Cassius Apronianus

2nd century Roman senator and provincial governor

Cassius Apronianus was a Roman senator who lived in the 2nd century. It has been conjectured that he supposedly married the daughter of the Greek historian, orator, and philosopher Dio Chrysostom.[1][2] Their son was the historian, consul and senator Cassius Dio.[3]

Apronianus was originally from Bithynia (modern northwestern Turkey). He was governor of Lycia et Pamphylia around 179/180,[4] then of Cilicia (modern southeastern Turkey) c. 180 - c. 183,[5] where he was joined by his son Dio.[1] Apronianus became suffect consul most likely around 185,[4] after which he served as governor of Dalmatia (modern Dalmatia, Croatia).[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Dio, 44.36; 49.1; 72.7
  2. ^ Gowing, Alain M. (1990). "Dio's Name". Classical Philology. 85 (1): 49–54 – via JSTOR.
  3. ^ a b Smith, William, ed. (1880). A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, Volume 1. J. Murray. p. 251. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  4. ^ a b Géza Alföldy, Konsulat und Senatorenstand unter der Antoninen (Bonn: Rudolf Habelt Verlag, 1977), p. 265
  5. ^ Alföldy, Konsulat und Senatorenstand, p. 254

Sources

  • Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Dio Cassius" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 8 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 278–279.
Political offices
Preceded by
Lucius Cossonius Eggius Marullus,
and Gnaeus Papirius Aelianus
as ordinary consuls 		Suffect consul of the Roman Empire
184
with Gaius Octavius Vindex 		Succeeded by
Triarius Maternus,
and Tiberius Claudius Marcus Appius Atilius Bradua Regillus Atticus
as ordinary consuls


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