Pomponius Januarianus (fl. 3rd century) was an aristocrat who held a number of imperial appointments, most notably consul in AD 288.
Biography edit
Originally a member of the Equestrian order, Januarianus served as the Praefectus Aegypti from 282 to 284 under the emperor Numerian.[1] He transferred his loyalty to the incoming emperor Diocletian, who rewarded him with advancement into high office.[2] Sometime between 284 and 289, Januarianus was adlected into the Roman senate, and served as Praetorian prefect to Diocletian at some point.[3][4]
In 288 Januarianus was granted the office of consul posterior as the colleague of the emperor Maximian. Either during his time as consul or immediately after his replacement by a suffect consul, he was appointed the Praefectus Urbi of Rome, a position he held from 27 February 288 until sometime in AD 289.[3]
References edit
- ^ Bastianini 1975, p. 318.
- ^ Barnes 1981, p. 5.
- ^ a b Martindale & Jones 1971, p. 453.
- ^ Barnes 1981, p. 287 n. 27.
Sources edit
- Barnes, Timothy David (1981), Constantine and Eusebius, Harvard University Press
- Bastianini, Guido (1975). "Lista dei prefetti d'Egitto dal 30a al 299p". Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik (in Italian). 17: 263–321, 323–328. JSTOR 20180880.
- Martindale, J. R. & Jones, A.H.M. (1971). The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire. Vol. I AD 260-395. Cambridge University Press.