Publius Martius Verus
Publius Martius Verus was a Roman senator and general. He was twice consul. Verus played a major role in the suppression of the revolt of Avidius Cassius by remaining loyal to the emperor Marcus Aurelius.
Life
[edit]Verus came from the Roman colony of Tolosa in Gallia Narbonensis.[1] His first recorded post was as legatus legionis or commander of Legio V Macedonica in 162, during the Roman–Parthian War.[2] Upon the resolution of that conflict, Verus was appointed suffect consul in 166 with Marcus Vibius Liberalis.[3] That same year he was made governor of Roman Cappadocia, which post he held upon the revolt of Avidius Cassius.[4]
Following the defeat and death of Avidius Cassius, in 175 Verus was replaced as governor of Cappadocia by Gaius Arrius Antoninus, and made governor of Avidius Cassius' former province, Syria,[5] apparently to aid in re-establishing Imperial control of that province. Verus was also rewarded for his loyalty with being appointed consul ordinarius in 179, with the co-emperor Commodus.[6]
His life after the ordinary consulship is not recorded.
Family
[edit]Verus married a Sergia Saturnina, a native of Ostia. They are known to have had a son, Publius Martius Sergius Saturninus, ordinary consul in 198.[1][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Géza Alföldy, Konsulat und Senatorenstand unter den Antoninen (Bonn: Habelt Verlag, 1977), p. 317
- ^ Alföldy, Konsulat und Senatorenstand, p. 299
- ^ Alföldy, Konsulat und Senatorenstand, p. 180
- ^ Alföldy, Konsulat und Senatorenstand, p. 221
- ^ Alföldy, Konsulat und Senatorenstand, p. 240
- ^ Alföldy, Konsulat und Senatorenstand, p. 191
- ^ Paul M. M. Leunissen, Konsuln und Konsulare in der Zeit von Commodus bis Severus Alexander (180-235 n. Chr.) (Amsterdam, 1989), p. 133