Marcus Vettius Bolanus (consul 111)
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Marcus Vettius Bolanus was a
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senator active during the reign of
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. He was eponymous consul for AD 111 as the colleague of Gaius Calpurnius Piso. He is thought to have been the son of Marcus Vettius Bolanus, consul in 66. The poet
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mentions his brother Crispus.Statius, ''Silvae'', V.2


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* E. Sattmann, "Vettius (26)", '' Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft'', vol. VIII, A-2, (Stuttgart, 1958), col. 1858 2nd-century Roman consuls Bolanus {{AncientRome-politician-stub