Messalla

Roman consul in 280 AD
Person human Q2175504
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Messalla

Summary

Messalla is a human[1]. He was born on +0250-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a politician[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Messalla was born on +0250-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Messalla's father was Lucius Valerius Claudius Poplicola Balbinus Maximus[5].
  • A child of Messalla was Valerius Maximus Basilius[6].
  • Messalla held citizenship in Ancient Rome[7].
  • Messalla worked as a politician[3].
  • Messalla held the position of ancient Roman senator[8].
  • Messalla held the position of Roman consul[9].
  • Messalla is recorded as male[10].
  • Messalla's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Messalla's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06_x0dn[12].
  • Messalla's floruit is recorded as +0300-01-01T00:00:00Z[13].
  • Messalla's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Messalla'}[14].
  • Messalla's time period is recorded as High Roman Empire[15].
  • Messalla's praenomen is recorded as Lucius[16].
  • Messalla's nomen gentilicium is recorded as Valerius[17].
  • Messalla's WeRelate person ID is recorded as Lucius_Valerius_Messalla_(1)[18].
  • Messalla's gens is recorded as Valeria gens[19].

Body

Origins and Family

Messalla was born on +0250-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. His father was Lucius Valerius Claudius Poplicola Balbinus Maximus[5].

Career and Affiliations

Messalla worked as a politician[3]. Positions held include ancient Roman senator[8], a position[20], in Ancient Rome[21] and Roman consul[9], an elective office[22], in Ancient Rome[23], founded in -0509[24].

Personal Life

A child of Messalla was Valerius Maximus Basilius[6].

Why It Matters

Messalla ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[4] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25]

FAQs

Who were Messalla's parents?

Messalla's father was Lucius Valerius Claudius Poplicola Balbinus Maximus[5].

What did Messalla do for work?

Messalla worked as politician[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [2] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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