Marcus Flavius Aper

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Marcus Flavius Aper was a Roman politician and senator in the second century AD.

Biography

Aper's father, Marcus Flavius Aper, was consul in 103 AD. His son of the same name served as consul in 176 AD. [1]

In 125 AD, Aper was appointed Governor of the province of Lycia et Pamphylia. In 130 AD, he was elected consul together with Quintus Fabius Catullinus as his colleague.

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References

  1. The New Pauly's Encyclopedia of Classical Antiquity, Ch.4, p.546