Gens:

ATTIDIUS

or

ATIDIUS

Created:

9th October 2007

Update:

10th October 2020

Status Republic:

Patrician:

Pleb. Nobilis:

Senatorial:

X

Eques Romanus:

Local magistrate:

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

Cornelianus, Praetextatus (probably a Nummius)

Senatorial

Geminus

Equestrian

n/a

Equestrian (mil)

n/a

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)

2

incl. 0 emperors

Notes:

there is a municipium named Attidium in Umbria

Literature

Alexander: Trials (1990) p.176 (§370 Atidius or Attidius, exiled long before 67 BC, fled to Mithridates)

Alföldy: Konsulat (1977) p.158, 240, 242-243, 271-272, 307 (L. Attidius Cornelianus, cos suff 151)

Dabrowa: Governors of Syria (1998) p.107-108 (L. Attidius Cornelianus, governor 157-162)

Groag: Achaia (1939) p.17-18 (Atidius Geminus, procos under Augustus, or leg Aug under Poppaeus Sabinus in 15 AD)

Kelly, Gordon P.: "A History of Exile in the Roman Republic", Cambridge University Press, 2006, p.187-188 (§35 Attidius, RE2, suggests that the name is

corrupted in Appian and could be M. Atilius Bulbus, a senator exiled in 74 BC)

Leunissen: Konsuln (1989) p.129, 355, 371 (L. Attidius Cornelianus, cos suff 151), p.129, 355, 371 ((L. Attidius) Cornelianus, cos suff 182)

Settipani: Continuite (2000) p.386 (note 1)

Settipani: Continuite addenda  (2001/2004) p.26, 34-37 (stemma of Attidii and Nummii, several variants I have chosen the one p.37)

Syme, Ronald: "Antonine Government and Governing Class", in Roman Papers Vol.5, p.286 (L. Attidius Cornelianus, cos suff 151, conjectures he may have

held Cappadocia before Syria)

Szramkiewicz: Gouverneurs Vol.2  (1972) p.379 (Atidius Geminus, procos Achaia under Augustus)

Wiseman: New Men (1971) p.216 (§54 At(t)idius, senator before c.75 BC)

Changes

2014.01.04 Header restructured plus updates.

2020.10.10 New header, reference list plus many updates

RE2

RE1

Attidius (Atidius)

Atidius

senator before 3rd Mithridatic War 74-63

Verris minister in decumis

exiled, fled to King Mithridate in early 70s,

Cicero Verr. III 75

† 67? executed by Mithridates

henchman of Verres

REPUBLIC

IMPERIAL

A1343 RE6 Laet58

Atidius Geminus

procos Achaia under Augustus

A1341 RE3 LP33-57 35-7

L. Attidius Cornelianus

leg Aug pro pr Arabia 148-151 or 150-151

cos desig 150 cos suff 151

leg Aug pro pr Syria 157-162

defeated in Parthia 161/162

Okon1331

RE4

A1342 C1304 Okon131 Bar64

C1494 RE449

L. Attidius Cornelianus

~

Cornelia Arria Sextia Praetextata

cos suff 182 (or 180 or 181)

clar fem 239

co-opted sacerdos 190 † 198

dt of Ser. Cornelius Scipio Orfitus cos suff 178

possibly sodalis Flavialis

(Attidia L.f.)

~ M. Nummius SenecioAlbinus, cos ord 227

N227 Okon754 Bar1674

A1345 = N230bis RE8

M. Nummius (Attidius Senecio?) Albinus

M. Nummius Attidius (Senecio?) Tuscus

cos suff c. 247, cos II ord 263

leg pro pr of procos in Asia,

PUR 256, 261-263

cos 258

A1344 RE7

(M. Nummius) Attidius M.f. Praetextatus

clar vir

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