Marcus Valerius Homullus (birth and death dates unknown) was a Roman Senator of the second century. In 152 he was
consul ordinarius with
Manius Acilius Glabrio Gnaeus Cornelius Severus. He informed against
Marcus Aurelius and Marcus' mother
Domitia Lucilla to
Antoninus Pius, but nothing came of that according to the
Historia Augusta
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("Marcus", vi.9).
["…quamvis non deessent, qui aliqua adversum eum insusurrarent, et prae ceteris Valerius Homullus, qui, cum Lucillam matrem Marci in virdiario venerantem simulacrum Apollinis vidisset, insusurravit: 'Illa nunc rogat, ut diem tuum claudas, et filius imperet', quod omnino apud Pium nihil valuit."]
On another occasion, Antoninus was visiting the house of Homullus admired some
porphyry columns, asking if they had come from the imperial quarries. Homullus replied "when you enter another man's house you should be deaf and dumb." This remark has been variously interpreted as a good-natured jab at a friend or as a slap at the Emperor.
Homullus was the ''patron'' of the city of
Capua in
Campania.
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2nd-century Romans
Imperial Roman consuls
Homullus, Marcus Valerius