Gaius Valerius Pudens

Gaius Valerius Pudens was an n to the end of the 2nd and beginning of the 3rd century BC detectable Roman senator and Suffektkonsul.

Life

Gaius Valerius Pudens was from Cuicul (now Djémila in Algeria). Probably soon after the accession of the Emperor Septimius Severus (193 AD), he was occupy governor ( legatus Augusti pro praetore ) of Pannonia inferior, as three set by him in Aquincum inscriptions.

The Suffektkonsulat held Valerius Pudens AD before 197 AD, the office of a consular governor of Germania inferior to 197-198 AD The reporting on the latter activity inscription placed the cohors XV voluntariorum Septimius Severus and Caracalla the gratitude for the restoration of decrepit arsenal to Roomburg ( Holland ), which took place under the supervision of Caecilius Bato during the tenure of Valerius Pudens.

As governor of Britain acted Valerius Pudens of about 202 or 203-205 or 206 AD, probably because of new uprisings of the tribe of brigands he left, according to a found in Bainbridge inscription more barracks of Roman soldiers build.

Finally, it is known that Valerius Pudens to 210/211 AD took over the office of a proconsul of Africa. In this capacity, he allowed, as mentioned in the previous note inscription teaches the transfer of the statue of a god with bronze horse in a new, donated by the Flemish Publius Opstorius Saturninus temple in the civitas Vazitana Sarra. After the presentation of the Lambertz there must be a Opstorius of Saturninus built before 212 AD Äskulaptempel it. The Christian writer Tertullian reports on the term of office of Valerius Pudens in Africa that he had treated the Christians very mild. He was not convicted because he had seen from the interrogation records that the Christian should only fall of the informers of vengeance victim and had therefore been drawn from dishonest motives in court accused before him a Christian.