Publius Aelius Vibullius Rufus

Publius Aelius Vibullius Rufus^[1][2] ( Greek: Πούβλιος Αίλιος Ουιβούλλιος Ρούφος) was a Greek aristocrat who lived in the 2nd century in the Roman period. He served as archon of Athens in 143–144.^[3]

He was a Greek of Athenian descent and was a member of a very wealthy family who were prominent in Athens.^[2] He was the son of Lucius Vibullius Hipparchus who served as an Archon of Athens^[4] in 118–119 and his unnamed Greek wife. His paternal grandparents were the Athenian aristocrats Claudia Alcia and Lucius Vibullius Rufus,^[1][2] while his paternal aunt was Vibullia Alcia Agrippina,^[2][5] and his paternal uncle was the Roman senator Tiberius Claudius Atticus Herodes.^[2][6] His paternal cousins were the prominent Greek Sophist Herodes Atticus; his brother Tiberius Claudius Atticus Herodianus, and his sister Claudia Tisamenis.^[7]

Aelius Rufus had a son called Lucius Vibullius Rufus,^[1] who had descendants.^[8][9]

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