Lucius Caesennius Antoninus
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Lucius Caesennius Antoninus (c. 95after 128) was a Roman aristocrat. He was suffect consul for the '' nundinium'' of February to March 128 with
Marcus Annius Libo Marcus Annius Libo was a Roman Senator active in the early second century AD. Life Libo came from the upper ranks of the Roman aristocracy. He was the son of Marcus Annius Verus, consul III in 126, and Rupilia Faustina. Annius Verus was Spanish o ...
as his colleague. His ancestry is uncertain.
Ronald Syme Sir Ronald Syme, (11 March 1903 – 4 September 1989) was a New Zealand-born historian and classicist. He was regarded as the greatest historian of ancient Rome since Theodor Mommsen and the most brilliant exponent of the history of the Roman ...
stated that it was possible he was the son of Lucius Caesennius Sospes, consul in 114, but in a footnote Syme admitted Antoninus could be the grandson of his brother Lucius Junius Caesennius Paetus, consul in 79.Syme
"The Enigmatic Sospes"
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Journal of Roman Studies The Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies (The Roman Society) was founded in 1910 as the sister society to the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. The Society is the leading organisation in the United Kingdom for those interest ...
'', 67 (1977), p. 46 and n. 92


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Caesennius Antoninus, Lucius Suffect consuls of Imperial Rome Flavian dynasty Antoninus, Lucius Nerva–Antonine dynasty 2nd-century Romans 90s births 2nd-century deaths Year of birth uncertain Year of death unknown