Lucius Mindius is an unattested Roman Aristocrat who lived in the

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in the second half of the 1st century. Mindius was a

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of Consular rank. Little is known on his origins. In 84, Mindius married

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, the niece of future Roman Emperor

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, becoming her second husband. Matidia was previously widowed from her first marriage to suffect consul

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, who left Matidia a daughter

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. In 85, Matidia bore Mindius a daughter called Mindia Matidia, commonly known as

Matidia Minor Mindia Matidia, also known as Matidia Minor (''Minor'' being Latin for ''the younger'', 85 – after 161) was a Roman imperial noblewoman in the early second century AD. She was related to several ancient Roman Emperors, as a great-niece to Traj ...

or Matidia the Younger. Like Matidia's first marriage, Matidia's marriage to Lucius Mindius was short-lived. Shortly after the birth of Mindia Matidia, Lucius Mindius had died. In 86 Matidia married the consul Lucius Scribonius Libo Rupilius Frugi Bonus.

Sources

* http://www.roman-emperors.org/goodemp2.htm * Julian Bennett, ''Trajan: Optimus Princeps, a Life and Times'', Illustrated edition (Routledge, 1997) , {{DEFAULTSORT:Mindius, Lucius 85 deaths 1st-century Romans Nerva–Antonine dynasty Senators of the Roman Empire Ancient Romans from unknown gentes 1st-century births Year of birth unknown Mindii