Gaianus of Tyre was the consular governor of Phoenicia in 362. Pagan Hellene rhetorician Libanius' Epistulae with Gaianus lists his achievements after his graduation from the law school of Beirut.[1][2]

As a rule, Roman governors were chosen from provinces other that the ones they were appointed to; Libanius' epistula 799 relates that the Emperor made an exception to that rule and allowed Gaianus, a Tyrian, to rule over his home province of Phoenicia.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Libanius ep. 119, 336, 799, 800 and 1422
  2. ↑ Collinet 1925, pp. 87–88
  3. ↑ Libanius ep. 799

Bibliography

  • Collinet, Paul (1869-1938) Auteur du texte (1925). Études historiques sur le droit de Justinien. 2, Histoire de l'école de droit de Beyrouth / par Paul Collinet,...{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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