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Titus Flavius Claudius Sulpicianus
(130 - )
Titus Flavius Claudius Sulpicianus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Titus Flavius Claudius Sulpicianus (c. AD 137 – 197) was a Roman senator who attempted to become Roman Emperor after the death of Pertinax in AD 193.
Biography
Sulpicianus was probably born in the Cretan town of Hierapytna around the year AD 137. A senator, he was probably the son of Flavius Titianus, who was the equestrian Prefect of Egypt under the Roman Emperor Hadrian. Sulpicianus’ early career is unknown, but in around AD 170 he was appointed suffect consul. Sometime during the 170s he was made a member of the Arval Brethren, and he was appointed the Proconsular governor of Asia in AD 186. He may have had some involvement in the plot to murder the emperor Commodus at the end of AD 192, and by early 193 he was appointed Praefectus urbi of Rome as a result of his marital ties to the incoming emperor Pertinax, as part of the emperor’s attempt to shore up his support among the senatorial aristocracy. The murder of Pertinax saw Sulpicianus trying to quell a disturbance among the Praetorian guard. Hearing of Pertinax’s death, he was offered the imperial title and he turned to the Praetorians in Rome to gain their approval.
He proceeded to offer them each soldier 20,000 sesterces, or eight years worth of wages, the same amount offered by Marcus Aurelius in AD 161. Unfortunately, a fellow senator, Didius Julianus appeared and began to bid for their support as well, and he made them a higher offer, which they accepted. Julianus was saluted as imperator by the Praetorians, and the new emperor proceeded to pardon his rival, retaining Sulpicianus as the urban prefect.
Sulpicianus survived Julianus’ death and the arrival of the new emperor Septimius Severus. However, possibly due to his having supported the rival imperial claimant Clodius Albinus, Sulpicianus was tried and executed in AD 197. Sulpicianus had at least two children; a son, Titus Flavius Titianus who was suffect consul circa AD 200, and a daughter Flavia Titiana, who was married to the emperor Pertinax. He also had a number of estates around Praeneste. Political offices Preceded by UncertainConsul suffectus of the Roman Empire around AD 170.
Biography
Sulpicianus was probably born in the Cretan town of Hierapytna around the year AD 137. A senator, he was probably the son of Flavius Titianus, who was the equestrian Prefect of Egypt under the Roman Emperor Hadrian. Sulpicianus’ early career is unknown, but in around AD 170 he was appointed suffect consul. Sometime during the 170s he was made a member of the Arval Brethren, and he was appointed the Proconsular governor of Asia in AD 186. He may have had some involvement in the plot to murder the emperor Commodus at the end of AD 192, and by early 193 he was appointed Praefectus urbi of Rome as a result of his marital ties to the incoming emperor Pertinax, as part of the emperor’s attempt to shore up his support among the senatorial aristocracy. The murder of Pertinax saw Sulpicianus trying to quell a disturbance among the Praetorian guard. Hearing of Pertinax’s death, he was offered the imperial title and he turned to the Praetorians in Rome to gain their approval.
He proceeded to offer them each soldier 20,000 sesterces, or eight years worth of wages, the same amount offered by Marcus Aurelius in AD 161. Unfortunately, a fellow senator, Didius Julianus appeared and began to bid for their support as well, and he made them a higher offer, which they accepted. Julianus was saluted as imperator by the Praetorians, and the new emperor proceeded to pardon his rival, retaining Sulpicianus as the urban prefect.
Sulpicianus survived Julianus’ death and the arrival of the new emperor Septimius Severus. However, possibly due to his having supported the rival imperial claimant Clodius Albinus, Sulpicianus was tried and executed in AD 197. Sulpicianus had at least two children; a son, Titus Flavius Titianus who was suffect consul circa AD 200, and a daughter Flavia Titiana, who was married to the emperor Pertinax. He also had a number of estates around Praeneste. Political offices Preceded by UncertainConsul suffectus of the Roman Empire around AD 170.
Events
| Birth | 130 |
Families
| Child | Titus Flavius Titianus (165 - ) |
| Father | Titus Flavius Titianus, Praefect of Egypt (95 - ) |
| Mother | Claudia ( - ) |