Gens:

ALBUCIUS

Created:

10th November 2007

Update:

3rd August 2018

Status Republic:

Patrician:

Pleb. Nobilis:

Senatorial:

X

Eques Romanus:

Local magistrates

Republican Family / Cognomen

Patrician

n/a

Pleb. Nobilis

n/a

Senatorial

no cognomen

Equestrian

n/a

Local magistrat.

n/a

Uncertain

n/a

Imperial Family / Cognomen

Imperators

n/a

Consular

n/a

Senatorial

n/a

Equestrian

no cognomen, Silus

Equestrian (mil)

Candidus

Local magistrat.

n/a

Uncertain

n/a

Republican Consuls, Tribunes with consular power, Dictators, Magister Equitum, Censors

0

Imperial Consuls and Emperors (Augusti and Caesars)

n/a

incl. 0 emperors

Notes:

Literature

Alexander: Trials (1990) p.17 (Trial §32 T. Albucius prosecuted Q. Mucius Scaevola (cos 117) de repetundis in 119 BC; aquitted), p. 34 (Trial §67 C. Iulius

Caesar Strabo Vopiscus prosecuted T. Albucius de repetundis c.103; condemned and exiled)

Eck, Werner and Pangerl, Andreas: "Nochmals: "vater, Mutter, Schwestern, Brüder…"" in ZPE Bd. 165 (2008), pp. 213-218 a military diploma mentions

an Albucius Candidus as praef alae in 121. Could be the father of A490.

Forsyth, Phyllis Young: "A Treason Case of A. D. 37", in Phoenix, Vol. 23, 1969, p.204-207 on the trial of Albucilla.

Gruen, Erich S. Gruen: "Politics and the Courts in 104 B.C", in Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association, Vol. 95, 1964, p.100-105,

proposes that RE2 was pr in 107 and propr in 106 and his trial in 105 or 104.

Klein: Sicilien und Sardinien (1878) p.236-237 (§48 T. Albucius governor of Sardinia 103)

Lebek, W.-D.: "Zur Vita des Albucius Silus bei Sueton", in Hermes, 94. Bd., 1966, p.360-372 attempts to date the rhetor.

His conclusion is a birth date c.50 BC and that he returned to his hometown Novaria shortly after 16 AD to die there.

Sumner: Orators (1973) p.77-78 (R89 T. Albucius)

Wiseman: New Men (1971) p.210-211 (§16 T. Albucius pr.c.105 or 107)

Changes

22.11.2013 restructure, plus articles by Gruen and Forsyth added.

03.08.2018 New header, reference list, some minor updates and Albucius Candidus added.

RE2

T. Albucius

epicurian,

prosecuted Q. Mucius Scaevola 119

pr.c.105 or.c.107  propr Sardinia c.106 or c.104 BC

prosecuted for extortion by C. Iulius Caesar Strabo 105/103

exiled to Athens

REPUBLIC

IMPERIAL

A489 RE3

C. Albucius Silus

famous rhetor

aedil in Novaria near Milano

ment 5 BC

† post 16 AD voluntary suicide

A487 RE Albucilla

Albucilla

condemned for impietas vs Tiberius

† 37 AD in prison

~ Satrius Secundus

AE2008-1749-1751

Albucius Candidus

?=?

M. Albucius

praef alae in Dacia Sup 121

A490

RE5

Albucia Candida M.f.

flaminica diva Iulia in Novaria (Titus' daughter Iulia ?)

flaminica diva Sabina in Ticinum post 136 (Hadrian's wife Sabina deified 137)

~ C. Valerius Pansa

proc Brit sub Pius

UNCERTAIN DATE

AE1957-143

M. Albucius

vir egreg, eques Romanus,

from Ticinum

2nd half 3rd century