Vettius Gratus (consul 250) explained

(Gaius) Vettius Gratus^[1] (fl. 3rd century) was a Roman senator who was appointed consul in AD 250.

Biography

A member of the Patrician gens Vetti,^[2] Vettius Gratus was related to the consuls Gaius Vettius Gratus Atticus Sabinianus (possibly his brother or cousin) and Gaius Vettius Gratus Sabinianus (possibly his grandson or grand-nephew).

In AD 250, Vettius Gratus was appointed consul posterior, serving alongside the emperor Decius.^[3]

It is speculated that Vettius Gratus had a son, Gratus, who became consul in AD 280.^[4]

Sources

• Martindale, J. R.; Jones, A. H. M, The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, Vol. I AD 260–395, Cambridge University Press (1971)
• Mennen, Inge, Power and Status in the Roman Empire, AD 193-284 (2011)

Notes and References

1. The Praenomen Gaius is assumed.
2. Mammen, pg. 129
3. Mennen, pg. 128
4. Martindale & Jones, pg. 402