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Lucius Valerius Messalla (consul 280)
(Lucius Valerius) Messalla (fl. 3rd century) was a Roman senator. Life Messalla is assumed to be a member of the third century Patrician gens Valeria, possibly the son of Lucius Valerius Poplicola Balbinus Maximus. In 280 he was appointed '' consul prior'' alongside Vettius Gratus. Christian Settipani has suggested that Valerius Maximus Basilius, ''praefectus urbi'' of Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ... in 319, was his son.Settipani, ''Continuité gentilice et continuité sénatoriale dans les familles sénatoriales romaines à l'époque impériale'', (2000) p. 229 Ancestry 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) * Mennen, Inge, ''Power a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Praenomen
The ''praenomen'' (; plural: ''praenomina'') was a personal name chosen by the parents of a Roman child. It was first bestowed on the ''dies lustricus'' (day of lustration), the eighth day after the birth of a girl, or the ninth day after the birth of a boy. The praenomen would then be formally conferred a second time when girls married, or when boys assumed the '' toga virilis'' upon reaching manhood. Although it was the oldest of the ''tria nomina'' commonly used in Roman naming conventions, by the late republic, most praenomina were so common that most people were called by their praenomina only by family or close friends. For this reason, although they continued to be used, praenomina gradually disappeared from public records during imperial times. Although both men and women received praenomina, women's praenomina were frequently ignored, and they were gradually abandoned by many Roman families, though they continued to be used in some families and in the countryside. Backgr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucius Valerius Messalla (consul 214)
Lucius Valerius Messalla (fl. 3rd century) was a Roman senator. Life Messalla, a member of the third century gens Valeria, was possibly the son of Lucius Valerius Messalla Thrasea Priscus and speculatively his wife Coelia Balbina, since the ''cognomen'' Balbinus appears in their great-grandson's name. He apparently did not suffer any repercussions following the purge that saw his father put to death on the orders of the emperor Caracalla in 212, and in fact he was appointed '' consul prior'' in 214, alongside Gaius Octavius Appius Suetrius Sabinus. It is believed this Messalla was the Valerius Messalla who was the proconsul of Asia sometime between 236 and 238. If so, there must have been some political circumstance that resulted in such a lengthy gap between his consulship and the proconsular governorship. Christian Settipani has speculated, due to the combination of both's ''nomina'' and ''cognomina'', that Messalla married Claudia Acilia Priscilliana, daughter of Tiberius Cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valerii Messallae
The gens Valeria was a patrician family at ancient Rome, prominent from the very beginning of the Republic to the latest period of the Empire. Publius Valerius Poplicola was one of the consuls in 509 BC, the year that saw the overthrow of the Tarquins, and the members of his family were among the most celebrated statesmen and generals at the beginning of the Republic. Over the next ten centuries, few gentes produced as many distinguished men, and at every period the name of ''Valerius'' was constantly to be found in the lists of annual magistrates, and held in the highest honour. Several of the emperors claimed descent from the Valerii, whose name they bore as part of their official nomenclature.''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'', vol. III, pp. 1215, 1216 (" Valeria Gens"). A number of unusual privileges attached to this family, including the right to burial within the city walls, and a special place for its members in the Circus Maximus, where the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imperial Roman Consuls
Imperial is that which relates to an empire, emperor, or imperialism. Imperial or The Imperial may also refer to: Places United States * Imperial, California * Imperial, Missouri * Imperial, Nebraska * Imperial, Pennsylvania * Imperial, Texas * Imperial, West Virginia * Imperial, Virginia * Imperial County, California * Imperial Valley, California * Imperial Beach, California Elsewhere * Imperial (Madrid), an administrative neighborhood in Spain * Imperial, Saskatchewan, a town in Canada Buildings * Imperial Apartments, a building in Brooklyn, New York * Imperial City, Huế, a palace in Huế, Vietnam * Imperial Palace (other) * Imperial Towers, a group of lighthouses on Lake Huron, Canada * The Imperial (Mumbai), a skyscraper apartment complex in India Animals and plants * ''Cheritra'' or imperial, a genus of butterfly Architecture, design, and fashion * Imperial, a luggage case for the top of a coach * Imperial, the top, roof or second-storey compartment of a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd-century Romans
The 3rd century was the period from 201 ( CCI) to 300 ( CCC) Anno Domini (AD) or Common Era (CE) in the Julian calendar.. In this century, the Roman Empire saw a crisis, starting with the assassination of the Roman Emperor Severus Alexander in 235, plunging the empire into a period of economic troubles, barbarian incursions, political upheavals, civil wars, and the split of the Roman Empire through the Gallic Empire in the west and the Palmyrene Empire in the east, which all together threatened to destroy the Roman Empire in its entirety, but the reconquests of the seceded territories by Emperor Aurelian and the stabilization period under Emperor Diocletian due to the administrative strengthening of the empire caused an end to the crisis by 284. This crisis would also mark the beginning of Late Antiquity. In Persia, the Parthian Empire was succeeded by the Sassanid Empire in 224 after Ardashir I defeated and killed Artabanus V during the Battle of Hormozdgan. The Sassan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junius Tiberianus (consul 281)
Junius Tiberianus (fl. late 3rd to early 4th centuries) was a Roman senator who was appointed consul in AD 281. Biography The son of the consular Gaius Junius Tiberianus, Tiberianus was a member of the Roman Senate. In AD 281, Tiberianus was elevated to the consulship, serving as '' consul posterior'' alongside the emperor Marcus Aurelius Probus. He later served as Proconsular governor of Asia around AD 295 or 296. Tiberianus also served as ''Praefectus Urbi'' of Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ... from September 12, 303 to January 4, 304. At some stage, he and 12 other senators each contributed 400,000 sesterces, probably for the construction of a building.Martindale & Jones, pg. 912 References Sources * Christol, Michel, ''Essai sur l'évolution des carri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Roman Consuls
This is a list of consuls known to have held office, from the beginning of the Roman Republic to the latest use of the title in Imperial times, together with those magistrates of the Republic who were appointed in place of consuls, or who superseded consular authority for a limited period. Background Republican consuls From the establishment of the Republic to the time of Augustus, the consuls were the chief magistrates of the Roman state, and normally there were two of them, so that the executive power of the state was not vested in a single individual, as it had been under the kings. As other ancient societies dated historical events according to the reigns of their kings, it became customary at Rome to date events by the names of the consuls in office when the events occurred, rather than (for instance) by counting the number of years since the foundation of the city, although that method could also be used. If a consul died during his year of office, another was elected to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nonius Paternus
The gens Nonia was a plebeian family at ancient Rome. Its members first appear in history toward the end of the Republic. The first of the Nonii to obtain the consulship was Lucius Nonius Asprenas in 36 BC. From then until the end of the fourth century, they regularly held the highest offices of the Roman state.''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'', vol. II, p. 1207 (" Nonia Gens"). Origin The nomen ''Nonius'' is a patronymic surname, based on the praenomen '' Nonus'', presumably belonging to an ancestor of the gens. The name is undoubtedly Latin, although the first of the Nonii to rise to prominence at Rome is said to have come from Picenum. Another branch of the family seems to have come from Aesernia. Praenomina The chief praenomina of the Nonii were ''Lucius, Marcus'', and '' Publius'', all of which were used by the Nonii Asprenates, while the Quinctiliani used ''Lucius'' and '' Sextus'', the latter coming from the Quinctilii, in the maternal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcus Aurelius Probus
Marcus Aurelius Probus (; 230–235 – September 282) was Roman emperor from 276 to 282. Probus was an active and successful general as well as a conscientious administrator, and in his reign of six years he secured prosperity for the inner provinces while withstanding repeated invasions of barbarian tribes on almost every sector of the frontier. After repelling the foreign enemies of the empire Probus was forced to handle several internal revolts, but demonstrated leniency and moderation to the vanquished wherever possible. In his reign the constitutional authority of the Roman Senate was fastidiously maintained, and the victorious Emperor, who had carried his army to victory over the Rhine, professed himself dependent on the sanction of the Senate. Upon defeating the Germans, Probus re-erected the ancient fortifications of emperor Hadrian between the Rhine and Danube rivers, protecting the Agri Decumates, and exacted from the vanquished a tribute of manpower to resettle depop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiberius Claudius Cleobulus
Tiberius Claudius Cleobulus (165–213AD) was a Roman senator. Life He held the position of suffect consul for one ''nundinium'' around 210. Claudius was the son of an earlier Tiberius Claudius Cleobulus (c.135-c.180) and wife Acilia, the daughter of Manius Acilius Glabrio Gnaeus Cornelius Severus Manius Acilius Glabrio Gnaeus Cornelius Severus (born c. 119 - after 177) was a senator of the Roman Empire. He was consul ordinarius in 152 with Marcus Valerius Homullus as his colleague. Acilius Glabrio is known almost solely from surviving i ... and wife ... Faustina. He married his first cousin, Acilia Frestana, who was the daughter of Manius Acilius Glabrio, consul in 186, and paternal niece of Acilia. Tiberius Claudius Cleobulus and his wife Acilia Frestana together had Claudia Acilia Priscilliana, who would later marry Lucius Valerius Messalla. He also had a son, Claudius Acilius Cleobulus. References Bibliography * * * 2nd-century Romans 3rd-century Romans Imp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucius Valerius Messalla Thrasea Priscus
Lucius Valerius Messalla Thrasea Priscus (died c. 212) was a Roman senator active during the reigns of Commodus and Septimus Severus. Life Thrasea Priscus was a member of the second century gens Valeria. It is possible he was the son of Lucius Vipstanus Poplicola Messalla, who may have been a '' praetor designatus'' but died before he acceded to the consulate, by his wife Helvidia Priscilla. If so, Thrasea Priscus altered his ''gentilicum'' to reflect his descent through the Vipstani from the republican Valerii. He was appointed consul in 196 as the colleague of Gaius Domitius Dexter. After stepping down from the consulate, Thrasea Priscus may have held the office of ''curator aquarum'' (or supervisor of aqueducts) in Rome, around 198. Thrasea Priscus may have been a partisan of Publius Septimius Geta, the brother and rival of the emperor Caracalla. He became one of the victims of the earliest purges of Caracalla, being struck down in the emperor's presence after the murder of Geta. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucius Valerius Claudius Acilius Priscillianus Maximus
Lucius Valerius Claudius Acilius Priscillianus aximus'' (fl. 3rd century) was a Roman senator. Life Valerius Maximus, a member of the third century gens Valeria, was possibly the son of Lucius Valerius Messalla by his wife Claudia Acilia Priscilliana, as his ''nomina'' and ''cognomina'' combined suggest. He began his career serving as the '' sevir equitum Romanorum'' at the annual review of the equites. His first political appointment was as the ''triumvir monetalis'', followed by a posting as quaestor in some unknown province.Mennen, pg. 124 This was followed by his being appointed '' quaestor urbanus'', after which he filled the office of '' praetor tutelaris'' (the official responsible for matters of guardianship). Then in 233, Valerius Maximus was made '' consul prior'' alongside Gnaeus Cornelius Paternus. For his proconsular command, Valerius Maximus was appointed ''curator alvi Tiberis riparum cloacarumque sacrae urbis'' (responsible for maintaining the sewers and the banks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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