Lucius Vibullius Rufus

Lucius Vibullius Rufus sometimes known as Vibullius Rufus.[1] (Greek: Λούκιος Βιβούλιος Ρούφος) was a Greek Aristocrat that lived in the second half of the 1st century and the first half of the 2nd century in the Roman Empire

Rufus was a Greek of Athenian descent.[2] Although little is known on his origins, Rufus was a member of a very wealthy family who were prominent in Athens.[1] Rufus had an ancestor called Lucius Vibullius Rufus, who served as an officer to triumvir Pompey in the civil war against Julius Caesar during the Roman Republic.[3]

Rufus married an Athenian Aristocrat called Claudia Alcia.[4] Claudia Alcia was the daughter of Hipparchus, an Athenian aristocrat, and sister of Roman Senator Tiberius Claudius Atticus Herodes.[1][4]

Claudia Alcia bore Rufus two children who were:

References
  1. Day, An economic history of Athens under Roman domination p. 243
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2010-05-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Dando-Collins, Caesar’s Legion: the epic saga of Julius Caesar’s elite tenth legion and the Armies of Rome p.p. 71, 97
  4. Graindor, Un milliardaire antique p. 29
  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2011-07-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. Wilson, Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece p. 349

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