Potitus Valerius Messalla
Potitus Valerius Messalla (c. 70 BC – after 17 BC) was an Ancient Roman statesman, probably a son of Marcus Valerius Messalla Rufus. He presumably had two sons: and Lucius Valerius Messalla Volesus. In 17 BC, Messalla participated in the Secular games.
Rank | Date |
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Quindecimvir | Before 43 BC – after 18 BC |
Monetalis | c. 42 BC |
Military tribune or quaestor | |
Praetor | c. 32 BC |
Suffect consul | 29 BC |
Proconsul of Asia | c. 25 – 23 BC |
Legatus pro praetore of Syria | c. 19 – 18 BC |
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Further reading[]
- A. E. Gordon, "Potitus Valerius Messalla Consul Suffect 29 B.C." University of California Publications in Classical Archaeology, 1954, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 31–64.
Categories:
- 70s BC births
- 1st-century BC deaths
- 1st-century BC Romans
- Roman governors of Asia
- Roman legates
- Roman quaestors
- Roman Republican praetors
- Suffect consuls of Imperial Rome
- Valerii Messallae