Appius Annius Trebonius Gallus was a

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, who was active during the reign of

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. He was ordinary consul in 108, as the colleague of

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. Trebonius Gallus was born into the

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gens Annia.Pomeroy, ''The murder of Regilla: a case of domestic violence in antiquity'', p. 14 His father may have been

Appius Annius Gallus Appius Annius Gallus was a Roman senator and general who flourished during the first century. He held the office of suffect consul in 67 with Lucius Verulanus Severus as his colleague. The suffect consul of 67 is commonly identified as the general ...

, one of the suffect consuls of the year 67; according to Olli Salomies, there is a consensus that his mother was probably Trebonia, a daughter of Publius Trebonius, consul ''suffectus'' in 53.Olli Salomies, ''Adoptive and Polyonymous Nomenclature in the Roman Empire'' (Helsinki: Societas Scientiarum Fennica, 1992), pp. 106f Gallus was related to the

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; Verus was a brother-in-law of

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, and the father of

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, wife of

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and aunt of

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. Gallus had a son named Appius Annius Trebonius Gallus, who was consul in 139.

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* Sarah B. Pomeroy, ''The murder of Regilla: a case of domestic violence in antiquity'', Harvard University Press, 2007 {{DEFAULTSORT:Annius Trebonius Gallus, Appius 1st-century Romans 2nd-century Romans Ancient Roman generals Imperial Roman consuls Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Annii Trebonii