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{{Short description|3rd century Roman senator and consul}}
'''Pomponius Bassus''' ([[220]]-after [[271]]) was a [[Roman Senate|Roman Senator]] of [[History of Anatolia|Anatolian descent]] who lived in the [[Roman Empire]].
'''Pomponius Bassus [...]stus''' (c. 220 – after 271) was a [[Roman Senate|Roman Senator]] of [[History of Anatolia|Anatolian descent]] who lived in the [[Roman Empire]].


==Life==
Bassus was of [[Italia (Roman Empire)|Italian Roman]], [[Pontic Greeks|Pontian Greek]] ancestry, who came from a distinguished senatorial family. Bassus was the son of an elder [[Pomponius Bassus (consul 211)|Pomponius Bassus]], the Roman Senator who served as consul in 211 and the noble heiress [[Annia Faustina|Annia Aurelia Faustina]], who was the great, granddaughter of [[Roman Emperor]] [[Marcus Aurelius]] and Roman Empress [[Faustina the Younger]]. His sister was [[Pomponia Ummidia]] and through his mother, Bassus was a descendant of the former ruling [[Nerva–Antonine dynasty]] of the [[Roman Empire]].
Bassus was of [[Italia (Roman Empire)|Italian Roman]] and [[Pontic Greeks|Pontian Greek]] ancestry, who came from a distinguished senatorial family. Bassus was the son of an elder [[Pomponius Bassus (consul 211)|Pomponius Bassus]], the senator who served as [[Roman consul|consul]] in 211, and wife [[Annia Faustina|Annia Aurelia Faustina]], who was a great-granddaughter of the [[Roman Emperor|Emperor]] [[Marcus Aurelius]] and wife [[Faustina the Younger]]. His sister was [[Pomponia Ummidia]] and through his mother, Bassus was a descendant of the [[Nerva–Antonine dynasty]].


Bassus was born and raised in his mother’s large estate in [[Pisidia]]. When Bassus’ father died in 221, his mother was briefly married to the Roman Emperor [[Elagabalus]], which the marriage ended by the end of that year.
Bassus was born and raised in his mother's large estate in [[Pisidia]]. When Bassus' father died about 221, his mother was briefly married to the Emperor [[Elagabalus]]; the marriage ended by the end of that year.


Bassus was one of the most senior and well respected Roman Senators of his day. He held first consulship in 259 under the reign of the Roman Emperors [[Valerian (emperor)|Valerian]] and [[Gallienus]]. There is a possibility that Bassus rose to prominence after his first consulship.
Bassus was one of the most senior and well-respected senators of his day. He held his first consulship in 259 under the reign of the Emperors [[Valerian (emperor)|Valerian]] and [[Gallienus]]. There is a possibility that Bassus rose to prominence after his first consulship.
Bassus being a senior consular, held various senior positions, including that of [[proconsul]]. Under the Roman Emperor [[Claudius Gothicus]], Bassus was appointed as ''corrector totius Italiae''. In January 271, Bassus shared his second consulship with the Roman Emperor [[Aurelian]], which was the Emperor’s first imperial consulship. After his second consulship, Bassus was appointed to the [[Praefectus urbi]].
Bassus, being a senior consular, held various other senior positions, including that of [[proconsul]]ar [[Roman governor|governor]] of either [[Africa (Roman province)|Africa]] or [[Asia (Roman province)|Asia]], possibly around 260. Under the Emperor [[Claudius Gothicus]], Bassus was appointed ''[[Corrector|corrector totius Italiae]]'', and he was a ''[[Comes|comes augusti]]'' (or companion of the emperor).<ref>Mennen, Inge, ''Power and Status in the Roman Empire, AD 193-284'' (2011) pg. 119</ref> In January 271, Bassus shared his second consulship with the emperor [[Aurelian]], which was the Emperor's first consulship. Either during or after Bassus' second consulship, he was appointed the [[praefectus urbi]]. Around this time, it appears Bassus was also the [[princeps senatus]].<ref>Mennen, Inge, ''Power and Status in the Roman Empire, AD 193-284'' (2011) pg. 121</ref>
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Bassus married the noblewoman Pomponia Gratidia, by whom he had a daughter Pomponia Bassa (born ca. 250). Pomponia Bassa married Lucius Septimius Severus (b. ca 245), son of Lucius Septimius ... (b. ca 210) and paternal grandson of [[Gaius Septimius Severus Aper]]. Their son was [[Septimius Bassus]].


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Bassus married Pomponia Gratidia, by whom he had a daughter, Pomponia Bassa (born {{circa}} 250). His daughter married Lucius Septimius Severus (born c. 245), son of a Lucius Septimius (born c. 210) and paternal grandson of [[Gaius Septimius Severus Aper]]. Their son was [[Septimius Bassus]].
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|6= 6. [[Tiberius Claudius Severus Proculus]]
|7= 7. [[Annia Faustina (daughter of Ummidia Cornificia Faustina)|Annia Faustina]]
|12= 12. [[Gnaeus Claudius Severus (consul 167)|Gnaeus Claudius Severus]]
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|15= 15. [[Ummidia Cornificia Faustina]]
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==References==
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* Aurelian the third century, by Alaric Watson 1999, Routledge
* Alaric Watson, ''Aurelian the third century''. Routledge, 1999.
* The Cities and Bishoprics of Phyrgia: Being an Essay of the Local History of Phrygia from the Earliest Times to the Turkish Conquest Volume One, Part One - By William M. Ramsay 2004
* William M. Ramsay, ''The Cities and Bishoprics of Phyrgia: Being an Essay of the Local History of Phrygia from the Earliest Times to the Turkish Conquest'', Volume 1. 2004
* http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bernd-jansen&id=I44008


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Latest revision as of 14:26, 5 December 2024

Pomponius Bassus [...]stus (c. 220 – after 271) was a Roman Senator of Anatolian descent who lived in the Roman Empire.

Life

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Bassus was of Italian Roman and Pontian Greek ancestry, who came from a distinguished senatorial family. Bassus was the son of an elder Pomponius Bassus, the senator who served as consul in 211, and wife Annia Aurelia Faustina, who was a great-granddaughter of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius and wife Faustina the Younger. His sister was Pomponia Ummidia and through his mother, Bassus was a descendant of the Nerva–Antonine dynasty.

Bassus was born and raised in his mother's large estate in Pisidia. When Bassus' father died about 221, his mother was briefly married to the Emperor Elagabalus; the marriage ended by the end of that year.

Bassus was one of the most senior and well-respected senators of his day. He held his first consulship in 259 under the reign of the Emperors Valerian and Gallienus. There is a possibility that Bassus rose to prominence after his first consulship.

Bassus, being a senior consular, held various other senior positions, including that of proconsular governor of either Africa or Asia, possibly around 260. Under the Emperor Claudius Gothicus, Bassus was appointed corrector totius Italiae, and he was a comes augusti (or companion of the emperor).[1] In January 271, Bassus shared his second consulship with the emperor Aurelian, which was the Emperor's first consulship. Either during or after Bassus' second consulship, he was appointed the praefectus urbi. Around this time, it appears Bassus was also the princeps senatus.[2]

Bassus married Pomponia Gratidia, by whom he had a daughter, Pomponia Bassa (born c. 250). His daughter married Lucius Septimius Severus (born c. 245), son of a Lucius Septimius (born c. 210) and paternal grandson of Gaius Septimius Severus Aper. Their son was Septimius Bassus.

Ancestry

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References

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  1. ^ Mennen, Inge, Power and Status in the Roman Empire, AD 193-284 (2011) pg. 119
  2. ^ Mennen, Inge, Power and Status in the Roman Empire, AD 193-284 (2011) pg. 121

Sources

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  • Alaric Watson, Aurelian the third century. Routledge, 1999.
  • William M. Ramsay, The Cities and Bishoprics of Phyrgia: Being an Essay of the Local History of Phrygia from the Earliest Times to the Turkish Conquest, Volume 1. 2004
Political offices
Preceded by Consul of the Roman Empire
259
with Aemilianus 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Consul of the Roman Empire
271
with Aurelian,
Tetricus I 		Succeeded by
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