Lucius Minicius Natalis Quadronius Verus

Lucius Verus Minicius Natalis Quadronius (* early February about 96 in Barcino ) was a Roman senator and military of the 2nd century AD

Natalis came from Barcino (present-day Barcelona) in the Tarraconensis. His father was Lucius Minicius Natalis, Suffektkonsul in 106 Natalis began his career as Master of the Mint. Thereafter, he served in three legions ( Legio I Adiutrix in Dacia around 115, Legio XI Claudia in the Roman province of Moesia ( Moesia ) about 115 and Legio Gemina at Carnuntum XIIII approximately 116/117, probably at the time when his father there governor was ) as a military tribune. As a candidate of the Emperor Hadrian Natalis held then the Bursary (ca. 121/122 ). Since Hadrian during his first major trip he took in the summer of 121, his Quaestors needed not Natalis could accompany his father as a legacy in the province of Africa, where he was the Carthaginian diocese was entrusted. Subsequently, he was the candidate of the Emperor the tribunate (ca. 125/126 ). Later Natalis served as praetor ( 127 or 128). In the year 129 Natalis won at Olympia in a chariot race. Approx. 130/131, he was appointed legate in command of the Legio VI Victrix in Britain. After his return he became Prefect alimentorum and also curator of the Via Flaminia.

Highlight of his career was the Suffektkonsulat, the Natalis held in 139. He was then in Rome, the Office of the Administrator of Public Works and the religious institutions ( curator operum publicorum et AEDIUM Sacrorum ) and was 140-144 legate of the province of Moesia inferior ( Niedermösien ). The end of his career was the proconsul in the province of Africa (about 154). After his death he bequeathed the colonists of Barcino a fortune of 100,000 sesterces, the proceeds should be paid every year to officials.