Marcus Commidus

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Marcus Commidus
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Commander of Legio XVII
In office
5th January 1857 – 29th July 1858
MonarchAlexander Caesar
Preceded byPost Created
Succeeded byJulius Lucicianus
Senator of the Rome
In office
8th August 1860 – 19th September 1873
MonarchAlexander Caesar
Personal details
Born
Marcus Auralius Commidus

(1819-08-11)11 August 1819
Colonia Antiocheia, Hispania Tarraconensis, Roman Empire
Died24 September 1873(1873-09-24) (aged 54)
Spouse
Sepunia Antia (m. 1833)
Children2

Marcus Commidus was a Roman general, senator and a prominent commander during the Slavo-Roman War of 1855-59, he rose to prominence after his charge against a heavily fortified Slavic position. In later years he became a high ranking senator of the Roman Empire and a close friend of the renowned Flavius Stilicho.