Gaius Antius Aulus Julius Quadratus

Gaius Antius Aulus Julius Quadratus (fl. 1st and 2nd centuries) was a Roman senator who was appointed consul twice, in AD 94 and then in AD 105.

Biography

Probably born in the early 50s, Julius Quadratus was the son of Aulus, and a wealthy patron of the city of Pergamum.^[1] Adlected inter praetorios (or with a praetorian rank) into the Senate by the emperor Vespasian sometime during the 70s,^[2] he was appointed legatus Augusti (or imperial legate) to the cities of Galatia, Paphlagonia, Cappadocia, Armenia Minor, Lycaonia and Phrygia from AD 81 to 84.^[1] He was appointed Suffect consul in AD 94, following which he was appointed Legatus Augusti pro praetore of the province of Syria, where he was stationed from AD 100 to 104.^[3]

As a reward for his long service he was given a second consulship, with his election as ordinary consul in AD 105. He was finally appointed Roman governor of Asia in AD 109/110. He was honored with numerous inscriptions in his city of Pergamum, where he established regular games in honor of the emperor Trajan as well as the god Jupiter Amicalis.^[1]

Sources

• Bowersock, Glen Warren, Studies on the Eastern Roman Empire: Social, Economic and Administrative History, Religion, Historiography, Keip Verlag (1994)
• Longenecker, Bruce W., The Lost Letters of Pergamum, Baker Academic, (2003)
• Syme, Ronald, Historia Augusta Papers, Clarendon Press (1983)

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