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Gaius Cestius Gallus
Gaius Cestius Gallus (d. 67 AD) was a Senate of the Roman Empire, Roman senator and general who was active during the Principate. He was Roman consul, suffect consul for the second ''nundinium'' of the year 42 as the colleague of Gaius Caecina Largus (consul 42), Gaius Caecina Largus. Gallus was the son of Gaius Cestius Gallus (consul 35), Gaius Cestius Gallus, ordinary consul in 35. Governor of Syria Gallus was proconsul of Syria (Roman province), Syria from 63 or 65. He marched into Judea with a force of over 30,000 men in September 66 in an attempt to restore order at the outset of the First Jewish–Roman War. As assembled at Antioch, Gallus' army comprised ''Legio XII Fulminata'', detachments from the three other legions based in Syria, six cohorts of Auxiliaries (Roman military), auxiliary infantry and four Ala (Roman cavalry unit), alae of cavalry. These regular troops were supported by 14,000 allies provided by Agrippa II and other client rulers. Jewish Revolt With his for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senate Of The Roman Empire
The Senate of the Roman Empire was a political institution in the ancient Roman Empire. After the fall of the Roman Republic, the constitutional balance of power shifted from the Roman Senate to the Roman Emperor. Beginning with the first emperor, Augustus, the Emperor and the Senate were technically two co-equal branches of government. In practice, however, the actual authority of the imperial Senate was negligible, as the Emperor held the true power of the state. As such, membership in the senate became sought after by individuals seeking prestige and social standing, rather than actual authority. During the reigns of the first Emperors, legislative, judicial, and electoral powers were all transferred from the " Roman assemblies" to the Senate. However, since the control that the Emperor held over the senate was absolute, the Senate acted as a vehicle through which the Emperor exercised his autocratic powers. Procedure The first emperor, Augustus, inherited a Senate whose membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
