Marcus Nonius Macrinus facts for kids
Marcus Nonius Macrinus was a Roman senator and general during the reigns of the Emperors Antoninus Pius, Lucius Verus, and Marcus Aurelius. Macrinus 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. Nonius Macrinus served as legate of Pannonia Inferior (c. 152-c. 154), Pannonia Superior (c. 159-c. 162) and proconsul of the Roman province of Asia (170/171).
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.
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. In December 2012, in light of a lack of reconstruction funding, his tomb was reburied in order to preserve its fragile marble.
See also
In Spanish: Marco Nonio Macrino para niños
