Pomponius Januarianus

Late 3rd-century Roman official and consul

Pomponius Januarianus (fl. 3rd century) was an aristocrat who held a number of imperial appointments, most notably consul in AD 288.

## Biography

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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

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1. ^ Bastianini 1975, p. 318.
2. ^ Barnes 1981, p. 5.
3. ^ a b Martindale & Jones 1971, p. 453.
4. ^ Barnes 1981, p. 287 n. 27.

## Sources

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* 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.

Political offices

Preceded by

Celerinus

|  Prefectus of Aegyptus
283-284  | Succeeded by

Marcus Aurelius Diogenes

Preceded by

Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus III,
and Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus

|  Consul of the Roman Empire
288
with Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus II | Succeeded by

Marcus Magrius Bassus, and
Lucius Ragonius Quintianus