Vettius Gratus (consul 250)

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(Gaius) Vettius Gratus [1] (fl. 3rd century) was a Roman senator who was appointed consul in AD 250.

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Biography

A member of the Patrician gens Vetti, [2] Vettius Gratus was related to the consuls Gaius Vettius Gratus Atticus Sabinianus (possibly his brother or cousin) and Gaius Vettius Gratus Sabinianus (possibly his grandson or grand-nephew).

In AD 250, Vettius Gratus was appointed consul posterior , serving alongside the emperor Decius. [3]

It is speculated that Vettius Gratus had a son, Gratus, who became consul in AD 280. [4]

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  1. The Praenomen Gaius is assumed.
  2. Mammen, pg. 129
  3. Mennen, pg. 128
  4. Martindale & Jones, pg. 402
Political offices
Preceded by Consul of the Roman Empire
250
with Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius II
Succeeded by