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Id	2487
Person id-code	Acilius Priscus 001
Name	Acilius Priscus, M., M. f.
Gender	male
Gentilicia	ACILIA
Cognomina	Priscus
Tribus
Name comments
Free text (when person flourished)
Post quem (when person flourished)	44 AD
Ante quem (when person flourished)	121 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 quinquennalis
Honorary civic status
Honorary positions
Apparitor
Apparitorial Rank
Military status	tribunus militum
Military Rank	tribunus militum
Status notes and comments	Acilius Priscus had a succesful military and subsequently civic career in Ostia. He was first 'decurio adlectus' and was then elected by or on the proposition of the city council ('suffragio decurionum') to 'quaestor aerarius'. He proceeded to become 'duumvir', 'aedilis' (the order is strange) and ultimately 'duumvir quinquennalis'. He was twice 'praefectus' (possibly 'loco duumviri', cf. Sanchez 2001: 146 ?). He was also 'praefectus collegii fabrum Ostiensium' for three consecutive years. Interestingly this office is mentioned after his regular political offices, but before his military offices and priesthoods. As a military man he was 'praefectus cohortis' at Bracara Augustanorum, 'tribunus cohortis VIII voluntariorum' and 'tribunus militum' of the Legio XI Claudia Pia Fidelis. Last but not least he was 'flamen Romae et Augusti' and 'pontifex Volcani' (the tutelary deity of Ostia). His career is recorded on the pedestal of an honorary statue set up by his heir A. Egrilius Primigenius (AE 1955, 169), who was 'adopted' by testament as M. Acilius A.f. Vot. Priscus Egrilius Parianus (PIR E48).  came from the prominant Ostian family of the Egrilii and had a  senatorial career, becoming consul in 129 or 1---0 CE, and being commander of the Legio VIII Augusta. His brother, A. Egrilius Rufus was consul in 128 CE (Meiggs 1997: 197-198 ; Lindsay 2009: 197).