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Lucius Aelius, Roman Consul (101 - 138)

Alias Aelius [alias]

Hadrian's first choice heir, who died before he could take power and was replaced by Antoninus Pius. Full name: Lucius Ceionius Commodus Verus (from birth until adoption by Hadrian); Lucius Aelius Verus Caesar (as Imperial heir). Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198606413.001.0001/acref-9780198606413-e-99?rskey=0aKR2p&result=3&q=lucius%20aelius Other biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucius_Aelius Relationships: Lucius Aelius was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Hadrian (24 Jan 76-10 Jul 138)

Lucius Verus (130-169) was a son of Lucius Aelius
References in Documents:
Consolidated catalogue of 1695: The Book of the Vice-Chancellor (MacGregor, ed.) Aelius Caesar. Pietas type, raising her right hand over an altar.
Consolidated catalogue of 1695: The Book of the Vice-Chancellor (MacGregor, ed.) Aelius Caesar. The goddess Concordia seated, holding a dish in her right hand and a cornucopia in her left.
Consolidated catalogue of 1695: The Book of the Vice-Chancellor (MacGregor, ed.) 163 Imp. A\æl/urel. Cæs. Antoninus F. TR. Pot. Cos. Figura stolata stans dextra sagittam, sinistra arcũferens. Ar. An potius ælius? Antoninus M. Aurelius Caesar. Standing robed figure, with an arrow in her right hand, and a bow in her the left. Or could it be Aelius? Antoninus
Sale Catalogue of Musaeum Thoresbyanum (1764) 29 Six Antient Roman Weights, vide N° 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, p. 279 *29 four ditto, 1 Pertinax, large Brass, 1 Ælius, 1 Adrian 7
Sale Catalogue of Musaeum Thoresbyanum (1764) 41 Hadrian 4, Sabina 1, Ælius 2, Antonius Pius 17, vide N° 326 to 329, and 334 to 361 24
Sale Catalogue of Musaeum Thoresbyanum (1764) 105 Augustus, Tiberius, Vitellius, Vespasian, Titus, Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Ælius, Antonius, Faustina, Verus, Caracalla, and Julia Pia 25