Talk:Lucius Aurelius Commodus Pompeianus

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@SpartaN, Llywrch, Dimadick, Anriz, and Marcocapelle:
Lucius Aurelius Commodus Pompeianus is referred to as the son of Lucilla with her second husband, Tiberius Claudius Pompeianus, however this Pompeianus article (Tiberius Claudius Pompeianus Quintianus) is also referred to as their son. The articles share similar biographical details, with some exceptions such as their birth name. The father Tiberius' article links to Lucius as his son, while Lucilla's article links to both the Pompeianus article (in the "Marriages and ascension to Empress" section) and Lucius' article (in the "Plot to assassinate Commodus" section). Are these articles about the same person? Abbyjjjj96 (talk) 14:18, 20 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The fact that we have two different individuals as afar as the consular list is concerned argues that there were two different people with very similar name -- not an unusual occurrence in Roman times. (Vespasian & his oldest son Titus, for example, shared the exact same full name.) However, it appears details about the two have been mixed up, & this needs to be fixed. (I don't know how soon this will happen: in my case, I would need to consult authorities at the local university libraries or thru ILL -- which are closed due to the pandemic until further notice!) -- llywrch (talk) 15:37, 20 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. Abbyjjjj96 (talk) 15:05, 21 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Update: Dimadick, it does appear that Pompeianus is a doublet of this article, & either the two should be merged or the other blanked/deleted so an article on the attested person, viz. Ti. Claudius Pompeianus Quintianus, be written. (I have started a discussion about this over there.) -- llywrch (talk) 07:17, 18 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]