Potitus Valerius Messala
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Potitus Valerius Messala (ca. 70 BC – after 17 BC) was an Ancient Roman
statesman, probably a son of Marcus Valerius Messalla Rufus
. He presumably had two sons: Manius Valerius Messala Potitus and Lucius Valerius Messala Volesus. In 17, Messala participated in the Secular games
.
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
statesman, probably a son of Marcus Valerius Messalla Rufus
Marcus Valerius Messalla Rufus
Marcus Valerius Messalla Rufus , was a Roman politician, and consul in 53 BC.- Family :Marcus Valerius Messalla Rufus was the son of an otherwise unknown Marcus Valerius Messalla and Hortensia...
. He presumably had two sons: Manius Valerius Messala Potitus and Lucius Valerius Messala Volesus. In 17, Messala participated in the Secular games
Secular games
The Secular Games were a religious celebration, involving sacrifices and theatrical performances, held in ancient Rome for three days and nights to mark the end of a saeculum and the beginning of the next...
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| Rank | Date |
|---|---|
| Quindecimvir | Before 43 BC – after 18 BC |
| Monetarius | ca. 42 BC |
| Military tribune Military tribune A military tribune was an officer of the Roman army who ranked below the legate and above the centurion... or quaestor Quaestor A Quaestor was a type of public official in the "Cursus honorum" system who supervised financial affairs. In the Roman Republic a quaestor was an elected official whereas, with the autocratic government of the Roman Empire, quaestors were simply appointed.... |
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| Praetor 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... |
ca. 32 BC |
| Suffect consul | 29 BC |
| Proconsul Proconsul A proconsul was a governor of a province in the Roman Republic appointed for one year by the senate. In modern usage, the title has been used for a person from one country ruling another country or bluntly interfering in another country's internal affairs.-Ancient Rome:In the Roman Republic, a... of Asia |
ca. 25 – 23 BC |
| Legatus pro praetore of Syria | ca. 19 – 18 BC |
Further reading
- A. E. Gordon. Potitus Valerius Messalla Consul Suffect 29 B.C. University of California Publications in Classical Archaeology, 1954, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 31–64.