Marcus Junius Rufus
Marcus Junius Rufus was a Roman eques who lived in the 1st century. A member of the ancient Junius (gens), is best known for being praefectus or governor of Roman Egypt from 94 to 98.[1]
During his tenure in Egypt Rufus married Claudia Capitolina, the daughter of Tiberius Claudius Balbilus, who had been governor of Egypt a generation before. He was Capitolina's second husband; her first husband was the prince of Commagene, Gaius Julius Archelaus Antiochus Epiphanes who had died in Athens in 92.[2]
After Junius Rufus stepped down from his appointment in Egypt, his life is a blank.
Sources
- Guido Bastianini, "Lista dei prefetti d'Egitto dal 30a al 299p", Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik, 17 (1975), pp. 278f
- E.A. Hemelrijk, Matrona Docta: Educated Women in the Roman Élite from Cornelia to Julia Domna, (London: Routledge, 2004), p. 170
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Titus Petronius Secundus |
Prefect of Egypt 94–98 |
Succeeded by Gaius Pompeius Planta |
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