Lucius Caesennius Cento
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Lucius Caesennius Cento was a Roman politician.
He was the son of Lucius Caesennius (c. 95 BC - aft. 69 BC), an Etruscan
Italian, and wife, and paternal grandson of Caesennius, born c. 125 BC, and wife. His paternal aunt was Caesennia Paetina, born c. 40 BC, married to Aulus Caecina
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He was Legatus
of Hispania
in 45 BC.
He married and had a son Caesennius, born c. 40 BC, who married and had a son Publius Caesennius Paetus, born c. 5 BC, a Tarquinia
n Etruscan
Italian, who married and had Lucius Caesennius Paetus
.
He was the son of Lucius Caesennius (c. 95 BC - aft. 69 BC), an Etruscan
Etruria
Etruria—usually referred to in Greek and Latin source texts as Tyrrhenia—was a region of Central Italy, an area that covered part of what now are Tuscany, Latium, Emilia-Romagna, and Umbria. A particularly noteworthy work dealing with Etruscan locations is D. H...
Italian, and wife, and paternal grandson of Caesennius, born c. 125 BC, and wife. His paternal aunt was Caesennia Paetina, born c. 40 BC, married to Aulus Caecina
Aulus Caecina
Aulus Caecina, son of Aulus Caecina who was defended by Cicero in a speech still extant, took the side of Pompey in the civil wars, and published a violent tirade against Caesar, for which he was banished....
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He was Legatus
Legatus
A legatus was a general in the Roman army, equivalent to a modern general officer. Being of senatorial rank, his immediate superior was the dux, and he outranked all military tribunes...
of Hispania
Hispania
Another theory holds that the name derives from Ezpanna, the Basque word for "border" or "edge", thus meaning the farthest area or place. Isidore of Sevilla considered Hispania derived from Hispalis....
in 45 BC.
He married and had a son Caesennius, born c. 40 BC, who married and had a son Publius Caesennius Paetus, born c. 5 BC, a Tarquinia
Tarquinia
Tarquinia, formerly Corneto and in Antiquity Tarquinii, is an ancient city in the province of Viterbo, Lazio, Italy.- History :Tarquinii is said to have been already a flourishing city when Demaratus of Corinth brought in Greek workmen...
n Etruscan
Etruria
Etruria—usually referred to in Greek and Latin source texts as Tyrrhenia—was a region of Central Italy, an area that covered part of what now are Tuscany, Latium, Emilia-Romagna, and Umbria. A particularly noteworthy work dealing with Etruscan locations is D. H...
Italian, who married and had Lucius Caesennius Paetus
Lucius Caesennius Paetus
Lucius Junius Caesennius Paetus was a Roman aristocrat, member of the Caesennian gens and the Junian gens, who lived in the second half of the 1st century during the Roman Empire. He was Consul Ordinarius for the year 61, and enjoyed several high provincial commands in the East.He was the son of...
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