Appius Annius Atilius Bradua
Appius Annius Atilius Bradua[1][2] was a Senator of the Roman Empire in the 2nd century.
Annius Bradua was born and raised in an aristocratic family of consular rank and was a member of the gens Annia. He was a member of the venerable family of the Annii Regilli.[3] Regilli means 'Little Queen'.[3]
His father was Appius Annius Trebonius Gallus. Annius Gallus was a distinguished Roman Senator and one of the serving consuls in the year 139 and his mother was a Roman aristocratic woman called Atilia Caucidia Tertulla.[1][2] The sibling of Annius Bradua, his sister Appia Annia Regilla Atilia Caucidia Tertulla, otherwise known as Aspasia Annia Regilla married the prominent Greek Herodes Atticus.[1][4]
The paternal grandparents of Annius Bradua was the Roman Senator Appius Annius Trebonius Gallus and his unnamed wife,[4] while his maternal grandparents of Annius Bradua was the Roman Senator and Governor Marcus Appius Bradua and the aristocratic woman Caucidia Tertulla.[1][5] His mother’s brother was Marcus Atilius Metilius Bradua Caucidius Tertullus…Bassus.[6][7] His uncle served as a polyonymous Proconsul of the Africa Province under the Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius (138-161).[7] His grandfathers were both consular colleagues in the year 108.[4]
Through his paternal grandfather, Annius Bradua was related to the Roman Senator Marcus Annius Verus, who was a brother-in-law of Roman Emperor Hadrian and father of the Roman Empress Faustina the Elder, wife of the Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius.[3] Faustina the Elder was the mother of Roman Empress Faustina the Younger and aunt of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius.[3]
In the year 160, Annius Bradua served as an ordinary consul.[2] In the year of Annius Bradua’s consulship, his sister who was eight months pregnant with her sixth child was kicked to death in the abdomen by a freedman of Herodes Atticus named Alcimedon. Annius Bradua brought charges in Rome against his brother-in-law, alleging that Herodes Atticus had been responsible for her death; Herodes Atticus was exonerated of the charge by Marcus Aurelius, the heir of Antoninus Pius and student of the defendant.
References
- 1 2 3 4 Pomeroy, The murder of Regilla: a case of domestic violence in antiquity
- 1 2 3 Birley, The Roman government of Britain p. 114
- 1 2 3 4 Pomeroy, The murder of Regilla: a case of domestic violence in antiquity p. 14
- 1 2 3 Birley, The Roman government of Britain p. 112
- ↑ Birley, The Roman government of Britain p. 112-114
- ↑ Pomeroy, The murder of Regilla: a case of domestic violence in antiquity p.15
- 1 2 Birley, The Roman government of Britain p. 113-114
Sources
- http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/women_civicdonors.html
- A. R. Birley, The Roman Government of Britain, Oxford University Press, 2005
- S. B. Pomeroy, The murder of Regilla: a case of domestic violence in antiquity, Harvard University Press, 2007
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Plautius Quintillus, M. Statius Priscus Licinius Italicus |
Consul of the Roman Empire 160 with Titus Clodius Vibius Varus |
Succeeded by Marcus Aurelius Caesar III, L. Aelius Aurelius Commodus II |