Marcus Pomponius Maecius Probus
Roman consul in 228
Marcus Pomponius Maecius Probus (c. 195 – after 228) was a Consul in 228 AD.
He was the son of Marcus Maecius Probus and his wife Pomponia Arria.
In the genealogical reconstruction by C. Settipani, he married and had:
Marcus Maecius Probus (born c. 220), married to Pupiena Sextia Paulina Cethegilla (born c. 225), daughter of Marcus Pupienus Africanus and his wife Cornelia Marullina, and had:
(Marcus Maecius Orfitus) (born c. 245), married to (Furia) (born c. 244), daughter of Gordian III and his wife Tranquillina, and had:
(Maecia Proba) (born c. 270), married to (Faltonius) (born c.
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