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Triarius Maternus, otherwise known asTriarius Maternus Lascivius[1] was aRomanSenator who wasconsul ordinarius in 185 CE withAtticus Bradua as his colleague.
Triarius Maternus was a member of a noble family whose members achieved the consulate throughout theAntonine era. It is surmised that he was the son of Aulus Junius Rufinus (consul ordinarius in 153) and a Pomponia whose father was Quintus Pomponius Maternus (suffect consul in 128). Hispraenomen is unknown while hisagnomen Lascivius is only attested in theHistoria Augusta, and may be a fictional addition by the author based upon the events of 193 CE.[2] Prior to his consulate in 185, he was attested as aiuridicus of Asturia.[3]
Triarius Maternus was eventually caught up in the aftermath of the assassination of theemperorCommodus and the accession ofPertinax. According to theHistoria Augusta, thePraetorian Guard, unhappy with the elevation of Pertinax, tried to bring Triarius to their camp on January 3, 193, and proclaim him emperor in place of Pertinax. Triarius managed to get away from them, although losing his clothes in the process, and fled to Pertinax. Pertinax then allowed him to leave the city unharmed.[4] It has been hypothesised that Triarius's bid for the imperial throne was engineered by his nephew, the consul in 193,Gaius Julius Erucius Clarus Vibianus, who was possibly involved in the conspiracy to murder Commodus.[5]
Triarius was married to a Procula (most likely Egnatia Procula), and his son was almost certainlyAulus Triarius Rufinus, theconsul ordinarius in 210 CE.[6]
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| Preceded byas suffect consuls | Consul of theRoman Empire 185 withTiberius Claudius Marcus Appius Atilius Bradua Regillus Atticus | Succeeded byas ordinary consuls |
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