Quintus Fabius Clodius Agrippianus Celsinus
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Quintus Fabius Clodius Agrippianus Celsinus (ca. 210 - aft. 249) was proconsul
of Caria
in 249. He was the son of Clodius Celsinus (b. ca. 185) and his wife Fabia Fuscinella (b. ca. 190), paternal grandson of Marcus Clodius Macrinus Hermogenianus (b. ca. 150), and great-grandson of Marcus Clodius Macrinius Vindex Hermogenianus (b. ca. 125), a proconsul
of Africa ca. 200. His wife was Laberia Pompeiana (b. ca. 225). His maternal grandparents were Quintus Fabius (b. ca. 165) and wife Fuscinella (b. ca. 165), daughter of Publius Seius Fuscianus
(b. ca. 120), consul
in 151, praefectus urbi
from 187 to 189 and suffect consul in 188.
Clodius Agrippianus Celsinus was the father of
These Clodii Celsini continued to practice the traditional religions of antiquity and remained unconverted
in the face of Christian hegemony through at least the 4th century until Clodius Celsinus Adelphius.
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 Caria
Caria
Caria was a region of western Anatolia extending along the coast from mid-Ionia south to Lycia and east to Phrygia. The Ionian and Dorian Greeks colonized the west of it and joined the Carian population in forming Greek-dominated states there...
in 249. He was the son of Clodius Celsinus (b. ca. 185) and his wife Fabia Fuscinella (b. ca. 190), paternal grandson of Marcus Clodius Macrinus Hermogenianus (b. ca. 150), and great-grandson of Marcus Clodius Macrinius Vindex Hermogenianus (b. ca. 125), a 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 Africa ca. 200. His wife was Laberia Pompeiana (b. ca. 225). His maternal grandparents were Quintus Fabius (b. ca. 165) and wife Fuscinella (b. ca. 165), daughter of Publius Seius Fuscianus
Publius Seius Fuscianus
Publius Seius Fuscianus was a Consul in 151?, PUR 187-189 and Suffect Consul in 188. He was a childhood friend and schoolmate of Emperor Marcus Aurelius.He married and had:...
(b. ca. 120), consul
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...
in 151, praefectus urbi
Praefectus urbi
The praefectus urbanus or praefectus urbi, in English the urban prefect, was prefect of the city of Rome, and later also of Constantinople. The office originated under the Roman kings, continued during the Republic and Empire, and held high importance in late Antiquity...
from 187 to 189 and suffect consul in 188.
Clodius Agrippianus Celsinus was the father of
- Clodius Celsinus (b. ca. 245), whose son was
- Clodius Celsinus (b. ca. 280) and father of
- Clodius Celsinus Adelphius, praefectus urbi in 351.
- Clodius Celsinus (b. ca. 280) and father of
These Clodii Celsini continued to practice the traditional religions of antiquity and remained unconverted
Religious conversion
Religious conversion is the adoption of a new religion that differs from the convert's previous religion. Changing from one denomination to another within the same religion is usually described as reaffiliation rather than conversion.People convert to a different religion for various reasons,...
in the face of Christian hegemony through at least the 4th century until Clodius Celsinus Adelphius.
Sources
- Les ancêtres de Charlemagne, 1989
- Continuité gentilice et continuité sénatoriale dans les familles sénatoriales romaines à l'époque impériale, 2000