Summary
Publius Aelius Vibullius Rufus[1][2] ( Greek: Πούβλιος Αίλιος Ουιβούλλιος Ρούφος) was a Greek aristocrat who lived in the 2nd century in the Roman period. He served as archon of Athens in 143–144.[3]
He was a Greek of Athenian descent and was a member of a very wealthy family who were prominent in Athens.[2] He was the son of Lucius Vibullius Hipparchus who served as an Archon of Athens[4] in 118–119 and his unnamed Greek wife. His paternal grandparents were the Athenian aristocrats Claudia Alcia and Lucius Vibullius Rufus,[1][2] while his paternal aunt was Vibullia Alcia Agrippina,[2][5] and his paternal uncle was the Roman senator Tiberius Claudius Atticus Herodes.[2][6] His paternal cousins were the prominent Greek Sophist Herodes Atticus; his brother Tiberius Claudius Atticus Herodianus, and his sister Claudia Tisamenis.[7]
Aelius Rufus had a son called Lucius Vibullius Rufus,[1] who had descendants.[8][9]
References edit
- ^ a b c Graindor, P., Un milliardaire antique p. 29
- ^ a b c d e Day, J., An economic history of Athens under Roman domination p. 243
- ^ Samuel, Greek and Roman Chronology, p. 232
- ^ Alan E. Samuel, Greek and Roman Chronology (Muenchen: Beck'sche, 1972), p. 231
- ^ Graindor, Un milliardaire antique p. 29
- ^ Graindor, P., Un milliardaire antique p. 29
- ^ Pomeroy, S. B., The murder of Regilla: a case of domestic violence in antiquity
- ^ Graindor, Un milliardaire antique p. 29
- ^ Pomeroy, The murder of Regilla: a case of domestic violence in antiquity p. 48
Sources edit
- Day, J., An economic history of Athens under Roman domination, Ayers Company Publishers, 1973
- Graindor, P., Un milliardaire antique, Ayers Company Publishers, 1979
- Pomeroy, S.B., The murder of Regilla: a case of domestic violence in antiquity, Harvard University Press, 2007