Virius Gallus was a senator of the Roman Empire who was appointed consul in AD 298.
Biography A member of the aristocratic gens Viria,Deroux, Carl, Studies in Latin literature and Roman history, Volume 164 (1979), pg. 157 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.Martindale & Jones, pg. 384
He had not converted to Christianity, and reportedly had a statue of Dionysus to which he made sacrifices.Mussche, H. F., Monumenta Graeca Et Romana, Volume 3 (1980), pg. 49
References
Sources Martindale, J. R.; Jones, A. H. M, The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, Vol. I AD 260–395, Cambridge University Press (1971)