Marcus Pupienus Maximus
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Marcus Pupienus Maximus was a Roman
senator
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He married Clodia Pulchra, born c. 145, daughter of Appius Claudius Pulcher
and wife Sextia, and had a son, the Emperor
Pupienus
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The Historia Augusta, whose testimony is not to be trusted unreservedly, claims he was a blacksmith
.
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
senator
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...
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He married Clodia Pulchra, born c. 145, daughter of Appius Claudius Pulcher
Appius Claudius Pulcher (consul suffectus)
Appius Claudius Pulcher was a Roman Consul Suffectus in an unknown year of the 2nd century.He was the son of Appius or Publius Claudius Pulcher, born c. 90, and wife, and grandson of Publius Claudius Pulcher and wife....
and wife Sextia, and had a son, the Emperor
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...
Pupienus
Pupienus
Pupienus , also known as Pupienus Maximus, was Roman Emperor with Balbinus for three months in 238, the Year of the Six Emperors. The sources for this period are scant, and thus knowledge of the emperor is limited...
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The Historia Augusta, whose testimony is not to be trusted unreservedly, claims he was a blacksmith
Blacksmith
A blacksmith is a person who creates objects from wrought iron or steel by forging the metal; that is, by using tools to hammer, bend, and cut...
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