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to pay the salary owed to one
Chairemon. Two more record his opinion in inheritance cases: in one he affirmed, "As an Egyptian, he had the right to make his will on whatever terms he wished"; in the other he ruled that a will could be made on whatever terms the testator wishes, provided that "he left
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notes, Similis was growing old, "and weary, perhaps uneasy at the thought of serving
Hadrian. He submitted his resignation, which was not at once accepted". But eventually he was allowed to resign his appointment, and Similis retired to a country estate, where he lived out his last days. The epitaph
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as his counterpart. Similis was very diligent in administering justice, never remaining at home during daylight. Dio
Cassius shares the anecdote that when Trajan learned that Similis would not allow his illness prevent him from hearing cases and told him to go home, Similis replied, "The prefect
102:. It was the most important because Egypt provided a large share of the grain needed to feed Rome. Not only did the governor have command of the troops stationed there—during his tenure two legions were based in Egypt,
114:, who ordered that copies of marriage contracts should be registered with all the documents about the husband's properties. Another, dated 1 June 108, directs the
110:—he also managed the financial and judicial affairs. Papyrus copies of his rulings have been recovered. One confirms the edict of an earlier prefect,
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79:, the emperor also appreciated his humble, honest character. This favor allowed Similis to skip the steps of the equestrian
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into the Senate, Hadrian wanted to keep
Similis as Praetorian prefect due to his loyalty and competence. However, as
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His place of origin is unknown. A fragmentary inscription bearing
Similis' name has been found in a cathedral in
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he composed himself was succinct: "Here lies
Similis, who existed for so many years and lived seven".
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maintain order there. While his counterpart
Attianus was soon removed from his position through an
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as heirs those children of his in whose name he made the 'general sales'."
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brought him to the emperor's attention. According to an anecdote in
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2nd century Roman eques, praetorian prefect and provincial governor
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Sulpicius Similis also participated in
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during the years 113-114, and for his bravery was awarded
59:to comment, "An African 'patria' is not excluded".
345:(Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1958), p. 241 n. 10
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154:. It is likely he returned to Rome to aid the
71:, Sulpicius Similis' actions during Trajan's
89:indicates that around 106 Similis was named
188:"Lista dei prefetti d'Egitto dal 30 al 299"
330:Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik
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358:(London: Routledge, 1997), p. 96
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228:Journal of Roman Studies
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231:, 70 (1980), p. 79
287:Papyrus BGU 15.1 #2465
108:Legio XXII Deiotariana
393:Marcus Rutilius Lupus
324:, Ségolène Demougin,
159:Quintus Baebius Macer
22:(died c. 125) was an
376:Gaius Vibius Maximus
112:Marcus Mettius Rufus
441:Praetorian prefects
297:Papyrus Oxyrhynchus
275:Papyrus Oxyrhynchus
104:Legio III Cyrenaica
38:, culminating with
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368:Political offices
130:Praetorian prefect
92:Praefectus annonae
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55:. This led
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405:Categories
174:References
122:Diopolitis
41:praefectus
163:adlection
117:strategos
69:centurion
426:Sulpicii
354:Birley,
260:Ulpian,
67:While a
53:Carthage
343:Tacitus
312:, 59.18
251:, 59.19
36:Hadrian
341:Syme,
221:Syme,
87:Ulpian
63:Career
32:Trajan
152:Syria
100:eques
46:Egypt
24:eques
106:and
34:and
207:CIL
120:of
26:of
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