Lucius Catius Celer (fl. 3rd century AD) was a

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military officer and

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who was appointed

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around AD 241.

Biography

Catius Celer was a member of the third century '' gens Catia'', and it has been speculated that he may have been either the son or grandson of

Publius Catius Sabinus Publius Catius Sabinus (fl. 3rd century AD) was a Roman military officer and senator who was appointed consul twice. Biography Catius Sabinus was a member of the third century '' gens Catia'', which has been speculated to have originated in either ...

(consul in AD 216). Catius Celer's early career is unknown. He was appointed ''

Legatus Augusti pro praetore A ''legatus Augusti pro praetore'' () was the official title of the governor or general of some Imperial provinces of the Roman Empire during the Principate era, normally the larger ones or those where legions were based. Provinces were denote ...

'' (or imperial governor) of the

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Thracia Thracia or Thrace () is the ancient name given to the southeastern Balkans, Balkan region, the land inhabited by the Thracians. Thrace was ruled by the Odrysian kingdom during the Classical Greece, Classical and Hellenistic period, Hellenis ...

sometime in between AD 238 and 241. During this time he was probably made '' consul suffectus in absentia'', around AD 241.Mennen, p. 95 This was followed by his posting as ''Legatus Augusti pro praetore'' of

Moesia Superior Moesia (; Latin: ''Moesia''; ) was an ancient region and later Roman province situated in the Balkans south of the Danube River. As a Roman domain Moesia was administered at first by the governor of Noricum as 'Civitates of Moesia and Triballia ...

in AD 242. Catius Celer may have been the brother of

Sextus Catius Clementinus Priscillianus Sextus Catius Clementinus Priscillianus (fl. 3rd century AD) was a Roman military officer and senator who was appointed consul in AD 230. Biography Catius Clementinus was a member of the third century '' gens Catia'', and it has been speculated th ...

, ordinary consul of AD 230 and Gaius Catius Clemens, suffect consul c. AD 235.

Sources

* Mennen, Inge, ''Power and Status in the Roman Empire, AD 193-284'' (2011)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Catius Celer, Lucius 3rd-century Romans Suffect consuls of Imperial Rome Roman governors of Thracia Roman governors of Upper Moesia Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Celer, Lucius