Libo Rupilius Frugi
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Libo Rupilius Frugi whose full name may have been Lucius Scribonius Libo Rupilius Frugi Bonus, was a Roman Suffect Consul and an ancestor to Roman Emperor
Marcus Aurelius.
According to Augustan History
, Frugi was of consular rank and refers to him as a former consul. Frugi served as a suffect consul in 88. His relative Calpurnius Piso Crassus Frugi Licinianus had been consul a year earlier. He was perhaps the son of the Marcus Licinius Crassus Frugi who had been consul in 64 and grandson of the Marcus Licinius Crassus Frugi
who had been consul in 27 and noblewoman Scribonia
. Pliny the Younger
reports him speaking aggressively in the Roman Senate
in 101..
Frugi possibly married the niece of the Roman Emperor Trajan
, Salonina Matidia
as her third husband, as from her previous two marriages Matidia had two daughters Vibia Sabina
and Mindia Matidia or Matidia Minor
. Frugi had a daughter called Rupilia
Faustina. The noblewoman Rupilia
Faustina became the paternal grandmother of Marcus Aurelius.
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.
According to Augustan History
Augustan History
The Augustan History is a late Roman collection of biographies, in Latin, of the Roman Emperors, their junior colleagues and usurpers of the period 117 to 284...
, Frugi was of consular rank and refers to him as a former consul. Frugi served as a suffect consul in 88. His relative Calpurnius Piso Crassus Frugi Licinianus had been consul a year earlier. He was perhaps the son of the Marcus Licinius Crassus Frugi who had been consul in 64 and grandson of the Marcus Licinius Crassus Frugi
Marcus Licinius Crassus Frugi
This article is about Marcus Licinius Crassus Frugi, the consul that served under the Roman Emperor Tiberius of the 1st century. To see other Romans with this name, see Licinia ....
who had been consul in 27 and noblewoman Scribonia
Scribonia (daughter of Lucius Scribonius Libo consul 16)
Scribonia Magna , in the modern historical sources she is known as Scribonia Crassi was a Roman noblewoman that lived in the Roman Empire...
. Pliny the Younger
Pliny the Younger
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, born Gaius Caecilius or Gaius Caecilius Cilo , better known as Pliny the Younger, was a lawyer, author, and magistrate of Ancient Rome. Pliny's uncle, Pliny the Elder, helped raise and educate him...
reports him speaking aggressively in the Roman Senate
Roman Senate
The Senate of the Roman Republic was a political institution in the ancient Roman Republic, however, it was not an elected body, but one whose members were appointed by the consuls, and later by the censors. After a magistrate served his term in office, it usually was followed with automatic...
in 101..
Frugi possibly married the niece of the Roman Emperor Trajan
Trajan
Trajan , was Roman Emperor from 98 to 117 AD. Born into a non-patrician family in the province of Hispania Baetica, in Spain Trajan rose to prominence during the reign of emperor Domitian. Serving as a legatus legionis in Hispania Tarraconensis, in Spain, in 89 Trajan supported the emperor against...
, Salonina Matidia
Salonina Matidia
Salonina Matidia was the daughter and only child of Ulpia Marciana and wealthy praetor Gaius Salonius Matidius Patruinus. Her maternal uncle was the Roman emperor Trajan. Trajan had no children and treated her like his daughter...
as her third husband, as from her previous two marriages Matidia had two daughters Vibia Sabina
Vibia Sabina
Vibia Sabina was a Roman Empress, wife and second cousin, once removed, to Roman Emperor Hadrian. She was the daughter to Salonina Matidia , and suffect consul Lucius Vibius Sabinus...
and Mindia Matidia or Matidia Minor
Matidia Minor
Mindia Matidia or Matidia Minor was related to several important ancient Roman Emperors. The modern village of Matigge Italy, is named after her....
. Frugi had a daughter called Rupilia
Rupilia
Rupilia Faustina was an influential Roman noble woman. She was the daughter of Salonina Matidia and suffect consul Lucius Scribonius Libo Rupilius Frugi Bonus. She possibly had another sister called Rupilia Annia....
Faustina. The noblewoman Rupilia
Rupilia
Rupilia Faustina was an influential Roman noble woman. She was the daughter of Salonina Matidia and suffect consul Lucius Scribonius Libo Rupilius Frugi Bonus. She possibly had another sister called Rupilia Annia....
Faustina became the paternal grandmother of Marcus Aurelius.