Lucius Bruttius Quintius Crispinus was a

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senator who lived in the second century AD. He was ordinary consul in 187, and Lucius Roscius Aelianus Paculus was his colleague. Crispinus was a member of the

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, who originated in Volceii,

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. His father was Gaius Bruttius Praesens, consul under

Antoninus Pius Antoninus Pius ( Latin: ''Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius''; 19 September 86 – 7 March 161) was Roman emperor from 138 to 161. He was the fourth of the Five Good Emperors from the Nerva–Antonine dynasty. Born into a senatori ...

; Olli Salomies suggests that his mother's name, which is otherwise unknown, was "Quintia" based on his ''nomen'' "Quintius", but Salomies has no further ideas about her identity. Crispinus' paternal grandparents were the consul and senator Gaius Bruttius Praesens, and Laberia Hostilia Crispina, the daughter of Manius Laberius Maximus. His sister was Bruttia Crispina, who married the

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Commodus. He is generally thought to be the father of Gaius Bruttius Praesens, consul in 217.Leunissen, ''Konsuln und Konsulare'', p. 373

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2nd-century Romans Quintius Crispinus, Lucius Imperial Roman consuls {{AncientRome-politician-stub