person
Gavius Bassus
Prefect of the Pontic coast under Pliny's governorship, who pressed for more soldiers than his allotment of beneficiarii, cavalry, and a centurion.
Reading notes
- The Letters §10.21.1 prefect of the Pontic coast
Gavius Bassus, the officer in charge of the Black Sea littoral of the province.
- The Letters §10.86a.1 prefect of the Pontic coast
Gavius Bassus, the officer commanding the Black Sea littoral, here commended by Pliny.