Lucius Neratius Marcellus | |
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Consul of the Roman Republic | |
In office 13 January 95 – April 95 Serving with Titus Flavius Clemens | |
Preceded by | Domitian with Titus Flavius Clemens |
Succeeded by | Aulus Bucius Lappius Maximus with Publius Ducenius Verus |
In office January 129 – February 129 | |
Preceded by | Aulus Egrilius Plarianus with Q. [...] |
Succeeded by | Quintus Julius Balbus |
Personal details | |
Born | Unknown |
Died | Unknown (After 129 AD) |
Spouse(s) | Corellia Hispulla Domitia Vettilla |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Commands | Military tribune of Legio XII Fulminata Governor of Britannia |
Lucius Neratius Marcellus (fl. 1st century – 2nd century AD) was an imperial Roman military officer and senator who held a number of posts in the Emperor's service. Marcellus was elected consul twice, first under Domitian in 95 AD and again under Hadrian in 129. His life provides several examples of how patronage operated in early Imperial Rome.
He was a consul in 95 AD, succeeding the Emperor Domitian, and again in 129. He served as a military tribune with the Legio XII Fulminata. He is the first person attested to have held the position of recorder of the minutes of the Senate. He was Governor of Britannia from 101 to 104. This was a period when the under-garrisoned province was under pressure from restless tribes. Marcellus supervised a stabilization of the situation which included a withdrawal from the future site of Antonine Wall to what was later to become the line of Hadrian's Wall.