Gens:

AQUILLIUS (AQUILIUS)

Created:

16th October 2007

Update:

24th April 2020

Status Republic:

Patrician:

Pleb. Nobilis:

Senatorial:

Eques Romanus:

Local magistrate:

Republican Family / Cognomen

Patrician

Tuscus or Sabinus

Pleb. Nobilis

Corvus (?), Florus

Senatorial

Crassus ?, Florus, Gallus

Equestrian

n/a

Local magistrat.

n/a

Uncertain

n/a

Imperial Family / Cognomen

Imperators

n/a

Consular

Niger, Orfitus, Proculus, Regulus

Senatorial

Florus, Haterianus, Postumus

Equestrian

Felix

Equestrian (mil)

n/a

Local magistrat.

n/a

Uncertain

n/a

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

Imperial Consuls and Emperors (Augusti and Caesars)

incl. Orfitus, excl.Apollinaris, Bradua

Notes:

On coins and inscriptions the name is almost always written Aquillius, but in manuscripts generally with a single L.

Two of the Aquillii are mentioned among the Roman nobles who conspired to bring back the Tarquins (Liv. ii. 4); probably unhistorical.

C. Aquillius (Tuscus) is mentioned as patrician consul in 487BC. However all later Aquillii were plebeian, though they claimed descent (falsely?)., cf use of cognomen Florus.

Literature

Alexander: Trials (1990) p.13 (Trial §23 M'. Aquillius cos 129 defendant in 125/124 for repetundis, aquitted), p.24-25 (§48 (Aquillius ??) Gallus witness 114/110,

possibly a senator and an Aquillius), p.44 (§84 M'. Aquillius cos 101, defendant de repetundis in 97, aquitted), p.65 (§126 C. Aquillius Gallus, udge in 81),

p.75 (§149 M'. Aquillius juror in trial of Statius Albius Oppianicus in 74), p.95-96 (§189 C. Aquillius Gallus jurisconsult in 69), p.100-102, p.182 (§199, §200, §202 §391

trials before C. Aquillius Gallus as pr for ambitus court in 66)

Alföldy: Legionslegaten Rheinarmeen (1967) p.50 (§61 Cn. Cornelius Aquilius Niger, leg leg I Minerviae)

Badian, E.: "Notes on Roman Senators of the Republic", in Historia, Bd. 12, 1963, pp. 131-132 (L. Aquillius Florus Turcianus Gallus, his tribus Pomptina could be the

retained tribe of the Turcii, if he was adopted from the Turcii)

Ballasteros Pastor, Luis: "Dos apuntes sobre Manio Aquilio (cos 101 a.C.), in Habis 30, 1999, p.135-141

Caballos Rufino: Senadores Hispanorromanos (1990) p.345-346 (§i11 M. Aquilius P. Coelius Apollinaris, cos ord 169)

Cavenaile: L'Armee d'Egypte (1970) p.225 (§266 L. Aquillius Oculatius, praefect of cohort 105, AE1968-513)

Cebeillac: Quaestores Principis (1972) p.12-14 (§II L. Aquillius Florus Turcianus Gallus, A993), p.40 (§XVII (Aquillius) L.f. Regulus A992)

Christol: Carrieres Senatoriales (1986) p.106-108 (identity of [---]us C. Iulius Aquilius ..[Pate]rnus discussed)

Devijver, H.: " De Aegypto et Exercitu Romano (1975) p.29-30 (§9 L. Aquillius Oculatius, cdr of cohort 105)

Eck: Fasten der Statthalter 1.teil, (1982), p.339 (C. Aquillius Proculus, procos Asia 103/104)

Groag: Achaia (1939) p.15-17 ( L. Aquillius Florus Turcianus Gallus, procos c.3 BC)

Hächler: Kontinuität und Wandel (2019) p.528-529 (§209 [---]us C. Iulius Aquilius ..[Pate]rnus, suggest his nomen is Ovinius Paternus who was PUR 281)

Hillebrand: Vigintivirat (2006) p.129 (§12 L. Aquillius Florus, monet 18 BC), p.169 (§2 L. Aquillius Florus Turcianus Gallus, Xvir stlitibus iudicandis under Augustus)

Hinard: Proscriptions (1985) p.428-429 (§14 M'. Aquilius Crassus, proscribed 43, Hinard sees no reason to doubt he was an Aquilius),

Houston: Roman Imperial Administrative Personnel (1971) p.340 (§232 C. Aquillius Proculus, cos suff 90), p.341-342 (§233 M. Aquillius Regulus, cos suff 77),

Kienast: Römische Kaisertabelle (1990/2017) p.167 (Iulia Aquilia Severa, J648, 2nd wife of Elagabal)

Klein: Sicilien und Sardinien (1878) p.37 (§41 L. Aquillius Gallus pr 176 BC), p.57-58 (§63 M'. Aquillius, cos 101), p.126 (§121 Q. Aquillius Niger, procos Sicilia)

Kunkel: Herkunft der Juristen (1952/2001) p.21-22 (§35 C. Aquilius Galus, RE23, pupil of Q. Mucius Scaevola cos 95)

Leclerc, Hélène: "'Prosopography and Social History: The Augustan Moneyers, the Position and the Consulship, the Family Background", in Mark Joyal (edit):

In Altum: Seventy-Five Years of Classical Studies in Newfoundland, St. Johns, Newfoundland, 2001, p.153 (L. Aquillius Florus, monet 18 BC)

Leunissen: Konsuln (1989) p.147 (Aquilius Orfitus, cos suff late 2nd century)

Lewis: Priests (1955) p.34, 143 (Pontifex §38 and Sodalis §4 Aquillius (L.f.?) Regulus, RE32), p.63 (Sacerdos §14: M. Atilius Regulus, RE34)

Meiggs, Russell: Roman Ostia (Oxford 1973) p.193 note 6 mentions two Aquilii at Ostia. C. Aquilius and L. Aquillius L.f.

Mitford: Roman Cyprus (1980) p.1306 (L. Aquillius Florus Turcianus Gallus, proq Cyprus early Augustan)

Moore: Expulsion from the Senate (2013) p.265-272 (§15 M'. Aquilius M'.f., with stemma of Aquilii Flori p.272. He suggests that the monet of 18 BC is the

same as the quaestor L. Aquillius M'.f.M'.n. Florus, and that the rex sacrorum (L.f.) is his son. The father of the monetalis could be the senator executed in 31 BC.

Oliver, James H.: "M. Aquilius Felix ", in Journal of Philology, LXVII (1946), pp. 311-19

Pflaum: Narbonnaise (1978) p.35 (§18 Cn. Cornelius Aquilius Niger, procos Narbonensis, dating uncertain)

Raepsaet-Charlier: PFOS (1987) stemma XVIII (family of Aquilis Blaesilla), stemma XXVII (Aquillii of early empire, she interposes a generation

between RE32 and RE34, possible but not really necessary)

Ranouil: Le Patriciat 509-366 avant J.-C. (1975) p.231-232

Rizakis/Zoumbaki: Roman Peloponnese I (2001) p.267-268 (§COR83 L. Aquillius C.f. Florus Turcianus Gallus, inscription in his honour c.10/9-5/4 BC)

Russell, James: "A Roman military diploma from Rough Cilicia", in Bonner Jahrbücher 195, 1995, p.67-133, especially p.101 (first mention of L. Aquilius Veiento

as cos suff in 136 or 137. He must be related to C. Bruttius Praesens cos ord 153 and 180, whose final component names were Aquilius Veiento)

Rutledge: Imperial Inquisitions (2001) p.192-193 (§9 M. Aquilius Regulus, delator under Nero)

Ryan, F.X. : "The quaestorship and aedileship of M'. Aquillius (cos 129)", in Hermes vol. 124, 1996, p.115-116

Scheid, John and Cecere, Maria Grazia Granino: "Les Sacerdoces Publics Equestres", in Demougin, Devijver and Raepsaet-Charlier: L'Ordre Equestre (1999) p.177

(M. Aquilius M.f. Felix, pontifex coloniae Lanuvinorum, A988)

Schumacher: Priesterkollegien 69-235 (1978) p.105 (XV vir sf §88: T. Aquillius Proculus, A1000, does not identify him with A999 cos suff 90), E9

Settipani: Continuite (2000) p.127-128 and p.146-148 (stemma of Q. Aquilius Niger cos suff 117), p.225-226 (stemma of the Aquilii of the late Republic and early empire)

Settipani: Continuite addenda (2001/2004) p.27-28 (on J11 [---]us C. Iulius Aquilius ..[Pate]rnus, an Ovinius), p.71 (stemma of C. Aquillius Proculus cos suff 90)

Stein: Thracia (1920) p.49 doubts reading Aquilius on legatus of Thracia, thinks it might be D. Caelius Calvinus Balbinus, the later emperor)

Stumpf: Statthalter in Kleinasien 122 v.Chr. - 163 n.Chr (1991) p.263-264 (C. Aquillius Proculus, procos 103/104)

Suolahti, Jaakko: Junior Officers (1955) p.345 (§17 Aquiillii : §283 tr mil L. Aquillius Florus Turcianus Gallus)

Szramkiewicz: Gouverneurs Vol.2 (1972) p.377-378 (L. Aquillius Florus Turcianus Gallus, A993, procos Achaia under Augustus)

Taylor: Voting Districts (1960/2013) p.192-193 (L. Aquillius Florus Turcianus Gallus, A993, tribus Pomptina. L. Aquillius L.f. Florus, monet 20/19 BC

celebrated the cos 101's victory over the Sicilian slaves)

Thomas: Roman Epistrategos (1982) p.189, 201 (§48 (L.?) Aquilius Capitolinus, epistrategos 169-171)

Vita-Evrard, Ginette di: " Le proconsul d'Afrique polyonyme IRT 517 : une nouvelle tentative d'identification", in Mélanges de l'Ecole française de Rome. Antiquité, Vol.93, 1981, p.183-226

dealing with Aquilia Blaesilla and family.

Wiseman: New Men (1971) p.281 (§536 C. Gallus, senator by 70, RE20, could be Aquillius Gallus pr 66)

Zmeskal: adfinitas (2009) p.37 (Aquilii)

Changes

2013.12.27: Header restructured. Major update.

2020.04.24 New header, reference list plus many updates

RE2

Aquilii fratres

3 brothers and sistersons of Collatinus

senators

† executed for plotting against the republic

historicity doubtful

RE8

C. Aquilius (Tuscus ? or Sabinus ?)

cos 487

ovatio

patrician

historicity doubtful

RE15

L. Aquilius Corvus

tr cos 388

plebeian or patrician ?

not in RE

M. Aquilius C.f.

Aquilius

ignotus

author of Lex Aquilia de damno

tr pl 286 ??

or 209/195

RE20

C. Aquilius M.f.C.n. Florus

cos for Sicilia 259

procos 258 triumph 258

plebeian

RE12

?=?

RE13

M'. Aquilius

P. Aquilius

envoy 210

tr.pl. ? 211

RE24

M'. Aquilius M'.f.

L. Aquilius Gallus

pr Sicilia 176

RE10

M'. Aquilius M'.f.M'.n.

q, aedil, pr, cos Asia 129

procos Asia 128-12

triumph 126

accused of bribery, aquitted

RE11

not in RE

M'. Aquilius M'.f.M'.n.

(Aquillius ?) Gallus

monet c.109/108

witness in trial of

leg of Marius 103

L. Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus cos 112

cos Sicilia vs slave revolt 101

in 114/110

procos Sicilia 100-99 ovatio 99

amb 90-88 leg 88

† 88 exc by Kng Mithridates

RE9

not in RE

RE24a A994

RE23 NIC30

RE25

RE Gallus 20

M'. Aquilius M'.f.M'.n.

M'. Aquillius

L. Aquilius L.f.Gallus

C. Aquilius Gallus

P. Aquilius Gallus

C. Gallus

monet 71 (or 72//65), ? = sen 74

senator 74 when

ment on tegula

eques Romanus, jurist,

tr pl 55

senator 70

expelled from senate 70

juror in trial of

iudex 81

ment in Cic. Verr.2.3.152

again a senator 66

Oppianicus

pr quaestio ambitus 66

probably = RE23

? = RE9

† ante 44

A990

not in RE

RE19

RE16

RE35

L. Aquillius M'.f.M'.n. Florus

(M'.?) Aquillius Florus

C. Aquilius Gallus

M'. Aquilius Crassus

Aquilia

q. Asia late republic

partisan of Antony

pr 43 proscribed

Cicero considered marrage

† 31 suicide

or an Acilius RE2a?

with her in 44

REPUBLIC

IMPERIAL

cf Meiggs

A992

A991 RE21 Rüpke699

RE19

A989

A993

RE22 LP24-7

L. Aquillius L.f.

C. Aquilius

L. Aquillius L.f. Florus

Aquillius Florus

L. Aquillius C.f. Florus Turcianus Gallus

trib Voturia from Ostia

II vir at Ostia

monet 18 BC (A991)

† 31 executed

trib Pomptina, adopted ? born Turcius ?

early principate

rex Sacrorum at

X vir stlit iudic, tr mil IX Mac, q Aug ca 25 BC

Rome or just a municipium?

proq Cyprus, tr pl, pr, procos Achaia ca 3 BC

sub Tiberius 14/37

XV vir sf, ????

or son of A993

descendent of RE11 cos 101

~ [---]a, FOS853

A1001

RE32

A1002 Rüpke702

FOS861

A1006 RE36

[L.? Aquillius L].f.Regulus

[M.? Aquillius L.f.] Regulus

ignota

Aquilia

died young

s(evir eq Rom ?)

exiled for adultery 25AD

q of Tiberius,

~ L. Vipstanus Poplicola

pontifex,

cos ord 48

probably sodalis Augustalis

(or his brother C. Vipstanus

Messalla Gallus cos suff 48)

RE34

A1005 Rüpke698

V691

RE6

V694 RE9

A986 RE4 Dobson old-51

M. Aquillius Regulus

Vipstanus Messalla

C.Vipstanus Poblicola

Aquilius

infamous delator sub Nero,

tr mil laticl VII Clau 69

coopted priest (salius Palat or

primipilaris in Germ 69

sacerdos (augur?) under Nero

defended brother Regulus 70

sodalis Titii ?) 63

? = C. Aquillius Proculus, centurio III Aug,

quaestorius 70 orator

↓

cos suff an inc † c.105/6

~ Caepia Procula, FOS167, dt or sister to

Galeo Tettienus Ti. Caepio Hispo cos suff 102 or 103

Rüpke701 LP26-90

RE33

A1003

A1004

PME-A159

A999 = A1000 RE30 RE29a

Aquillius Regulus

Aquilius Regulus

L. Aquillius Oculatius

C. Aquilius Postumus

C. Aquillius Proculus

* 87/88 † before father in

† before magistrate

inscription Flanona

cos suff 90

early years of Trajan c.104

in Dalmatia,

~ (Hateria), possibly

procos Asia 103/104

commander of

sister to Q. Haterius

A1000 cos, XV vir sf (no praenomen Titus)

cohort in Aegypt 105

Nepos, praef Aegypt

~ Iulia Proculina, (FOS456) ? sister of

120-124

C. Iulius Proculus cos suff 109

LP1-28 Okon1247 Bar649

A996 = A997 RE27 RE28

J639 FOS430

M549

FOS89 PIR addenda

Q. Aquilius Niger

(Iulia Aquilia) M.f.

? ~

P. Metilius Secundus Pontianus

M. Aquilius Haterianus

Aquilia Blaesilla

procos Sicilia (A997, RE28, Okon1247)

presumably

trib. Claudia,

flamen Leptis Magna

clar fem ab Lepcis Magna

cos ord 117 (A996, RE27)

descended

cos suff 123

under Antonius Pius

mid 2nd century,

from A1005 or his

1~ Aelius

father

2~ L. Plautius Octavianus

from Lepcis Magna ca 150

↓

M540

RE12

Roxan RMD 160 PIR adden

A298 LP39-71

(Aquilia)

M. Metilius P.f. Aquilius Regulus

L. Aquilius Veiento

Aquillius Bradua

Nepos Volusius Torquatus Fronto

cos suff 136 or 137

received rescript from Hadrian

~ (Q. Fabius Titianus)

~ (Cn. Cornelius Severus)

~ M. Coelius Balbinus

trib Claud

? = M. Atilius Metilius Bradua

? son of Cn. Cornelius Severus

Vibullius Pius

cos 157

cos ord 108

cos suff 112

cos 137

M74

RE Fab59 Okon1454 Bar1885

F82 cf RE11 FOS355

RE1

C1324 LP6-20

C1240

RE Coelius8

A337 + addendum

Q. Fabius Caesilius Modius Titianus

Fabia Titiana

Cn. Cornelius Aquilius Niger

M. Aquilius P. Coelius Apollinaris

(L.?) Aquilius Capitolinus

q pro pr Sicilia

clar fem

leg leg I Minerviae at Bonnan,

cos ord 169

not Aemilius

grd.son of Q. Aquillius Niger

mother of a

procos Narbo

or adopted by a M. Aquilius

primus pilus III Cyr (Lucius)

Titianus

sodalis Hadrianalis

epistrategos Heptanomia 169-171

↓

~ (C. Maesius)

end 2nd century / start 3rd

↓

J172

M73

RE1 Okon670 Bar1884

A998 RE29 Okon92 Bar46

A988 RE18 Pf225 Dobson166

M. Iulius Aquillius Tertullus

C. Maesius Aquillius Fabius Titianus

Aquilius Orfitus

M. Aquilius M.f. Felix

aedil Cerealis,

clar vir, from Thermae Himeraeae, Sicilia

ex consul

trib Fabia, centurion, primus pilus XI Cla,

3rd century

cos suff before 197

ment with cos of 197 as heirs

praepositus vexillatio argentium in Italia,

↓

of Claudia Bacchis FOS224

procur rationis privatae Aug (C ), procur rationis patrimonii (CC),

? related to Cornelius

procur operum public et fiscalium urbis sacrae 193

Severus

procur rationis patrimonii bis (CC), praef classis Ravenna c.205 (CC),

procur a censibus equit Roman c.210

pont of Lanuvium, patron of Antium and Canusium,

J648

RE39 RE Iulia557 Rüpke695

J268 RE190

PIR1-A799 RE6 Okon91 Bar45

RE37

Iulia Aquilia Severa

T. Iulius Clatius Severus

Aquilius ?

Aquilia

IULIA AQUILIA SEVERA AUGUSTA

cos suff

(reading might be D. Caelius ?)

dt of a condemned father

vestalis c.213

leg Thracia sub Septimius Severus,

ment 207 212

? descendamt of C. Iulius Severus cos 155

on coin

~ c.220/221 (or 218) IMP ELAGABALUS

divorced 221 but reinstated late 221

Rüpke408 PLRE Pater5 LP26-223

J171 RE Iul39 Okon1410 Bar1600 Bar630

[---]us C. Iulius Aquilius ..[Pate]rnus

clar vir, cos ord, VII vir epulo,

curator viae Appiae, procos Asia (or Africa)

praef urb,

? Paternus cos ord 267 (P154) or several others

? = Aspasius Paternus PUR 264-268 cos II 268

? Ovinius Paternus PUR 281)

? related to Iulia Aquilia Severa Augusta

UNCERTAIN DATE

A1007 RE38

Aquilia Secundilla

femina nobilis ?

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