription from his position as 'praefectus fabrum' (cf. Demougin 1998: ---40, n. 40; Rohde 2012: 174)

CIL 14, 298
M(arco) Antonio / M(arci) f(ilio) Men(enia) / Severo / praefecto fabr(um) / IIvir(o) quaest(ori) aer(arii) / quaestori alim(entorum) / f[l]am(ini) div[i] Vesp(asiani) / praef(ecto) fabr(um) ti[gn(uariorum)] / Ostiensium