Gaius Iulius Erucius Clarus Vibianus
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Gaius Iulius Erucius Clarus Vibianus († 197) was a Roman Empire
politician, consul
and Roman Senator.
Vibianus came from an Italian family or from one of the Western provinces. He was the son of Gaius Erucius Clarus, consul in 170 AD http://www.de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaius_Erucius_Clarus. He came from the powerful equestrian family of the Erucia and his grandfather Sextus Erucius Clarus was consul in 146 AD and before that City Prefect of Rome. His great-grandfather, who was suffect consul in 117 AD, was the brother (possibly half brother) of Gaius Septicius Clarus
. In 193 AD, Vibianus, together with Quintus Pompeius Sosius Falco, was made ordinary consul under the reign of Commodus. Vibianus survived the purges of Septimus Severus that claimed the lives of fellow consuls Q. Pompeius Sosius Falco http://www.de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quintus_Pompeius_Sosius_Falco and Marcus Silius Messala
.
As a follower of the usurper and Governor of Britain Clodius Albinus
, after the defeat and death of Albinus against Septimius Severus
in 197, Vibianus was executed.
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....
politician, consul
Consul
Consul was the highest elected office of the Roman Republic and an appointive office under the Empire. The title was also used in other city states and also revived in modern states, notably in the First French Republic...
and Roman Senator.
Vibianus came from an Italian family or from one of the Western provinces. He was the son of Gaius Erucius Clarus, consul in 170 AD http://www.de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaius_Erucius_Clarus. He came from the powerful equestrian family of the Erucia and his grandfather Sextus Erucius Clarus was consul in 146 AD and before that City Prefect of Rome. His great-grandfather, who was suffect consul in 117 AD, was the brother (possibly half brother) of Gaius Septicius Clarus
Gaius Septicius Clarus
Gaius Septicius Clarus , was a prefect of the Roman imperial bodyguard, known as the Praetorian Guard and influential as a friend and supporter of famous Silver Age authors Pliny the Younger and Suetonius.-Praetorian prefect:...
. In 193 AD, Vibianus, together with Quintus Pompeius Sosius Falco, was made ordinary consul under the reign of Commodus. Vibianus survived the purges of Septimus Severus that claimed the lives of fellow consuls Q. Pompeius Sosius Falco http://www.de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quintus_Pompeius_Sosius_Falco and Marcus Silius Messala
M. Silius Messala
Marcus Silius Messala born ca.160 AD - fl.193 ADMarcus Silius Messala was a Roman Politician, senator and suffect consul towards the end of the 2nd century. In 193 AD, Messala was from May until June the Suffect Consul of Rome. He was in command of the location where the murder of Pertinax took place...
.
As a follower of the usurper and Governor of Britain Clodius Albinus
Clodius Albinus
Clodius Albinus was a Roman usurper proclaimed emperor by the legions in Britain and Hispania upon the murder of Pertinax in 193.-Life:...
, after the defeat and death of Albinus against Septimius Severus
Septimius Severus
Septimius Severus , also known as Severus, was Roman Emperor from 193 to 211. Severus was born in Leptis Magna in the province of Africa. As a young man he advanced through the customary succession of offices under the reigns of Marcus Aurelius and Commodus. Severus seized power after the death of...
in 197, Vibianus was executed.
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