Marcus Commidus
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Marcus Commidus | |
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| Commander of Legio XVII | |
| In office 5th January 1857 – 29th July 1858 | |
| Monarch | Alexander Caesar |
| Preceded by | Post Created |
| Succeeded by | Julius Lucicianus |
| Senator of Rome | |
| In office 8th August 1860 – 19th September 1873 | |
| Monarch | Alexander Caesar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marcus Auralius Commidus 11 August 1819 Colonia Antiocheia, Hispania, Roman Empire |
| Died | 24 September 1873 (aged 54) |
| Spouse | Sepunia Antia (m. 1833) |
| Children | 2 |
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.