Erucius Clarus was also a friend of Pliny, who assisted him in obtaining from the Emperor Trajan the latus clavus, allowing him to hold the office of quaestor; Ronald Syme dates when he held the magistracy as between the years 99 and 101.
[1] A letter from Pliny to Lucius Domitius Apollinaris (suffect consul 97) exists where the former asks the latter to help Clarus in his pursuit of the office of plebeian tribune.
[3] Aulus Gellius writes of Clarus as a contemporary, stating that he was very devoted to the study of ancient literature.
[4] Syme notes that after all of this attention to Clarus in the early stages of his career, and to his uncle, "Pliny seems to have forgotten about him.
[9] Clarus died in 146 while simultaneously holding the posts of consul ordinarius and urban prefect.