Sextus Appuleius - Sextus Appuleius (II)

Sextus Appuleius (II)

Sextus Appuleius (II) was the son of Sextus Appuleius (I) and Octavia Major, the elder half-sister of Augustus. The year of his birth is uncertain, but, based the date of his consulship, was probably in the late 60s BC.

This Sextus Appuleius achieved a number of notable offices during the reign of his half-uncle. He was ordinary consul with Augustus in 29 BC. He then served as proconsul of Hispania in 28 BC, then as proconsul of Asia 23-22 BC. As a result of some unspecified event during this proconsulship he was granted a Roman Triumph in January 26 BC.

He seems also to have served as governor of Illyricum in 8 BC, succeeding Tiberius in that post. He was a member of the college of augurs.

It is possible that it was this Sextus Appuleius, and not his father, who was Flamen Iulialis.

According to an inscription in the province of Asia, he was married to a woman named Quinctilia, who was a sister to the Roman politician and general, Publius Quinctilius Varus. By her, he had two known children, a son, also named Sextus Appuleius (III) and a daughter named Appuleia Varilla.

It has been proposed that the middle-aged flamen on the Ara Pacis is this Sextus Appuleius in his role as Flamen Iulialis .

The date of his death is unknown.