Messalla (consul 280)
(Lucius Valerius) Messalla[1] (fl. 3rd century) was a Roman senator who was appointed consul in AD 280.
Biography
Messalla is assumed to be a member of the third century Patrician Gens Valeria, possibly the son of Lucius Valerius Poplicola Balbinus Maximus.[2] In AD 280 he was appointed consul prior alongside Vettius Gratus.[3]
Christian Settipani has suggested that Lucius Valerius Maximus Basilius, Praefectus Urbi of Rome in AD 319, was his son.[4]
Sources
- Martindale, J. R.; Jones, A. H. M, The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, Vol. I AD 260-395, Cambridge University Press (1971)
- Mennen, Inge, Power and Status in the Roman Empire, AD 193-284 (2011)
References
- Both the praenomen Lucius and the Nomen gentile Valerius are assumed.
- Mennen, p. 127
- Martindale & Jones, p. 599
- Settipani, Continuité gentilice et continuité sénatoriale dans les familles sénatoriales romaines à l'époque impériale, (2000) p. 229
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Marcus Aurelius Probus, Nonius Paternus |
Consul of the Roman Empire 280 with Vettius Gratus |
Succeeded by Marcus Aurelius Probus, Junius Tiberianus |
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