Lucius Tiberius Claudius Pompeianus
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Lucius Tiberius Claudius Pompeianus was a Roman politician and senator in the 3rd century who served as Roman consul
in 231.
Pompeianus came from Antioch
. His father was Lucius Commodus Aurellius Pompeianus, who was consul in 209. His grandfather was Claudius Pompeianus
, who was consul in 162 and 173, and his grandmother Lucilla
(a daughter of Emperor Marcus Aurelius).Allmer, Auguste & de Terrebasse, Alfred. Inscriptions antiques et du Moyen Age de Vienne en Dauphiné, Volume 3, p.504-07 (1875) His full name, previously known as Claudius Pompeianus, was only known after the discovery of a military diploma.
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 231.
Pompeianus came from Antioch
Antioch
Antioch on the Orontes was an ancient city on the eastern side of the Orontes River. It is near the modern city of Antakya, Turkey.Founded near the end of the 4th century BC by Seleucus I Nicator, one of Alexander the Great's generals, Antioch eventually rivaled Alexandria as the chief city of the...
. His father was Lucius Commodus Aurellius Pompeianus, who was consul in 209. His grandfather was 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....
, who was consul in 162 and 173, and his grandmother 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....
(a daughter of Emperor Marcus Aurelius).Allmer, Auguste & de Terrebasse, Alfred. Inscriptions antiques et du Moyen Age de Vienne en Dauphiné, Volume 3, p.504-07 (1875) His full name, previously known as Claudius Pompeianus, was only known after the discovery of a military diploma.