Gaius Luccius Telesinus

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Gaius Luccius Telesinus was a Roman senator who was active during the first century CE. He was ordinary consul for the year 66 with Gaius Suetonius Paulinus as his colleague.[1] In Philostratus' Life of Apollonius, Telesinus had been depicted as a pious consul conversing with Apollonius of Tyana. He allows Apollonius entry into Rome's temples, his residence there, and adoption of Apollonius' reforms by the temples.[2] According to Philostratus, Telesinus continued to study philosophy under Apollonius.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ (in German) Ingemar König, Der römische Staat II: Die Kaiserzeit, Stuttgart 1997, p. 469
  2. ↑ Philostratus, Life of Apollonius, IV.40 (link)
  3. ↑ Philostratus, Life of Apollonius, IV.43 (link)
Political offices
Preceded byas consules suffecti Consul of the Roman Empire
66
with Gaius Suetonius Paulinus (II?) 		Succeeded byas consules suffecti
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