Lucius Valerius Messalla (consul 280)

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(Lucius Valerius) Messalla [1] (fl. 3rd century) was a Roman senator.

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Life

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 280 he was appointed consul prior alongside Vettius Gratus. [3]

Christian Settipani has suggested that Valerius Maximus Basilius, praefectus urbi of Rome in 319, was his son. [4]

Ancestry

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References

  1. Both the praenomen Lucius and the Nomen gentile Valerius are assumed.
  2. Mennen, p. 127
  3. Martindale & Jones, p. 599
  4. Settipani, Continuité gentilice et continuité sénatoriale dans les familles sénatoriales romaines à l'époque impériale, (2000) p. 229

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Political offices
Preceded by Consul of the Roman Empire
280
with Vettius Gratus
Succeeded by