Historical and epigraphic sources outline specific territorial claims regarding where members of the prestigious Atilia gens bearing the cognomen Bradua governed. [1]

Depending on the specific Roman official mentioned in Latin and Greek inscriptions, the regional governance claims span several key Roman provinces:

1. Marcus Atilius Metilius Bradua (Consul 108 AD)

Historical texts and honorific inscriptions outline several provincial commands for this prominent senator:

• Roman Britain (Britannia): Evidence from an honorific stone inscription found in Gwynedd, Wales, identifies him as a Propraetor. A secondary Greek inscription found at Olympia, Greece (dedicated by his granddaughter Aspasia Annia Regilla), formally refers to him as the consular governor ("consular of... Britain"). Epigraphic consensus dates his governorship from approximately 111/115 to 118 AD. [1, 2, 3]
• Germany (Germania Inferior or Superior): The same Olympia inscription explicitly titles him as a consular legate of Germany. [1, 2]
• Africa (Proconsular Africa): The Greek text at Olympia contains a partially damaged section that scholars reconstruct to claim he may have served as a proconsul of Africa. [1]

2. Marcus Atilius Postumus Bradua (Suffect Consul 80 AD)

He was the father of the aforementioned Marcus Atilius Metilius Bradua. [1]

• Asia Province: Epigraphic and legal records verify that he claimed governance over the wealthy senatorial province of Asia as its proconsul between 94 and 95 AD under Emperor Domitian. []

3. Marcus Valerius Bradua

Lower Moesia

Fasti (magistrate lists) derived from Latin inscriptions record this specific branch member serving as the provincial governor of Lower Moesia around 172 AD. [1]

4. Later Descendants (The Braduanus Branch)

Moesia Inferior / Military Command

A complexly named descendant linked to the family lineage—Publius Vigellius Raius Plarius Saturninus Atilius Braduanus Caucidius Tertullus—is recorded in Latin epigraphy as a legatus Augusti. Scholars debate whether his command was over the entire province of Moesia Inferior or specifically restricted as a legionary commander of the Legio V Macedonica. [, 2]

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