Lucius Valerius Messalla Volesus
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Lucius Valerius Messalla Volesus was a Roman Senator during the reign of Emperor Augustus. He also served as one of the tresviri for the Roman mint, proconsul of the Roman province of Asia, and was a consul in the year 5 AD. His father, Potitus Valerius Messala, was a suffect consul and prefect of the city of Rome. During the latter part of his career, he was charged with crimes against humanity and found guilty.[1] Although it has yet to be discovered, Augustus wrote of the fall of Lucius Valerius in his book, de Voleso Messala.[2]
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- ^ Seneca the Younger de Ira II 5,5
- ^ Tacitus Annales III 68, 1
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| Preceded by Sextus Aelius Catus Gaius Sentius Saturninus |
Consul of the Roman Empire with Gnaeus Cornelius Cinna Magnus AD 5 |
Succeeded by Marcus Aemilius Lepidus Lucius Arruntius |
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