Political office-holders in ancient Rome

overseer of the distribution of grain in ancient Rome

Felicissimus (died 271?) was a public officer in ancient Rome, during the reign of Emperor Aurelian. He is known for leading an uprising of mint workers against the Emperor, though he was defeated and killed, possibly in 274, but more probably in 271.

During the Roman Kingdom, Roman Republic and later, adlecti, or allecti were those who were chosen to fill up a vacancy in any office or collegium, and especially those who were chosen to fill up the proper number of the senate. As these would be generally equites, Festus defines the adlecti to be equites added to the senate: and he appears in this passage to make a distinction between the adlecti and the conscripti. This distinction is supported by the summons form used to call the senate, which reads pares and conscripti beginning in 509 BC. Others argue that they were the same; for in anoth

prefect or commander of the vigiles