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| Preceded by [...]us Proculus, and ignotus as Suffect consuls | Suffect consul of the Roman Empire 101 with Lucius Julius Marinus Caecilius Simplex | Succeeded by Lucius Julius Ursus Servianus, and Lucius Licinius Sura II as Ordinary consuls |
