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

Biography

Originally a member of the Equestrian order, Januarianus served as the Praefectus Aegypti from 282 to 284 under the emperor Numerian. He transferred his loyalty to the incoming emperor Diocletian, who rewarded him with advancement into high office. Sometime between 284 and 289, Januarianus was adlected into the Roman senate, and served as Praetorian prefect to Diocletian at some point.

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.

References

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

Sources

• Barnes, Timothy David (1981), Constantine and Eusebius, Harvard University Press
• Bastianini, Guido (1975). "Lista dei prefetti d'Egitto dal 30 al 299". 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.

• 3rd-century praetorian prefects
• 3rd-century Roman governors of Egypt
• 3rd-century Roman consuls
• Late Roman Empire political office-holders
• Roman governors of Egypt
• Urban prefects of Rome
• Pomponii