 Victorinus had previously served as procurator of Galatia, giving him some experience with eastern affairs.Moreover, he was far more qualified than his praetorian partner, Cornelius Repentinus, who was said to owe his office to the influence of Pius's mistress, Galeria Lysistrate.Repentinus had the rank of a senator, but no real access to senatorial circles—his was merely a decorative title.