Lucius Valery Claudius Acilius Priscillian Maxim ( lat. Lucius Valerius Claudius Acilius Priscillianus Maximus ) - Roman statesman of the beginning of the III century , consul 233 and 256 years. He made a long and brilliant career in the reign of a number of emperors of the III century crisis , occupied many civil and military posts.
| Lucius Valery Claudius Acilius Priscillian Maxim | |||||||
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| Father | Lucius Valery Messala Apollinaris | ||||||
| Mother | Claudia Acily Priscillian | ||||||
| Children | Lucius Valery Claudius Poplikola Balbin Maxim | ||||||
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Origin
Maxim came from an old Italian family of Valeriy, whose roots go back to the Valeriev Maximov family, known in the days of the Roman Republic . One of the legendary founders of the republic, Publius Valery Pubicola , apparently, was his ancestor [1] . Maxim's father was Lucius Valery Messala Apollinaris , the consul of 214 years, and Claudius Acilius Priscillian was probably his mother. Nomen "Acyllium" indicates that Maxim was related to representatives of the Atsiliy Glabrion [2] . According to one version, his mother was the sister of the consul of the year 210, Mania Acilius Faustin [3] . In addition, the historian Christian Settipani put forward the hypothesis that Lucius was the grandson of Tiberius Claudius Kleobula and Acilya, consul of the beginning of the III century, and sister of Mania Acius Faustina [3] .
Career
Maxim began his cursus honorum in the army, occupying the post of commander of a cavalry unit [4] . Then he was consistently in the posts of the coin triumvir and quaestor in an unknown province [5] .
This was followed by his appointment as a city quaestor, after which he was in the post of pretor , responsible for the issues of guardianship and guardianship [5] . After that, in 233, Maxim was appointed ordinary consul, along with Gnei Cornelius Patern [6] . With a consular rank, Priscillian became the curator responsible for maintaining the sewage system of the city of Rome and the banks of the Tiber River in proper condition [5] .
In 238, Maxim was one of those representatives of the Italic nobility who were involved in the Senate uprising against Emperor Maximin I of the Thracian [7] . He may have played a role in the negotiations that were held with Gordian I regarding the proclamation of the emperor [8] . Maxim was also a committ of the new emperor Pupien . Perhaps he was a relative of the co-ruler Pupien Balbin , as indicated by the name of his son Maxim [8] . During this year, Lucius was also a member of the Vigintivir Collegium, which consisted of twenty senators who temporarily took control of the Roman state [9] . This was followed by his appointment as curator of two Italian cities - Lavinia and Laurent.
Apparently, Maxim fell into disfavor during the rule of Philip Arab . Only under Emperor Valerian I did he have the opportunity to continue his career. Around the year 255, he served as the prefect of Rome [5] . Following this, the next year, Maxim became a regular consul for the second time, along with Marc Atsiliy Glabrion , with whom he was allegedly related [10] .
His son was probably the consul of 253 years, Lucius Valery Claudius Poplikol Balbin Maxim [8] .
Notes
- ↑ Mennen, 2011 , p. 125
- ↑ Mennen, 2011 , p. 85.
- ↑ 1 2 Settipani, 2000 , pp. 227-228.
- ↑ Peachin, 1996 , p. 124.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Mennen, 2011 , p. 124.
- ↑ Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum 16, 145
- ↑ Dietz, 1980 , p. 246.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Mennen, 2011 , p. 126.
- ↑ Dietz, 1980 , pp. 329–331.
- ↑ Mennen, 2011 , p. 71
Literature
- Dietz, K.-H. Senatus contra principem. Untersuchungen zur senatorischen Opposition gegen Kaiser Maximinus Thrax. - Munich, 1980.
- Peachin, M. Iudex vice Caesaris. During the Principate. - Stuttgart, 1996.
- Settipani, C. Continuité gentilice et continuity familial dans les familles sénatoriales romaines à l'époque imperial: mythe et réalité. Prosopographica et genealogica, vol. Ii. - Oxford, 2000.
- Mennen, Inge. Power and Status in the Roman Empire, AD 193-284. - BRILL, 2011.