Marcus Vinicius (consul 30)
Marcus Vinicius (c. 5 BC – AD 46) was twice Roman consul and, as husband of Julia Livilla, grandson-in-law (progener) of the emperor Tiberius.[1] He was the son and grandson of two consuls, Publius Vinicius (consul 2 AD) and Marcus Vinicius (consul 19 BC).
Life
Born in
In 30, Vinicius was appointed to the consulship, which he held with
In 33, Tiberius selected him as the husband for Julia Livilla, the youngest daughter of Germanicus. On that occasion, Tacitus describes Vinicius as "mild in character and an elaborate orator".[6]
For the term 39/40, Vinicius was proconsular governor of Asia.[7] Prior to this he had been appointed to a committee assigned to estimate the damages caused by a fire on the Aventine Hill.[8]
Vinicius and his nephew Lucius Annius Vinicianus were involved in the assassination of the emperor Caligula and, for a short time, even tried to be his successor to the throne.[9][10]
After
At Messalina's instigation, Vinicius was killed in 46. He nevertheless received a state funeral.[12]
Appearance in fiction
- The lead character in the novel Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz, also named Marcus Vinicius, is the fictional son of the historical Marcus Vinicius.
References
- ^ Vogel-Weidemann, Statthalter, p. 313; Syme, Roman Revolution, p. 499
- ^ Tacitus, Annales, 3, 11, 2
- ^ CIL VI, 31689
- ^ Vogel-Weidemann, Statthalter, p. 307
- Velleius1, 8, 1. 13, 5
- ^ Tacitus, Annales 6, 15, 1; Cassius Dio 58, 21, 1
- ^ Syme, "Problems about Proconsuls of Asia", Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik, 53 (1983), p. 196
- ^ Tacitus, Annales 6, 45
- ^ Josephus ant. Iud. 19, 102. 251
- ^ Barrett, Caligula: The Corruption of Power, p. 108
- Classical Quarterly, 28 (1978), pp. 408, 424
- ^ Cassius Dio 60, 27, 4
Secondary sources
- Syme, Ronald (1939). The Roman Revolution. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- Vogel-Weidemann, Ursula (1982). Die Statthalter von Africa und Asia in den Jahren 14-68 n. Chr.: Eine Untersuchung zum Verhältnis Princeps und Senat. Bonn: Habelt.