"Normally, governors seem to have had no say in the appointment of legionary legates, but Hadrian may have been prepared to waive regulations in exceptional cases," Birley adds. Following his tenure as praetor, in 129 Minicius decided to participate in the Olympic Games in Greece. To do so, he traveled to Tarraco, the largest city in Hispania Tarraconensis, where Roman chariot races to qualify for the Olympic Games were being held. Minicius hired the best chariot driver who won the race and, therefore, qualified to go to Greece. He went on to win the chariot race in the 227th Olympiad. After returning to Rome, Minicius enjoyed a career Birley describes as "while not spectacular, was distinguished." was appointed "praefectus alimentorum", then curator of the Via Flaminia. He was then appointed suffect consul in 139 with Lucius Claudius Proculus as his colleague. From around 142 to 145 he served as governor of Moesia Inferior. Minicius served as the Proconsul of Africa from 153 to 154. Lucius Minicius was the patron of Barcino, his hometown. In 125 he donated a spa town to the city with aqueducts built on the property. Traces of these baths were found under the "plaça de Sant Miquel", a town square in Barcelona. Two plates honoring him were found and placed on exposition at the Archaeology Museum of Catalonia. On the anniversary of his birth Lucius Minicius made monetary contributions to the city. In his honor, the Generalitat of Catalonia constituted a medal awarded to Olympic athletes from Catalonia. The city of Barcelona named an area in his honor at Montjuïc, an Olympic venue.