Lucius Salvius Otho Titianus
OccupationSenator
SpouseCocceia
ChildrenLucius Salvius Otho Cocceianus
Parents
RelativesOtho

Lucius Salvius Otho Titianus was the elder brother of the Roman Emperor Otho (reigned 69 AD). As a Roman senator, he was consul in the year 52 as the colleague of Faustus Cornelius Sulla Felix,[1] and appointed consul as his brother's colleague for the period from Galba's murder to the end of February.[2] Titianus was given the daily responsibilities of the emperor by Otho when Otho left Rome to halt the advance of Vitellius into Italy.[3] Subsequently, Titianus was appointed generalissimo in charge of the war by Otho [4] and was present at the First Battle of Bedriacum.

Titianus was a member of the Arval Brethren, serving as promagistrate at least five times beginning in the year 57 into the year 69.[5] The sortition awarded him the proconsular governorship of Asia for the term 63/64.[6]

Family

Titianus was married to Cocceia, sister of the future Emperor Nerva (reigned 96–98), with whom he had a son, Lucius Salvius Otho Cocceianus. Cocceianus rose to become consul around 80, but was later executed under orders of Emperor Domitian, for having observed his uncle Otho's birthday.[7]

References

  1. ^ Paul Gallivan, "The Fasti for the Reign of Claudius", Classical Quarterly, 28 (1978), pp. 409, 425
  2. ^ Tacitus, Histories, I.77
  3. ^ Tacitus, Publius. The Histories. Penguin. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-140-44964-8.
  4. ^ Tacitus, Publius. The Histories. Penguin. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-140-44964-8.
  5. ^ Werner Eck, Senatoren von Vespasian bis Hadrian (Muenchen: Beck'sche, 1970), pp. 22f
  6. ^ Ronald Syme, "Problems about Proconsuls of Asia", Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik, 53 (1983), p. 197
  7. ^ Gallivan, "The Fasti for A. D. 70-96", Classical Quarterly, 31 (1981), p. 209
Political offices Preceded byClaudius VTitus Flavius Vespasianus Roman consul 52with Faustus Cornelius Sulla Felix Succeeded byQuintus Marcius Barea Soranusas suffect consul Preceded byGalba IITitus Vinius Roman consul 69with Otho Succeeded byLucius Verginius Rufus IILucius Pompeius Vopiscus


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