Lucius Ceionius Commodus (Consul 78)
Lucius Ceionius Commodus was a Roman politician and senator .
Commodus came from Etruria . Under Emperor Vespasian he was raised to the patrician rank. He was the father of Lucius Ceionius Commodus , who became consul in 106 , and the grandfather of the later Caesar Lucius Aelius Caesar . By military diplomas is evidence that Commodus with in 78 Decimus Junius Novius Priscus was ordinary consul. From 78/79 to 81/82 he was governor of Syria . He is likely to have been the immediate successor of Marcus Ulpius Traianus , the father of the later Emperor Trajan , in Syria. Commodus was also Septemvir epulonum .
See also
literature
- Prosopographia Imperii Romani (PIR )² C 603
Individual evidence
- ↑ Military diplomas of the year 78 ( CIL 16, 22 , CIL 16, 23 , Chiron-2008-319 , ZPE-173-237 ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ceionius Commodus, Lucius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Commodus, Lucius Ceionius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | roman consul 78 |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 78 |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 81 |