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Tiberius Claudius Pompeianus Quintianus (170 – aft. 212 and bef. 217) was the son of Syrian Roman Consul
Tiberius Claudius Pompeianus
Quintianus and Annia Aurelia Galeria Lucilla
. His maternal grandparents were Roman Emperor
Marcus Aurelius, Roman Empress Faustina the Younger
and his uncle was Roman Emperor Commodus
.
During the reign of Roman Emperor Caracalla
, who reigned 211-217, Caracalla put him in charge of the Roman military campaigns and raised him to two consulships, once as a Suffectus in 212. However, for some reason it does not appear in the Fasti
, he appeared to have been murdered during a robbery.
Roman consul
A consul served in the highest elected political office of the Roman Republic.Each year, two consuls were elected together, to serve for a one-year term. Each consul was given veto power over his colleague and the officials would alternate each month...
Tiberius Claudius Pompeianus
Claudius Pompeianus
Tiberius Claudius Pompeianus was a Roman general of emperor Marcus Aurelius. He married Aurelius' daughter Lucilla and rose to the rank of senior senator in Rome before twice refusing emperorship for himself....
Quintianus and Annia Aurelia Galeria Lucilla
Lucilla
Annia Aurelia Galeria Lucilla or Lucilla was the second daughter and third child of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius and Roman Empress Faustina the Younger and an elder sister to future Roman Emperor Commodus....
. His maternal grandparents were Roman Emperor
Roman Emperor
The Roman emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period . The Romans had no single term for the office although at any given time, a given title was associated with the emperor...
Marcus Aurelius, Roman Empress Faustina the Younger
Faustina the Younger
Annia Galeria Faustina Minor , Faustina Minor or Faustina the Younger was a daughter of Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius and Roman Empress Faustina the Elder. She was a Roman Empress and wife to her maternal cousin Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius...
and his uncle was Roman Emperor Commodus
Commodus
Commodus , was Roman Emperor from 180 to 192. He also ruled as co-emperor with his father Marcus Aurelius from 177 until his father's death in 180. His name changed throughout his reign; see changes of name for earlier and later forms. His accession as emperor was the first time a son had succeeded...
.
During the reign of Roman Emperor Caracalla
Caracalla
Caracalla , was Roman emperor from 198 to 217. The eldest son of Septimius Severus, he ruled jointly with his younger brother Geta until he murdered the latter in 211...
, who reigned 211-217, Caracalla put him in charge of the Roman military campaigns and raised him to two consulships, once as a Suffectus in 212. However, for some reason it does not appear in the Fasti
Fasti
In ancient Rome, the fasti were chronological or calendar-based lists, or other diachronic records or plans of official and religiously sanctioned events...
, he appeared to have been murdered during a robbery.
Sources
- http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/2806.html