Sextus Cornelius Repentinus

Who is Sextus Cornelius Repentinus?

Sextus Cornelius Repentinus was a Roman politician who lived in the 2nd century. His father an elder Sextus Cornelius Repentinus, was a quaestor and head of the Praetorian Guard during the reign of Roman emperors Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius. He and his father were originally from Scillium, an ancient city near Carthage, Africa.

Around 188, he was Roman governor of Lusitania. In 193, he married emperor Didius Julianus’ daughter Didia Clara. At that time, he was prefect of Rome. After the deaths of his father and mother-in-law, in June/July 193, the fates of he and his wife are unknown.

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