Gens: AFRANIUS  
Created: 15th September 2007
Update:  7th December 2018
Status Republic: Patrician:     Pleb. Nobilis: X     Senatorial: X    Eques Romanus:      Local magistrate:  
Republican Family / Cognomen
Patrician n/a
Pleb. Nobilis no cognomen,
Senatorial Stellio
Equestrian n/a
Local magistrat. n/a
Uncertain n/a
Imperial Family / Cognomen
Imperators n/a
Consular Dexter, Flavianus, Hannibalianus
Senatorial Quintianus
Equestrian Burrus, Rusticianus
Equestrian (mil) n/a
Local magistrat. n/a
Uncertain Potitus, Silo
Republican Consuls, Tribunes with consular power, Dictators, Magister Equitum, Censors 1
Imperial Consuls and Emperors (Augusti and Caesars) 3 incl. 0 emperors
Notes:
Literature Absil: Prefets du Pretoire d'Auguste a Commodo (1997) p.135-137 (§12 Sex. Afranius Burrus, PP 51-62)
Brennan: Praetorship (2000) p.515 (discusses the problems of dating L. Afranius (cos 60 BC) praetorship)
Burnand: Primores Galliarum (2010) p.141-148 )(§58 E49 Sex. Afranius Burrus)
Chastagnol: Préfecture de Rome (1962) p.27-29 (§7 Afranius Hanibalianus, PUR 297-298)
Crook: Consilium Principis (1955) p.150 (§17 Sex. Afranius Burrus, amicus of Nero)
Eck: Fasten der Statthalter 1.teil, (1982), p.351-355 (P. Afranius Flavianus, Pann Inf 111/2-113/4)
Eck: Fasten der Statthalter 2.teil, (1983), p.169-171 (P. Afranius Flavianus, Asia 130/1)
Eck, Werner: "Konsuln des Jahres 117 in Militärdiplomen Traians mit Tribunicia Potestas XX", in ZPE bd. 185, 2013 p.235–238 now dates Afranius 
Flavianus suffect consulate to c.117, since 114-116 are occupied. His governorship of Asia should then possibly be moved to c.133
Eck, Werner and Pangerl, Andreas: "Traians Heer im Partherkrieg. Zu einem neuen Diplom aus dem", in Chiron band 35, 2005 p.50-52
fills out the suffecti for 115 AD. There is no room for Afranius Flavianus who must be moved to 117 or 118.
Fitz: Pannonien (1995) p.p.519 (§308 P. Afranius Flavianus)
Halfmann: Senatoren (1979) p.209 (P. Afranius Flavianus A443, following Habicht (1969) possibly from Asia Minor; Syme in Historia 14, 
1965, p.360 prefers Gallia Narbonensis)
Howe: Pretorian Prefect Commodus to Diocletian (1942) p.84 (§59 Afranius Hanibalianus)
Kovacs, Peter and Lőrincz, Barnabas: "Altäre aus dem Auxiliarlager Solva Neue römische Inschriften aus Komitat KomáromEsztergom II", in ZPE Bd. 179,  
2011, p.259-261 a M. Afranius Hannibalianus was tr mil of an auxiliary cohort I Ulpia Pannoniorum milliaria equitata in Pannonia.
Since he had an equestrian career he cannot be the consular H14, but could be A444.
Malavolta, M.: "La carriera di L. Afranio (cos 60 A.C.)", in Quinta Miscellanea Greca e Romana, 5, 1977, p.251-303
McDermott, William C.: "Sextus Afranius Burrus", in Latomus, Tome 8, 1949, pp. 229-254
Pflaum: Province de Narbonnaise (1978) p.198-199 (§56 Sex. Afranius Burrus, possibly proc of Livia in the district of Chersonnesus in Thracia)
Settipani: Continuite (2000) p.332 (stemma of Afranius Hannibalianus cos 292, proposes descent from P. Afranius Flavianus cos suff c.115)
p.379-380 (stemma proposes that Flavius Afranius Syagrius cos 382 is a desendent of Afranius Hannibalianus)
Suolahti, Jaakko: Junior Officers (1955) p.343 (Afranii, C. Afranius RE4, praefectus ?)
Syme, Ronald: "Governors of Pannonia Inferior", in Historia Bd. 14, 1965, p. 347-348 (dating P. Afranius Flavianus' governorship); also Danubian Papers p.233f
Taylor: Voting Districts (1960/2013) p.188 (L. Afranius cos 60 BC, from Cupra Maritima in Picenum and thus probably tribus Velina)
Wiseman: New Men (1971) p.210 (§9 L. Afranius cos 60)
Zmeskal: adfinitas (2009) p.26-27 (L. Afranius cos 60 and his family)
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RE3 RE15
C. Afranius Stellio
tr pl 196 (C. Afranius RE3) 
pr 185 (C. Afranius Stellio RE15)
III vir col.deduc. 183
RE4 RE7 RE5
C. Afranius S(p). Afra(nius) L. Afranius
served in army 169 mon. c.150 poet
probably Safra, unknown Gracchan period
cognomen
RE2
A. Afranius
man of low birth according to Cicero
probably not correct
 
RE6 Nic13 ? RE17 RE Carfania
L. Afranius A.f.             Caia Afrania
from Cupra Maritima in Picenum or Carfania?
leg Hisp 77-73/2, pr. 72 or 71 † 48
procos Hisp 71?-67? triumph
leg of Pompey in the East 66-61 cos 60  ~ Licinius Bucco
procos Gall Cisalpina 59 senator
leg of Pompey in Hisp 55-49 
leg of Pompey in Africa 48-46
† 46 exc after battle of Thapsus
homo novus
 
RE1 RE6a
L. Afranius L.f.     A. Afranius L.f.
served under father 49
patron of Magnesia patron of Caunus
and Caunus
REPUBLIC
IMPERIAL                                                      
A445 RE12
P. Afranius Potitus
plebeian
† 37 exc by CALIGULA
A446 RE13 A441 RE8 Dem552 PME-A96 Pf13
Afranius Quintianus Sex. Afranius Sex.f. Burrus
senator † 65 exc after trib Voltina from Vasio Vocontiorum, in Narbonensis,
conspiracy vs NERO tr mil (? III Aug) in Thracia, 
proc Chersonesus of Livia Augusta before 29
proc of TIBERIUS, proc of CLAUDIUS,
praefectus praetorio without colleague 51-62
ornamentis consularibus 54
patron of home town, † 62
A442 RE9 ? A443 RE10 RE10a LP19-3 26-118
Cn. Afranius Dexter       P. Afranius Flavianus
cos suff 105 leg propr Asia 103-4 
† 105 suicide or murdered leg Aug pro pr Pann Inf (111/112)-114
cos suff  c.117
procos Asia 130/131 or c.133/4.
A447 RE14
Afranius Silo
centurio during Parthian war 161/162
H14 cf Kovacs above
(Afranius) Hannibalianus M. Afranius Hannibalianus
from Tralles or Ephesus in Asia tr mil in aux cohort mid 3rd century
cos suff 3rd century ? = A444
?
 
 
 
 
 
 
A444 PLRE3 RE Hannibalianus 1 RE11
Afranius Hannibalianus
vir ement,
army commander (dux) under Imp PROBUS (276-282)
praefectus praetorio 286/290-292
cos ord 292 PUR 297-298
~ Eutropia  (PLRE1) 2 ~ MAXIMIANUS, Augustus 286-305 (310)
from Syria, alive 325
   
PLRE Theodora 1 RE1 PLRE5 PLRE RE3
Flavia Maximiana Theodora MAXENTIUS   FLAVIA MAXIMA FAUSTA AUGUSTA
Caesar 306-307 * c.290 Augusta 325 (or 324)
c.289 ~ CONSTANTIUS I (Chlorus) Augustus 307-313 † 326 exc
Caesar 293 Augustus 305-306 c.307 ~ CONSTANTINUS I
↓ Augustus 306-337
↓
UNCERTAIN DATE                                                    
PIR-addenda RE Af Rüpke530
L. Af[…]
inscription from Formiae,
XV vir sf
senator
either leg leg or leg of province
an Afranius or Afinius