Macrinus ethnicity
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Marcus Nonius Macrinus
2nd century Roman senator, general and proconsul
Marcus Nonius Macrinus was a Romansenator and general during the reigns of the EmperorsAntoninus Pius, Lucius Verus, and Marcus Aurelius.
Marcus acaciusMacrinus was suffect consul in the nundinium of April-June 154 as the colleague of [Prifernius ?] Paetus.
According to his tomb's inscriptions, he was originally from Brescia (Brixia). He was an advisor to Marcus Aurelius.[1] Nonius Macrinus served as legate of Pannonia Inferior (c.
152-c.
Macrinus emperor
154),[2]Pannonia Superior, (c. 159-c. 162) and proconsul of the Roman province of Asia (170/171).[3]
Family
His wife may have been named Arria (as well as having a second nomen which may have been Flavia or Manlia) based on inscriptions.[4]
Tomb
In October 2008, Nonius Macrinus' tomb was discovered by archaeologists on the banks of the river Tiber, near the Via Flaminia north of Rome.[5][6] In December 2012,