Gens:

AURIUS

Created:

13th January 2008

Update:

12th September 2020

Status Republic:

Patrician:

Pleb. Nobilis:

Senatorial:

Eques Romanus:

Local magistrate:

Republican Family / Cognomen

Patrician

n/a

Pleb. Nobilis

n/a

Senatorial

n/a

Equestrian

no cognomen, Melinus

Local magistrat.

n/a

Uncertain

n/a

Imperial Family / Cognomen

Imperators

n/a

Consular

n/a

Senatorial

n/a

Equestrian

n/a

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)

n/a

incl. 0 emperors

Notes:

Family from Larinum (tribus Clustumina) in Sannium, citizenship 90, see Cicero Pro Cluentius. Albius is now considered more correctly to be Abbius.

How the various Aurii are connected is unclear.

Some scholars give Oppinianicus five marriages, others (see Moreau note 98) six. Moreau prefers six.

Literature

Alexander: Trials (1990) p.64 (§!124 A. Aurius Melinus, prosecutor in murder of M. Aurius, result prosecutor proscribed, date by 81 BC)

Hinard: Proscriptions (1985) p.335-336 (§8 A. Aurius Melinus, executed 82), p.336 (§9+§10 A. Aurius (alter) and C. Aurius, executed 82)

Moreau, Philippe: "Patrimoines et successions à Larinum au I er siècle av. J.-C.", in Revue historique de droit français et étranger, Vol. 64, 1986), pp. 169-189

describing the difficult relationships, stemma at end.

Moreau, Philippe: "Structures de parenté et d’alliance à Larinum d’après le Pro Cluentio", in Cébeillac-gervasoni, M. (ed.) "Les bourgeoisies municipales

italiennes aux IIe et Ier siècles avant J.-C", 1983, pp. 99- 123, Argues that Melinus' mother was a Cluentia, sister to, Cluentius senior, either a second sister or

or the sister who later married Oppianicus. He re-organizes Opinianicus marriages 2. Papia, 3. Magia 4. widow of Cn. Magius 5. Novia . 6.Sassia.

Oppinianicus children: puer † 82 son of Papia, Oppinianicus Iunior born c.86 son of Magia and infans † 82 son of widowof Cn. Magius.

Changes

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2020.09.12 New header, reference list plus some updates

RE1

RE Dinaea

(Aurius)

~ 1

Dinaea

2 ~

(Magius)

~ sister to Sassia below

relative of RE2

from

or ~ (Cluentia), sister to Cluentius Senior

Larinum

RE3

RE2

Nic49

RE Sassia

RE Cluentius 3 Nic102

RE Cluentius 5

RE Albius 10 Nic1

RE Albius 9

RE6

RE5

RE6

RE Magius 3

RE Magius 20

A. Aurius

A. Aurius Melinus

~ 2

Sassia

1 ~

A. Cluentius Habitus

Cluentia

~ 1

Statius (Abbius) Oppianicus

C. (Abbius)

Auria

M. Aurius

N. Aurius

Cn. Magius

Magia

† 82 exc by Oppianicus

capt 89 at Asculum

(Cluentius Senior)

poisoned

eques Romanus,

Oppianicus

murdered by

capt in Bellum

† c.88

† c.89

IIII vir ? 82

eques, IIII vir ? 82

(3 ~ Oppianicus →

likely eques,

by her

IIII vir Larinum 82

Oppiniacus

Italicum c.90

~ Oppianicus

named "alter" by Cicero

† 82 exc by Oppianicus

† 88

husband

trial, exiled 74 † 72

murdered by

~ Papia

←

so not to confuse him

~ 1 Cluentia →

2~ Magia, dt of Dinaea →

Oppiniacus

(2 ~ Oppianicus ←)

with RE2

3~ Papia, dt in law of Dinaea →

4~ Novia

5~ 82/81 Sassia ←

RE4

RE Cluentius 4 Nic103

RE Cluentius 6

RE Albius 8

L. Aurius

C. or L. Aurius A.f.

Auria

A. Cluentius A.f. Habitus

Cluentia

(Abbius) Oppianicus (junior)

filius

(Cluentius)

* 87 or 86

* c.103

eques, adulescens 66

† 82 puer

† 82 infans

? = Cluentius4

† 82 exc by Oppianicus

~ Oppianicus

eques Romanus

~ A.Aurius Melinus

prosecutor in trial 66

murdered

~ Vibia, sister of

? see ←

junior →

prosecutor 74

see ←

c.69 ~ Auria, ← ,dt of

by father

C. Vibius Capax

defendent in trial 66

A.Aurius Melinus

RE Cluentius 2

N. Cluentius

eques Romanus,

ment as young man 66

heir to uncle Capax'

REPUBLIC

IMPERIAL

UNCERTAIN DATE