(Lucius Valerius) Messalla[1] (fl. 3rd century) was a Roman senator.

Life

Messalla is assumed to be a member of the third century Patrician gens Valeria, possibly the son of Lucius Valerius Poplicola Balbinus Maximus.[2] In 280 he was appointed consul prior alongside Vettius Gratus.[3]

Christian Settipani has suggested that Valerius Maximus Basilius, praefectus urbi of Rome in 319, was his son.[4]

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ Both the praenomen Lucius and the Nomen gentile Valerius are assumed.
  2. ^ Mennen, p. 127
  3. ^ Martindale & Jones, p. 599
  4. ^ Settipani, Continuité gentilice et continuité sénatoriale dans les familles sénatoriales romaines à l'époque impériale, (2000) p. 229

Sources

Political offices Preceded byMarcus Aurelius Probus, Nonius Paternus Consul of the Roman Empire 280with Vettius Gratus Succeeded byMarcus Aurelius Probus, Junius Tiberianus
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