Lucius Volusius Saturninus (suffect consul)
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Lucius Volusius Saturninus (died 20) was a Roman senator that lived during the 1st century BC and 1st century. Saturninus came from an ancient and distinguished senatorial family the never rose above the praetor
ship. Saturninus' sister was the mother of Lollia Paulina
, who became Emperor Caligula
’s third wife, and Lollia Saturnina who married the consul Decimus Valerius Asiaticus
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Saturninus became consul in 12 BC. Saturninus held censorial functions for selection for the knights as members of the judicature. He became the first person in his family to amass his wealth, through which his family became greatly conspicuous.
He married a Roman woman called Nonia Polla. His son was the consul Lucius Volusius Saturninus
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Praetor
Praetor was a title granted by the government of Ancient Rome to men acting in one of two official capacities: the commander of an army, usually in the field, or the named commander before mustering the army; and an elected magistratus assigned varied duties...
ship. Saturninus' sister was the mother of Lollia Paulina
Lollia Paulina
Lollia Paulina was a noble Roman woman who lived in the 1st century, and for six months in AD 38 was a Roman Empress as the third wife of the Emperor Caligula.-Life:...
, who became Emperor Caligula
Caligula
Caligula , also known as Gaius, was Roman Emperor from 37 AD to 41 AD. Caligula was a member of the house of rulers conventionally known as the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Caligula's father Germanicus, the nephew and adopted son of Emperor Tiberius, was a very successful general and one of Rome's most...
’s third wife, and Lollia Saturnina who married the consul Decimus Valerius Asiaticus
Decimus Valerius Asiaticus
Decimus Valerius Asiaticus was the husband of Lollia Saturnina, the sister of Caligula' third wife, Lollia Paulina, was twice a Roman consul , resigning early from his second suffect consulship, according to Dio Cassius , in order to avoid becoming involved in the conspiracies of the court—a...
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Saturninus became consul in 12 BC. Saturninus held censorial functions for selection for the knights as members of the judicature. He became the first person in his family to amass his wealth, through which his family became greatly conspicuous.
He married a Roman woman called Nonia Polla. His son was the consul Lucius Volusius Saturninus
Lucius Volusius Saturninus
Lucius Volusius Saturninus was a renowned Ancient Roman statesman, a son of Lucius Volusius Saturninus, suffect consul of 12 BC and Nonia Polla. Saturninus had a sister named Volusia who was married to a man named Cornelius. His two sons were Lucius Volusius Saturninus, who became pontifex...
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