Quintus Rammius Martialis (original) (raw)

Quintus Rammius Martialis was an eques who held at least two important appointments during the reign of the emperors Trajan and Hadrian. His origins and family are not explicitly documented; Anthony Birley guesses he might be a native of Gallia Narbonensis, noting that a freedman Q. Rammius Q.l. Fronto is attested there. Martialis is attested as Praefectus vigilum, or commander of the vigiles or the night watch of Rome by two inscriptions. The earlier dates to 111. The later dates to 113, and mentions C. Maesius Tertius as his sub-prefect.