Quintus Volusius (prefect)
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| Spouse | Claudia |
| Children | Lucius Volusius Saturninus Volusia Saturnina |
Quintus Volusius also known as Quintus Volusius Saturninus[1] was a senator of the Roman Republic who lived in the 1st century BC.
Biography[edit]
He was originally from the city of Feronia, also known as Lucus Feroniae in Etruria.[2] He came from an ancient and distinguished Senatorial family, that never rose above the Praetorship.[3]
Volusius was a pupil of the Roman statesman Cicero in oratory.[4] He accompanied Cicero to Cilicia, where he held office under him.[4] While in Cilicia, Volusius served as a Prefect under Cicero in 51 BC to 50 BC.[2]
During his Prefectship in Cilicia, Cicero sent to Volusius to Cyprus.[5] When Volusius arrived on the island, he had heard and settled civil cases to a small group of Roman citizens who lived on the island. Cicero describes Volusius as a 'man both trustworthy and extraordinarily moderate'.[5]
Volusius married Claudia, the daughter of Pompey's officer, Tiberius Claudius Nero, and aunt of the future Roman emperor Tiberius.[6] Claudia bore Volusius one son, Lucius Volusius Saturninus[6] and a daughter, Volusia Saturnina.[2]
In fiction[edit]
Volusius is a character in the novel titled Respublica: A Novel of Cicero's Roman Republic written by Richard Braccia, which was released by AuthorHouse in 2009.
References[edit]
- ^ Rudolf Hanslik, "Q. Voluius 5", Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft, Supplement 9A, col. 1863
- ^ a b c Romeins Imperium – Lucius Quintus Volusius Saturninus translated from Dutch to English
- ^ Tacitus, Annales XII.22
- ^ a b Quintus Volusius no.2 article at ancient library
- ^ a b Jonathan Zarecki, "The Cypriot Exemption from Evocatio and the Character of Cicero’s Proconsulship", Greece & Rome, 59 (2012), pp. 46-55
- ^ a b Cicero, Ad Atticum, V, 21
Sources[edit]
- Tacitus, Annales
- Quintus Volusius no.2 article at ancient library
- Romeins Imperium – Lucius Quintus Volusius Saturninus translated from Dutch to English
- Jonathan Zarecki, "The Cypriot Exemption from Evocatio and the Character of Cicero’s Proconsulship", Greece & Rome, 59 (2012), pp. 46–55