Vettius Gratus (consul 250)
{{Short description|Roman senator and consul in 250}}
(Gaius) Vettius GratusThe Praenomen Gaius is assumed. (fl. 3rd century) was a Roman senator who was appointed consul in AD 250.
Biography
A member of the Patrician gens Vetti,Mammen, pg. 129 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.Mennen, pg. 128
It is speculated that Vettius Gratus had a son, Gratus, who became consul in AD 280.Martindale & Jones, pg. 402
Sources
- Martindale, J. R.; Jones, A. H. M, The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, Vol. I AD 260–395, Cambridge University Press (1971)
- Mennen, Inge, Power and Status in the Roman Empire, AD 193-284 (2011)
References
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Lucius Naevius Aquilinus}}
{{s-ttl | title=Consul of the Roman Empire | years=250 |regent1= Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius II}}
{{s-aft | after= Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius III
Quintus Herennius Etruscus Messius Decius}}
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Category:3rd-century Roman consuls
Category:Late Roman Empire political office-holders
Category:Year of birth unknown
Category:Year of death unknown
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