Appius Annius Atilius Bradua
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Appius Annius Atilius Bradua (flourished 2nd century) was a Roman Senator
that lived in the Roman Empire
.
Annius Bradua was born and raised in an aristocratic family of consular rank and was a member of the gens Annia
. He was a member of the venerable family of the Annii Regilli . Regilli means 'Little Queen'.
His father was Appius Annius Trebonius Gallus
. Annius Gallus was a distinguished Roman Senator and one of the serving consuls in the year 139 and his mother was a Roman aristocratic woman called Atilia Caucidia Tertulla
. The sibling of Annius Bradua, his sister Appia Annia Regilla Atilia Caucidia Tertulla, otherwise known as Aspasia Annia Regilla
who married the prominent Greek Herodes Atticus
.
The paternal grandparents of Annius Bradua was the Roman Senator Appius Annius Trebonius Gallus
and his unnamed wife , while his maternal grandparents of Annius Bradua was the Roman Senator and Governor Marcus Appius Bradua
and the aristocratic woman Caucidia Tertulla . His mother’s brother was Marcus Atilius Metilius Bradua Caucidius Tertullus…Bassus . His uncle served as a polyonymous Proconsul
of the Africa Province
under the Roman Emperor
Antoninus Pius
(138-161) . His grandfathers were both consular colleagues in the year 108 .
Through his paternal grandfather, Annius Bradua was related to the Roman Senator
Marcus Annius Verus
, who was a brother-in-law of Roman Emperor
Hadrian
and father of the Roman Empress Faustina the Elder
, wife of the Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius
. Faustina the Elder
was the mother of Roman Empress Faustina the Younger
and aunt of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius .
In the year 160, Annius Bradua served as an ordinary consul . In the year of Annius Bradua’s consulship, his sister who was eight months pregnant with her sixth child to her husband was kicked to death in the abdomen by a freedman of Herodes Atticus named Alcimedon. Annius Bradua brought charges in Rome
against his brother-in-law, alleging that Herodes Atticus had been responsible for her death, then Antoninus Pius
’ heir Marcus Aurelius had exonerated his old tutor.
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...
that lived in the Roman Empire
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....
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Annius Bradua was born and raised in an aristocratic family of consular rank and was a member of the gens Annia
Annia (gens)
The gens Annia was a plebeian family of considerable antiquity at Rome. The first person of this name whom Titus Livius mentions is the Latin praetor Lucius Annius of Setia, a Roman colony in 340 BC. By the time of the Second Punic War, the Annii were obtaining minor magistracies at Rome, and in...
. He was a member of the venerable family of the Annii Regilli . Regilli means 'Little Queen'.
His father was Appius Annius Trebonius Gallus
Appius Annius Trebonius Gallus (consul 139)
Appius Annius Trebonius Gallus, sometimes known as Appius Annius Gallus was a Roman senator.Annius Gallus was the son of the Roman politician and general Appius Annius Trebonius Gallus and an unnamed Roman noble woman. His paternal grandfather could have been Appius Annius Gallus, one of the...
. Annius Gallus was a distinguished Roman Senator and one of the serving consuls in the year 139 and his mother was a Roman aristocratic woman called Atilia Caucidia Tertulla
Atilia Caucidia Tertulla
Atilia Caucidia Tertulla was an aristocratic woman from Ancient Roman society.Atilia was a member of the Atilia and was born into a family of consular rank, probably of Patrician rank. Atilia was the daughter of the Roman Senator, Consul and Governor Marcus Appius Bradua and Caucidia Tertulla...
. The sibling of Annius Bradua, his sister Appia Annia Regilla Atilia Caucidia Tertulla, otherwise known as Aspasia Annia Regilla
Aspasia Annia Regilla
Aspasia Annia Regilla, full name Appia Annia Regilla Atilia Caucidia Tertulla , was a wealthy, aristocratic and influential Roman woman, who was a distant relative of several Roman Emperors and Roman Empresses. She was the wife of the prominent Greek Herodes Atticus .-Genealogy:Regilla was born...
who married the prominent Greek Herodes Atticus
Herodes Atticus
Lucius Vibullius Hipparchus Tiberius Claudius Atticus Herodes, otherwise known as Herodes Atticus was a very distinguished, rich Greek aristocrat who served as a Roman Senator and a Sophist. He is notable as a proponent in the Second Sophistic by Philostratus.-Ancestry and Family:Herodes Atticus...
.
The paternal grandparents of Annius Bradua was the Roman Senator Appius Annius Trebonius Gallus
Appius Annius Trebonius Gallus (consul 108)
Appius Annius Trebonius Gallus was a distinguished Roman general and politician that lived in the second half of the 1st century and the first half of the 2nd century in the Roman Empire....
and his unnamed wife , while his maternal grandparents of Annius Bradua was the Roman Senator and Governor Marcus Appius Bradua
Marcus Appius Bradua
Marcus Appius Bradua, also known by his full name Marcus Atilius Metilius Bradua was a distinguished Roman Politician who lived in the second half of the 1st century and the first half of the 2nd century in the Roman Empire.-Biography:Bradua was a member of the Atilia...
and the aristocratic woman Caucidia Tertulla . His mother’s brother was Marcus Atilius Metilius Bradua Caucidius Tertullus…Bassus . His uncle served as a polyonymous Proconsul
Proconsul
A proconsul was a governor of a province in the Roman Republic appointed for one year by the senate. In modern usage, the title has been used for a person from one country ruling another country or bluntly interfering in another country's internal affairs.-Ancient Rome:In the Roman Republic, a...
of the Africa Province
Africa Province
The Roman province of Africa was established after the Romans defeated Carthage in the Third Punic War. It roughly comprised the territory of present-day northern Tunisia, and the small Mediterranean coast of modern-day western Libya along the Syrtis Minor...
under the Roman 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...
Antoninus Pius
Antoninus Pius
Antoninus Pius , also known as Antoninus, was Roman Emperor from 138 to 161. He was a member of the Nerva-Antonine dynasty and the Aurelii. He did not possess the sobriquet "Pius" until after his accession to the throne...
(138-161) . His grandfathers were both consular colleagues in the year 108 .
Through his paternal grandfather, Annius Bradua was related to the Roman 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...
Marcus Annius Verus
Marcus Annius Verus
Marcus Annius Verus was a Roman man who lived in the 1st and 2nd century. He was the son of an elder Marcus Annius Verus, who gained the rank of senator and praetor. His family originated from Uccibi near Corduba in Spain...
, who was a brother-in-law of Roman 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...
Hadrian
Hadrian
Hadrian , was Roman Emperor from 117 to 138. He is best known for building Hadrian's Wall, which marked the northern limit of Roman Britain. In Rome, he re-built the Pantheon and constructed the Temple of Venus and Roma. In addition to being emperor, Hadrian was a humanist and was philhellene in...
and father of the Roman Empress Faustina the Elder
Faustina the Elder
Annia Galeria Faustina, more familiarly referred to as Faustina I , was a Roman Empress and wife of Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius.-Early life:...
, wife of the Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius
Antoninus Pius
Antoninus Pius , also known as Antoninus, was Roman Emperor from 138 to 161. He was a member of the Nerva-Antonine dynasty and the Aurelii. He did not possess the sobriquet "Pius" until after his accession to the throne...
. Faustina the Elder
Faustina the Elder
Annia Galeria Faustina, more familiarly referred to as Faustina I , was a Roman Empress and wife of Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius.-Early life:...
was the mother of Roman Empress Faustina the Younger
Faustina the Younger
Annia Galeria Faustina Minor , Faustina Minor or Faustina the Younger was a daughter of Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius and Roman Empress Faustina the Elder. She was a Roman Empress and wife to her maternal cousin Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius...
and aunt of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius .
In the year 160, Annius Bradua served as an ordinary consul . In the year of Annius Bradua’s consulship, his sister who was eight months pregnant with her sixth child to her husband was kicked to death in the abdomen by a freedman of Herodes Atticus named Alcimedon. Annius Bradua brought charges in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
against his brother-in-law, alleging that Herodes Atticus had been responsible for her death, then Antoninus Pius
Antoninus Pius
Antoninus Pius , also known as Antoninus, was Roman Emperor from 138 to 161. He was a member of the Nerva-Antonine dynasty and the Aurelii. He did not possess the sobriquet "Pius" until after his accession to the throne...
’ heir Marcus Aurelius had exonerated his old tutor.
Sources
- http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/women_civicdonors.html
- http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appius_Annius_Atilius_Bradua
- A. R. Birley, The Roman Government of Britain, Oxford University Press, 2005
- S. B. Pomeroy, The murder of Regilla: a case of domestic violence in antiquity, Harvard University Press, 2007