person
Pompeius Planta
Planta
also: Planta
Roman prefect of Egypt and writer; the dead adversary against whom Maximus had composed his books (9.1).
Reading notes
- The Letters §9.1.1 Planta
Pompeius Planta, prefect of Egypt; the now-dead adversary against whom Maximus had written, and whose death prompts Pliny to urge publication.
- The Letters §10.7.1 Pompeius Planta
Imperial prefect (governor) of Egypt and a friend of Trajan, to whom the emperor would write on Harpocras's behalf.