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Gallus
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[II] Widespread Roman cognomen (‘Gaul’).

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[2] P.G. Eques, exiled AD 65

Eques, who was friendly with the praef. praet.  Faenius Rufus and the consular  Antistius [II 12] Vetus and was therefore exiled in AD 65 (PIR2 G 66). In Tacitus the name is rendered as Publius Gallus, but that is out of the question. A nomen …

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Elvers, Karl-Ludwig (Bochum) and Eck, Werner (Cologne), “Gallus”, in: Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry. Consulted online on 19 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e418640>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510



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