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as his senior colleague. Libo was a

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and came from

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. His grandfather was

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, who was made suffect consul in 161. His father of the same name was a ''legatus'' of Syria and may have been poisoned, possibly by his cousin, Lucius Verus.

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dates Libo's death to 163 (''Konsulat und Senatorenstand unter der Antoninen'' (Bonn: Rudolf Habelt Verlag, 1977), p. 240) Libo was related to Lucius Verus through their mutual ancestor, Marcus Annius Verus, who was consul three times, and by marriage to

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, who married his grandfather's sister.

References

*''Prosopographia Imperii Romani'', A 648 Senators of the Roman Empire Imperial Roman consuls Romans from Hispania 2nd-century births 3rd-century deaths 3rd-century Romans Libo, Marcus Flavius Flavii {{AncientRome-politician-stub