 He served as governor of Roman Britain in 216 AD and was a Suffect Consul sometime during the reign of Elagabalus.Inscriptions in Roman Britain bearing his name were partially erased suggesting some form of imperial displeasure during this role.While he gained unbounded popularity on account of the magnificent games and shows he produced as aedile, his prudent and retired life did not excite the suspicion of Caracalla, in whose honor he wrote a long epic poem called "Antoninias".