Gaius Luccius Telesinus
Gaius Luccius Telesinus was a Roman senator who was active during the first century CE. He was ordinary consul for the year 66 with Gaius Suetonius Paulinus as his colleague.[1] In Philostratus' Life of Apollonius, Telesinus is depicted as a pious consul conversing with Apollonius of Tyana. He allows Apollonius entry into Rome's temples, his residence there, and adoption of Apollonius' reforms by the temples.[2] According to Philostratus, Telesinus continued to study philosophy under Apollonius.[3]
Inscriptions
gollark: Oh, like potatOS.
gollark: Hmm, yes, fair.
gollark: Also runit lacks some nice features like `systemctl status` (well, an equivalent of that).
gollark: The AUR is seemingly still bigger than the void repos.
gollark: Also, that isn't valid PotatOS Apioquery Protocol syntax.
References
- (in German) Ingemar König, Der römische Staat II: Die Kaiserzeit, Stuttgart 1997, p. 469
- Philostratus, Life of Apollonius, IV.40 (link)
- Philostratus, Life of Apollonius, IV.43 (link)
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Preceded by Gaius Pomponius Pius, and Gaius Anicius Cerialis as consules suffecti |
Consul of the Roman Empire 66 with Gaius Suetonius Paulinus (II?) |
Succeeded by Marcus Annius Afrinus, and Gaius Paccius Africanus as consules suffecti |
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