M. Vettius M.f. Valens[[295]] is called in an inscription duovir quinquennalis of the emperor Trajan, which shows not an appointment from the emperor in his place, for that would have been as a præfect, but rather that the emperor had nominated him, as an imperial right. This man held a number of priestly offices, was patron of the colony of Ariminum, and is called optimus civis.
Another inscription shows plainly that a man who had been quinquennalis in his own home town was later made quinquennalis in a colony founded by Augustus, Hispellum.[[296]] This man, C. Alfius, was probably nominated quinquennalis by the emperor.
C. Pompilius Cerialis,[[297]] who seems to have held only one other office, that of præfect to Drusus Cæsar in an army legion, was duovir iure dicundo quinquennalis in Volaterræ.
M. Oppius Capito was not only quinquennalis twice at Auximum, patron of that and another colony, but he was patron of the municipium of Numana, and also quinquennalis.[[298]]
Q. Octavius L.f. Sagitta was twice quinquennalis at Superæquum, and held no other offices.[[299]]
Again, particularly worthy of notice is the fact that when L. Septimius L.f. Calvus, who had been ædile and quattuorvir at Teate Marrucinorum, was given the quinquennial rights, it was of such importance that it needed especial mention, and that such mention was made by a decree of the city senate,[[300]] shows clearly that such a method of getting a quinquennalis was out of the ordinary.
M. Nasellius Sabinus of Beneventum[[301]] has the title Augustalis duovir quinquennalis, and no other title but that of præfect of a cohort.
C. Egnatius Marus of Venusia was flamen of the emperor Tiberius, pontifex, and præfectus fabrum, and three times duovir quinquennalis, which seems to show a deference to a man who was the priest of the emperor, and seems to preclude an election by the citizens after a regular term of other offices.[[302]]
Q. Laronius was a quinquennalis at Vibo Valentia by order of the senate, which again shows the irregularity of the choice.[[303]]
M. Træsius Faustus was quinquennalis of Potentia, but died an inhabitant of Atinæ in Lucania.[[304]]