Quintus Fabius Catullinus was a
Hispano-Roman
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politician and senator in the second century AD.
Career
In 128 AD, Catullinus was appointed
Legate
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of
Legio III ''Augusta'' in
Numidia
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when the Emperor
Hadrian
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visited the province. At that time he dedicated two altars to ''"Jupiter the most excellent"'' and ''"To the mighty Winds of Good Weather",'' when the rains came after a long drought during the Emperor's visit. The Emperor praised Catullinus' training of his soldiers.
[Anthony Birley, Hadrian, London 1998, p.205-213]
In 130 AD, he was elected consul together with
Marcus Flavius Aper
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Biography
Aper's father, Marcus Flavius Aper, was consul in 103 AD. His son of the same name served as consul in 176 AD.The New Pauly's Encyclopedia of Classical An ...
as his colleague.
[The New Pauly's Encyclopedia of Classical Antiquity, Ch.4, p.376]
References
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2nd-century Roman consuls
Ancient Roman politicians
2nd-century Romans
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