Lucius Minicius Natalis

Lucius Minicius Natalis was a Roman senator and military leader who occupied a number of offices in the imperial service. He was suffect consul in 106 with Quintus Licinius Silvanus Granianus Quadronius Proculus as his colleague.

An inscription found in Barcelona provides details of his career.[1] Natalis began his career as one of the quattuorviri viarum curandarum which oversaw road maintenance within the city of Rome, one of the four boards that comprised the vigintiviri. Serving as one of these minor magistracies was considered an important first step in a senator's career. Although Natalis certainly held the office of quaestor, which qualified him to be a senator, his next documented office was as plebeian tribune, followed by serving as legate, or assistant, to the proconsular governor of Africa. He participated in the Dacian Wars, and for his heroism received dona militaria, or military decorations. Afterwards Natalis was appointed legate of the Legio III Augusta, effectively making him praetorian governor of Numidia in 103/104.[2]

The inscription from Barcelona attests that following his consulate, Natalis was appointed curator alvei Tiberis et riparum et cloacarum, or one of the officials responsible for public works inside the city, the regulating the Tiber and the maintenance of Rome's sanitation system. Next he was governor of Pannonia Superior,[3] and after being inducted into the sodalis Augustalis, Natalis was proconsul of Africa in 121/122.[4] His son, Lucius Minicius Natalis Quadronius Verus, served his legate, or assistant, during his tenure in Africa.[5]

References

  1. ↑ CIL II, 4509
  2. ↑ Werner Eck, "Jahres- und Provinzialfasten der senatorischen Statthalter von 69/70 bis 138/139", Chiron, 12 (1982), p. 339
  3. ↑ Eck, "Jahres- und Provinzialfasten", p. 355
  4. ↑ Werner Eck, "Jahres- und Provinzialfasten der senatorischen Statthalter von 69/70 bis 138/139", Chiron, 13 (1983), p. 155 n. 361
  5. ↑ Ronald Syme, "A Dozen Early Priesthoods", Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik, 77 (1989), p. 247
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