Virius Lupus (consul 278)

Virius Lupus was a Roman politician and senator of the 3rd century AD

Virius lupus was probably a son or grandson of the consul of the year 232, Lucius Virius lupus Julian. His official career has been handed down by two inscriptions. Accordingly, he was consularis sacrae urbis regionis II, curator Laurentum Lavinatium ( a priesthood ), Suffektkonsul in an unknown year, then consularis regionis II Caelemontium. Under Emperor Aurelian or later he was pontifex Dei Solis, then governor of the province of Arabia and Syria Coele and iudex sacrarum cognitionum by Aegyptum et per orientem.

Secured is next to the consulate in the year 278, together with the Emperor Probus, his Stadtpräfekttur for the years 278 to 280 The Suffektkonsulat is dated from the PLRE in the period prior to 275, the two governorships in the period before 278 Precise tried Christol the governorship of Arabia and the Suffektkonsulat be dated to the period 256-259, the Syrian governorship in the second half of the reign of the Emperor Gallienus. Under Aurelian he had received the office of judge of Egypt and the East. In the year 274 he became pontiff of Sol.