{{Short description|Late 3rd-century Roman senator}} '''Virius Gallus''' was a senator of the Roman Empire who was appointed consul in AD 298.
==Biography== A member of the aristocratic ''gens Viria'',<ref>Deroux, Carl, ''Studies in Latin literature and Roman history, Volume 164'' (1979), pg. 157</ref> Gallus’ early senatorial career is unknown. He was appointed ''consul posterior'' alongside Anicius Faustus Paulinus in 298. After his term as consul, Gallus was appointed the ''Corrector'' of the region of Campania.<ref>Martindale & Jones, pg. 384</ref>
He had not converted to Christianity, and reportedly had a statue of Dionysus to which he made sacrifices.<ref>Mussche, H. F., ''Monumenta Graeca Et Romana, Volume 3'' (1980), pg. 49</ref>
==Sources== * Martindale, J. R.; Jones, A. H. M, ''The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire'', Vol. I AD 260–395, Cambridge University Press (1971)
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{{s-start}} {{s-off}} {{s-bef | before= Maximian V|before2=Galerius II}} {{s-ttl | title=Roman consul| years=298 |regent1= Anicius Faustus Paulinus II}} {{s-aft | after= Diocletian VII|after2=Maximian VI}} {{s-end}}
Category:3rd-century Romans Category:4th-century Romans Category:4th-century Roman consuls Category:Late Roman Empire political office-holders Category:Year of birth unknown Category:Year of death unknown Category:Virii