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Gaius Julius Priscus

250 - 251

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Gaius Julius Priscus (fl. 3rd century) was a Roman soldier and member of the Praetorian Guard in the reign of Gordian III. As the brother of Roman Emperor Philip the Arab, he was also Prefect of Mesopotamia and Procurator of Macedonia. Priscus was born in the Roman province of Syria, possibly in Damascus, son of a Julius Marinus, a local Roman citizen, possibly of some importance. The name of his mother is unknown, but his brother was Marcus Julius Philippus, later the Roman Emperor known as "Philip the Arab". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gaius Julius Priscus is the 8,883rd most popular politician (down from 8,402nd in 2019), the 120th most popular biography from Syria (down from 99th in 2019) and the 62nd most popular Syrian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gaius Julius Priscus ranks 8,883 out of 19,576Before him are Wilhelm, Duke of Urach, Tai Kang, Joanna, Duchess of Brabant, Gunning Bedford Jr., Élisabeth Borne, and Welf II, Duke of Bavaria. After him are Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer, Phoolan Devi, James S. Sherman, Mohammed Magariaf, Manuel III of Trebizond, and Albert Pintat.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 250, Gaius Julius Priscus ranks 33Before him are Valerian II, Seocheon of Goguryeo, Micheon of Goguryeo, Polyeuctus, Macrianus Minor, and Macrianus Major. After him are Adur Narseh, Zosimos of Panopolis, Victorinus of Pettau, Emerentiana, Chaekgye of Baekje, and Septimius. Among people deceased in 251, Gaius Julius Priscus ranks 7Before him are Decius, Hostilian, Sima Yi, Herennius Etruscus, Herennia Etruscilla, and Alexander of Jerusalem. After him are Zosimos of Panopolis, and Babylas of Antioch.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Gaius Julius Priscus ranks 120 out of 210Before him are Numenius of Apamea (200), Tiridates II of Parthia (-100), Walid Muallem (1941), Salih Muslim (1951), Mithridates I Callinicus (-200), and Ignatius Moses I Daoud (1930). After him are Muhammed Faris (1951), Michael Ansara (1922), Sabah Fakhri (1933), Sami al-Hinnawi (1898), Ben-Hadad I (-1000), and Ali Abdullah Ayyoub (1952).

Among POLITICIANS In Syria

Among politicians born in Syria, Gaius Julius Priscus ranks 62Before him are Soraya Tarzi (1899), Dawoud Rajiha (1947), Tiridates II of Parthia (-100), Walid Muallem (1941), Salih Muslim (1951), and Mithridates I Callinicus (-200). After him are Sami al-Hinnawi (1898), Ben-Hadad I (-1000), Ali Abdullah Ayyoub (1952), Muhammad Mustafa Mero (1941), Khalid al-Azm (1903), and George Sabra (1947).