Plautius Quintillus (died by 175) was a

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who lived in the 2nd century.

Life

The family of Plautius Quintillus was of consular rank and was politically active during the

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in the 2nd century. Quintillus’ birth name could have been ''Lucius Titius Plautius Quintillus''. His father was probably

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, who served as consul in 125 under the

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and

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. During the reign of

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(138-161), Quintillus served as an ordinary consul. Quintillus married a noblewoman called

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, the daughter of Lucius Aelius Verus Caesar, the first adopted heir of Hadrian; she was Lucius Verus' sister, and, thus, sister-in-law to the Empress

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. Fabia bore Quintillus a son called

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, who later married Annia Aurelia

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, one of the daughters of Marcus Aurelius and

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. Throughout the former Roman Empire, various honorific inscriptions dedicated to Quintillus and his family have been found, mentioning him, his wife, his son and his relation to Lucius Verus.

Sources

* Albino Garzetti, ''From Tiberius to the Antonines: a history of the Roman Empire AD 14-192'' (1974) * Alan K. Bowman, Peter Garnsey, Dominic Rathbone, ''The Cambridge ancient history'', Volume 11 second edition (2000) * Anthony Richard Birley, ''Marcus Aurelius'', (London: Routledge, 2000) {{DEFAULTSORT:Quintillus, Plautius Imperial Roman consuls 2nd-century Romans 2nd-century deaths Year of birth unknown Plautii Titii Nerva–Antonine dynasty