Publius Martius Verus
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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.
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
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
- 1 2 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
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byas ordinary consuls | Suffect consul of the Roman Empire 166 with Marcus Vibius Liberalis |
Succeeded byas ordinary consuls |
| Preceded byas ordinary consuls | Ordinary consul of the Roman Empire 179 with Imp. Caesar Lucius Aurelius Commodus Augustus II |
Succeeded byas suffect consuls |