Name Lucius Messalla Role Consul 214 | Children Lucius Valerius Maximus | |
Parents Lucius Valerius Messalla Thrasea Priscus Grandchildren Lucius Valerius Poplicola Balbinus Maximus People also search for Lucius Valerius Messalla Thrasea Priscus | ||
Lucius Valerius Messalla (fl. 3rd century) was a Roman senator who was appointed consul in AD 214.
Biography
Messalla, a member of the third century gens Valeria, was possibly the son of Lucius Valerius Messalla Thrasea Priscus. He apparently did not suffer any repercussions following the purge that saw his father put to death on the orders of the emperor Caracalla in AD 212, and in fact he was appointed consul prior in AD 214, alongside Gaius Octavius Appius Suetrius Sabinus.
It is believed this Messalla was the Valerius Messalla who was the Proconsul of Asia sometime between 236 and 238. If so, there must have been some political circumstance that resulted in such a lengthy gap between his consulship and the proconsular governorship.
It is speculated that Messalla was married to Claudia Acilia Priscilliana, the daughter of Tiberius Claudius Cleobulus, and they may have been the parents of Lucius Valerius Acilius Priscillianus Maximus, who was twice consul.