Lucius Cornelius Pusio Annius Messala was a Roman senator who replaced the emperor Domitian as suffect consul from 13 January 90 to the end of February.
[3] Until the existence of the suffect of the year 90 was proven, inscriptions mentioning the younger Pusio were thought to refer to the older, most notably one recovered from Tibur.
[6] At the same time, a Marcus Annius Messala has been attested as suffect consul in 83, who may be the person mentioned in the African inscription.
Another theory proposed by scholars such as Ronald Syme explains the element "Annius Messala" as coming from the maternal side of the older Pusio's family.
[7] The inscription from Tibur, created by Cornelia Sabina, a likely wife or daughter, provides notice of two offices the consul of 90 held: Pusio was a member of the Septemviri epulonum, one of the four most prestigious Roman priesthoods, responsible for arranging feasts and public banquets at festivals and games (ludi); and he was also governor of Africa, likely in the year 103/104.