Titus Prifernius Geminus (full name Titus Prifernius Paetus Rosianus Geminus) was a Roman senator who lived in the second century. He is best known as a friend and correspondent of Pliny the Younger, who addresses him as Geminus; he served as quaestor to Pliny for the latter's consulship in AD 100,[1] and five letters Pliny wrote to Geminus have survived.[2] Although the letters convey a genuine friendship between the two (VII.1 mentions Geminus' illness), the first one appears only in the latter books of Pliny's collection; Ronald Syme explains this may be due to the fact that he, like Quintus Corellius Rufus and Calestrius Tiro, were living in Rome at the same time.[3]
According to an inscription found at Patrae, the praenomen of Rosianus Geminus's father was "Sextus". Because Sextii Prifernii are not otherwise attested, Olli Salomies, in his monograph on the naming practices of the Early Roman empire, considers it "almost a certainty" that Geminus' name at birth was Rosius Sex.f. Geminus, and he was adopted by testament by a Titus Prifernius Paetus. This person has been identified with Titus Prifernius Paetus, suffect consul in 96, as well as the equestrian Titus Prifernius Paetus Memmius Apollinaris.[4]
connections. His father, TitusPrifernius Paetus Rosianus Geminus, was suffect consul in 123, and his grandfather, TitusPrifernius Paetus, was suffect consul...
consul in one of the earlier nundinia of 123 as the colleague of TitusPriferniusGeminus. He is known entirely from inscriptions. Based on his filiation...
Rusticus—121/122-123/124 (? Lucius) Statorius Secundus—124/125-126/127 TitusPriferniusGeminus—127/128-129/130 Lucius Flavius Arrianus—130/131-136/137 Lucius...
records that Clemens was legatus or assistant to his father-in-law TitusPriferniusGeminus during the latter's year governing the public province of Achaea...
Titus Salvius Rufinus Minicius Opimianus was a Roman senator of the second century. He is known to have served as suffect consul in 123 with Gnaeus Sentius...
was suffect consul in the nundinium of May-June 146 with TitusPrifernius Paetus Rosianus Geminus as his colleague. Anthony Birley states he was "probably"...
in grammar, it's either "Female Twin" or "Neuter Twins"; "Male Twin" is Geminus and "Male Twins" is Gemini)"), was a legion of the Imperial Roman army...
II, followed by Quintus Licinius Modestinus Attius Labeo Succeeded by Publius Mummius Sisenna Rutilianus, and TitusPrifernius Paetus Rosianus Geminus...
with Gnaeus Claudius Severus Arabianus Succeeded by Publius Mummius Sisenna Rutilianus, and TitusPrifernius Paetus Rosianus Geminus as suffect consuls...
was also made comes. Lucius selected his favorite freedmen, including Geminus, Agaclytus, Coedes, Eclectus, and Nicomedes, who gave up his duties as...
Articuleius Paetinus L. Venuleius Apronianus Octavius Priscus suff. T. PriferniusGeminus (attested 16 June) P. Metilius Secundus suff. T. Salvius Rufinus Minicius...
M'. = Manius P. = Publius Q. = Quintus Ser. = Servius Sex. = Sextus T. = Titus Ti. = Tiberius List of Roman consuls List of ancient Roman fasti Roman calendar...
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