Quintus Veranius (died AD 57) was a distinguished general to whom the Greek philosopher Onasander dedicated his Strategikos, a book on military tactics. He was III vir monetalis, tribune in 36 of Legio IV Scythica and quaestor under Tiberius. He was appointed tribune of the plebs in 41 and praetor in 42. In 43, the Emperor Claudius constituted the new province of Lycia, and appointed Veranius as its governor. He governed the province until 48, and during this period put down the rebellion of Cylicia Tracheotide. He was consul in 49, and elevated to patrician status by Claudius who also appointed him augur.
Veranius became governor of Britain in 57 then, replacing Aulus Didius Gallus. He reversed Didius's policy of maintaining existing borders and began military operations against the troublesome Silures in what is now Wales, but died within a year. In his will he flattered Nero and claimed that, had he had another two years, he would have conquered the whole of the island. He was replaced by Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, and the speed with which Suetonius took Wales suggests that Veranius had already done much of the work.
References
Primary sources
Secondary sources
- William Smith (1870), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology Vol 3 p. 1239
- Murray K Dahm (1997), The Career and Writings of Frontinus
Further reading
- Arthur E. Gordon. Quintus Veranius, Consul A.D. 49. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1952.
External links
- Quintus Veranius at Roman-Britain.org
- Lycia: People and Places at Encyclopedia of the Roman Provinces
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Lucius Vitellius, and Gaius Vipstanus Messalla Gallus as Suffect Consuls | Consul of the Roman Empire 49 with Gaius Pompeius Longus Gallus | Succeeded by Lucius Mammius Pollio, and Quintus Allius Maximus as Suffect Consuls |
| Preceded by Aulus Didius Gallus | Governor of Britain 57 | Succeeded by Gaius Suetonius Paulinus |