Titus Quinctius Crispinus Valerianus was a

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senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

, who was active during the reign of

Augustus Caesar Augustus (born Gaius Octavius; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian, was the first Roman emperor; he reigned from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. He is known for being the founder of the Roman Pri ...

. He was suffect consul in the second half of AD 2 as the colleague of

Publius Cornelius Lentulus Scipio Publius Cornelius Lentulus Scipio (c. 15 BC52 AD) was a Roman senator active during the Principate. He was suffect consul in the '' nundinium'' of July-December AD 24, as the colleague of Gaius Calpurnius Aviola. His name combines the two most fam ...

. Crispinus Valerianus was of

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descent, but his familial connections beyond that are unclear. He could be the biological son of a Valerius who was adopted by

Titus Quinctius Crispinus Sulpicianus Titus Quinctius Crispinus Sulpicianus (fl. 1st century BC) was a Roman senator who was elected consul in 9 BC. Biography Crispinus Sulpicianus was of Patrician descent, and he was either the biological son of a Sulpicius who was adopted by a Titu ...

, one of the alleged lovers of

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; or the son of a Quinctius Crispinus and a Valeria; or even the brother of Crispinus Sulpicianus.Syme, ''The Augustan Aristocracy'', p. 158 One certain event in his life is the date of his

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ship, which was in 2 BC; this allows us to infer he acceded to the consulate ''anno suo'', and fixing the year of his birth as 32 BC. We know that he was a member of the

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, for inscriptions confirm his presence at their ceremonies from AD 14 through 27., , , He likely died before the end of the reign of

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Quinctius Crispinus Valerianus, Titus 1st-century Romans Crispinus Valerianus, Titus Quinctius Suffect consuls of Imperial Rome 32 BC births 1st-century deaths Year of death unknown