Gens:

BRUTTIUS

Created:

11th October 2007

Update:

23rd January 2020

Status Republic:

Patrician:

Pleb. Nobilis:

Senatorial:

Eques Romanus:

Local magistrate:

Republican Family / Cognomen

Patrician

n/a

Pleb. Nobilis

n/a

Senatorial

Sura ?

Equestrian

no cognomen, Saturninus

Local magistrat.

no cognomen

Uncertain

n/a

Imperial Family / Cognomen

Imperators

n/a

Consular

Crispinus, Praesens

Senatorial

Maximus

Equestrian

n/a

Equestrian (mil)

Celer, Gratus

Local magistrat.

Balbus

Uncertain

n/a

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

Imperial Consuls and Emperors (Augusti and Caesars)

(up to 284 AD)

Notes:

The Bruttii Praesentes derive from Volcei in Lucania in tribus Pomptina.

Other Bruttii com from other towns in Southern Italy, i.e. Grumentum, Pompeii and Venusia.

Name sometimes spellt Brittius.

Literature

Alföldy: Fasti Hispanienses (1969) p.185-186 (C. Bruttius Praesens L. Fulvius Rusticus, q Baetica c.95/97)

Alföldy: Konsulat (1977) p.138-139, 240-241, 324 (C. Bruttius Praesens L. Fulvius Rusticus, cos II 139), p.162, 191, 288, 308, 324, 328, 379-380

(C. Bruttius Praesens, cos ord 153, on p.379-380 he argues that he was procos Asia c.168/169, not Africa)

Arnheim: Senatorial Aristocracy (1972) p.140-141 (on the Bruttii). Note Laberia Crispina was the wife of cos 139 and not the cos 153180.

Bertrandy, Francois: "À propos des Laberii de Thubursicu Numidarum (Ier-IIe siècles après J.-C.)", in Antiquités africaines 32,1996. pp. 45-56

with stemma on p.55 showing connection between Laberii and Bruttii.

Birley, Eric: "The Governors of Numidia, A.D. 193-268", in JRS Vol. 40, 1950, pp. 60-68

Cascione: Tresviri Capitales (1999) p.231-233 (§27 C. Bruttius Praesens L. Fulvius Rusticus, III vir capit c.88)

Cebeillac: Quaestores Principis (1972) p.146-147 (§LXVI L. Fulvius Rusticus C. Bruttius Praesens etc, cos 153 and 180 ; q Aug likely in 145)

Crook: Consilium Principis (1955) p.154 (§61 C. Bruttius Praesens L. Fulvius Rusticus, cos II 139, amicus of Antoninus Pius), p.155 (§62 C. Bruttius

Praesens, cos 153 and 180, comes of Marcus Aurelius and Commodus, §63 L. Bruttius Quintius Crispinus, cos 187 and brother-in-law of Commodus)

Dabrowa: Governors of Syria (1998) p.97-98, 214 (considers C. Bruttius Praesens L. Fulvius Rusticus not as governor but special envoy to Syria 136-137)

Dabrowa, Edward: "Hadrianic Governors of Syria: a Reappraisal", in ZPE Bd. 201 (2017) p.285–291

(dates C. Bruttius Praesens L. Fulvius Rusticus as governor of Syria to 136-137)

Deniaux: Clientèles et pouvoir (1993) p.470-471 (§26 L. Bruttius, RE3)

Dobson: Primipilares (1955, 1978) p.220-221 (§100 P. Bruttius Gratus, primus pilus in 1st century)

Eck: Fasten der Statthalter 1.teil, (1982), p.304 (L. Bruttius Maximus, Cyprus 80/81), p.361 (C. Bruttius Praesens L. Fulvius Rusticus, Cilicia 116/117)

Eck: Fasten der Statthalter 2.teil, (1983), p.155-180 (C. Bruttius Praesens L. Fulvius Rusticus, Cappadocia 121//2-123/4,

Moesia Inferior 124/5-127/8, Africa 134/5, ? Syria 126/7, and discussion of whether it was a governorship of Syria or not)

Eck, Werner, MacDonald, David. and Pangerl, Andreas: "Neue Militärdiplome mit Konsulndaten", in Chiron Bd. 32, 2002, p.406-409, cf AE2002-1729

[NOT AVAILABLE TO ME] dates B14 as cos suff in 118 or 119; but see newer article by Eck and Pangerl

Eck, Werner and Pangerl, Andreas: "Ein consul suffectus Q. Aburnius in drei fragmentarischen Diplomen", in ZPE Bd.185, 2013, p.239-247,(their detailed

analysis of a new third diploma moves the suffect consulate of B164 from 118 or 119 to 120 or 121)

Eck, Werner and Weiss, P.: "Hadrianische Konsuln: Neue Zeugnisse aus Militärdiplomen", in Chiron Bd. 32, 2002, p.453-457, cf AE2002-1763,

dates B164 as cos suff in 118 or 119; but see newer article by Eck and Pangerl

Fitz: Moesia Inferior (1966) p.13-14 (C. Bruttius Praesens L. Fulvius Rusticus, probably governor 124-125)

Franke: Legionslegaten (1991) p.140-147 (C. Bruttius Praesens L. Fulvius Rusticus, leg leg VI Fer 113-114/115)

Giuseppe, Helga di: "I Bruttii Praesentes. Interessi politici ed economici di un’importante famiglia lucana", in F. Tarlano (a cura di), Il territorio

grumentino e la valle dell’Agri nell'antichità, Atti Convegno (Grumento Nova 25 aprile 2009), Bologna 2010, pp. 39-47.

Hächler: Kontinuität und Wandel (2019) p.317-318 (§55 C. Bruttius Praesens, cos ord 246)

Hillebrand: Vigintivirat (2006) p.249-250 (§14 C. Bruttius Praesens L. Fulvius Rusticus, III vir capt c.88)

Jacques, Francois: "Un document sur le proconsulat d'Afrique de C. Bruttius Praesens beau-père de Commode ?", in ZPE Bd. 22 (1976), p.215-222

argues that C. Bruttius Praesens cos ord 153 was procos Africa 166/7? or 167/8?, but no absolute proof

Kienast: Römische Kaisertabelle (1990/2017) p.144 (Bruttia Crispina, wife of Commodus)

Leunissen: Konsuln (1989) p.136, 360, 373 (C. Bruttius Crispinus, cos 224), p.129, 371 (C. Bruttius Praesens, cos 153, 180),

p.136, 359, 373 (C. Bruttius Praesens, cos 217), p.131, 356, 371, 373 (L. Bruttius Quintius Crispinus, cos 187)

Mennen: Power and Status 193-284 (2010) p.74-76 (Bruttii from the cos 217 to the cos 246)

Mouritsen: Pompeian Epigraphy (1988) p.127 (Q. Bruttius Balbus, aedil at Pmpeii 56 AD)

Nicolet: Prosopographie (1974) p.805 (§54 L. Bruttius, adulescens 4 BC)

Pflaum, H.-G.: "Les gouverneurs de la province romaine d'Arabie de 193 A 305", in Syria. Tome 34, 1957. pp.128-144

Pflaum: Sodales Antonianiani (1966) p.32-37 (§ C. Bruttius Praesens, cos 153 and 180)

Picard, Gilbert Charles: "Un collaborateur d'Hadrien : le consulaire Bruttius Praesens", in Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Inscriptions

et Belles-Lettres, 93ᵉ année, N. 4, 1949. pp. 298-302

Picard, Gilbert Charles and Pflaum, Hans-Georg.: “Les vicissitudes de Bruttius Praesens”, Karthago, 2, 1951, p.91-99 prefer him as governor of Syria

Picard, Gilbert Charles: "Un homme de confiance d'Hadrien : le consulaire Bruttius Praesens", in La Revue Africaine Tome 94, 1950, p.25-50.

(NOT AVAILABLE TO ME)

Raepsaet-Charlier: PFOS (1987) stemma XXVIII (Laberii and Bruttii)

Remy: Carrieres Senatoriales Anatolie (1989) p.208-211 (§166 C. Bruttius Praesens L. Fulvius Rusticus, leg Aug pro pr Cappadocia c.121/2-123/4

and of Cilicia 116/7-117/8)

Rucinski: Praefectus Urbi (2009) p.222 (§24a C. Bruttius Praesens L. Fulvius Rusticus, cos II ord. 139, possiblu praefectur urbi c.138-140),

p.223 (§28b C. Bruttius Praesens, cos. I suff. 153, II ord. 180, porribly PUR 178-180)

Russo, Alfonsina; Gargano, Maria Pina, and Giuseppe, Helga Di: "Dalla villa dei Bruttii Praesentes alla proprietà imperiale", in Siris 8,2007, p.81-119

especially p.105-114 with notes on the family

Salomies: Nomenclature (1992) p.36-37 (§7 L. Fulvius C.f. Rusticus C. Bruttius Praesens etc, cos 153 and 180; he suggests testamentary adoption by

a great-uncle L. Fulvius Rusticus, since he is C.f. and keeps his father's tribus), p.107 (§ L. Bruttius Quintius Crispinus, cos 187, his mother a Quintia ?),

p.140 (§17 C. Bruttius L.f. Praesens L. Fulvius Rusticus, cos II 139)

Scalfari, Vincenzo Antonio': "I Bruttii Praesentes: osservazioni e considerazioni sulla gens in età repubblicana", in Lazio & Sabina 2010, p.119-131

dealing with republican Bruttii, also with L. Bruttius Celer

Schumacher: Prosopographische Untersuchungen 96-235 (1973) p.74-75, 218-220 (XV vir sf §22 C. Bruttius Praesens L. Fulvius Rusticus, cos II 139)

Schumacher: Priesterkollegien 69-235 (1978) p.685 (XV vir sf §34 C. Bruttius Praesens L. Fulvius Rusticus, cos II 139)

Setälä: Roman Brick Stamps (1977) p.79-81 (C. Bruttius Praesens, cos II 139, potential dominus figlinae)

Settipani: Continuite (2000) p.340-341 with stemma of Bruttii Praesentes

Syme: Danubian Papers (1971) p.216-219 (C. Bruttius Praesens L. Fulvius Rusticus, leg Aug pro pr Moesia Inf )

Syme, Ronald: "Hadrianic Governors of Syria", in G. Wirth (ed.), Romanitas – Christianitas, 1982 p.230-243, [= Roman Papers vol. IV p.50-61]

Syme, Ronald: "Hadrianic Proconsuls of Africa", in ZPE Bd. 37 (1980), p. 5 and p.9-11 [= Roman Papers III, p.1306, 1309-1310]

(since B11 consulate is now dated to 120 or 121 in stead of 118 or 119, his proconsulate of Africa should be moved from 134/5 to the vacant 135/6)

Syme, Ronald: "Legates of Cilicia under Trajan", in Historia 18, 1969 p.352-355 [=Roman Papers II, 1979, p.774-776] on

C. Bruttius Praesens L. Fulvius Rusticus as governor of Cilicia.

Syme, Ronald: "Praesens the Friend of Hadrian", in Studia in Honorem Iiro Kajanto (Arctos Suppl. II, 1985) 273-291, [=Roman Papers V (1988) p.563-578]

describing the career of B161/B164

Taylor: Voting Districts (1960/2013) p.43 (non-senatorial Bruttii from Venusia)

Thomasson: Fasti Africani (1996) p.57-58 (§68 C. Bruttius Praesens L. Fulvius Rusticus, procos Africa at the latest 136/137, probably earlier)

Thomasson: SPQR (1975) p.21-23 (C. Bruttius L.f. Praesens L. Fulvius Rusticus, cos II 139)

Torelli: "Laberia Cristina et un praefectus castrorum" in due epigrafi inedite di Trebula Mutuesca, in Epigraphica 24 (1962) 55 ss",

Wiseman: New Men (1971) p.217 (§0 Q. Braetius Sura, RE10)

Zschätzsch, Anemone: "Eine neue inschrift der republikanischen Zeit aus Grumentum", in ZPE Bd. 141 (2002), p.292-294 (C. Bruttius

aedil pro q at Grumentum 57 BC)

Changes

2014.08.17 New header and minor updates.

2020.01.23 New header, reference list plus many updates

RE10

cf RE3

Q. Bruttius Sura

Bruttius

leg proq in Macedonia 93-86 BC

eques Romanus, from Sicilia

name variously spelled Braetius,

friend of Cicero

Brettius and Bruttius

more likely a Braetius

CIL-X-219 ILS5330

RE3

RE1 Nic54

CIL14-3961

CIL14-3962

CIL9-488/489

AE1927-126

C. Bruttius C.f.

L. Bruttius

C. Bruttius L.f.

Bruttia C.f.

C. Bruttius

L. Bruttius L. f. Saturninus

trib. Sergia from

eques Romanus,

trib. Horatia in Venusia

from Venusia

trib. Palatina,

Grumentum in Lucania,

adulescens 46

equo publico,

aedil proq at Grumentum 57

ment 44 (RE1)

II vir quinq at Formiae,

Cic.Fam 8.38

augur at Formiae

REPUBLIC

IMPERIAL

Dobson100

Q. Bruttius Balbus

P. Bruttius P.f. Gratus,

aedil at Pompeii 56

trib. Velina, at Aquileia,

II vir cand,

centurion of I Praetorian Cohort,

primus pilus legio XIIII

1st century

A161 RE4a LP32-16

L. Bruttius Maximus

~ (Fulvia) dt or sister of L. Fulvius Rusticus Vettius Secundus, eques Romanus from Milano,

procos Cyprus 80-81

who could have adopted his grandson the cos 153 and 180.

LP20-75 29-22 31-8 33-49 39-78

B164

RE5 RE5a Rüpke960

B161 P682

C. Bruttius L.f. Praesens L. Fulvius Rusticus

(Bruttius) Praesens

* c.68 III vir capitalis c.88, tr laticl I Min in Germ Inf (dona militaria) 89

from Lucania

q Baetica c.95/97 aed pleb, pr, leg leg VI Ferrata (dona milit) 113-114

friend of Pliny the Ygr, letters 3-7,

curator Via Latina, leg Aug pro pr Cilicia 117

where told to return to political life c.107

cos suff c.120 or 121 leg Aug pro pr Cappadocia c.121/2-123/4

wife from Campania

leg Aug pro pr Moesia Inf 125-127 (c.124/128)

probably = B164

curator aedium sacrarum et operum locorumque publicorum,

procos Africa 135/136 leg Aug pro pr Syria c.136-137 (or 138 as leg extra ordinem)

cos II ord 139 XV vir sf, patron of Mactar in Africa,

possibly PUR 138-140 dominus figlinae, amicus of PIUS,

1 ~ anonyma, from Campania (FOS871)

2 ~ [Lab]eria Marcia Hostilia Crispina Moecia Cornelia (H228, L15, FOS478),

dt of M'. Laberius Maximus cos suff 89 cos ord 103

B165

RE6 Rüpke959

B168

C. Bruttius C.f. Praesens

Full name = L. Fulvius C.f. [Rusticus C.] Bruttius Praesens Min[ucius] [L]aberius

C. Bruttius Praesens

trib Pomptina, made Patrician by PIUS

Maximus Pompeius L […] Valens Cornelius Proculus […] Aquilius Veiento

dominus fistula

tr mil III Gal, q Aug c.145, pr cand,

from inscription ILS1117

probably = B165

cos ord 153 procos Africa or Asia 166/7? or 167/8?

That L. Fulvius Rusticus is now named first may indicate testamentary adoption by

comes Aug expeditio Sarmatica 173-175

a L. Fulvius Rusticus, who could be a brother of his grandmother.

cos II ord 180 possibly PUR 178-180

sodalis Hadrianalis before 161

sodalis Antonin[ianus Verianus] 161

sodalis Marcianus post 180

B169

RE9 Bar91 Okon189

B170 RE11 FOS149

A154 Bar1956 Okon1204

L. Bruttius Quintius Crispinus

Bruttia Crispina

P. Aelius Brutt[ianus] Lucianus

cos ord 187

CRISPINA AUGUSTA

previously called P. Aelius Brutt[ius] Lucianus

proably councillor of Commodus

† c.191/192 exiled and murdered

possibly from Cilicia, euergetes at Attalea,

~ 178 COMMODUS

procos Lycia-Pamphylia post 178

Imp 180-193

AE2001-1938

B166

RE7 Rüpke958 Bar90 Okon187

B160 RE4 Bar969 Okon186

C. Bruttius Praesens

L. Bruttius Crispinus

co-opted salius Pal 199

patronus Canusium 223 (as C. Bruttius Crispinus)

cos ord 217

cos ord 224

patronus Canusium 223 (as L. Bruttius Praesens)

ment 238

B167

RE8 Bar1491 Okon188

C. Bruttius Praesens

cos ord 246

(Bruttius)

B163

PLRE Praesens1 Rüpke 957 Bar1820

PLRE3 Gallicanus

Bruttius Praesens

(Bruttia)

~ Ovinius Gallicanus

vir clar, pontifex maior c.320

PUR 316-317 cos 317

corrector Lucania et Bruttium (Brittius Paesens)

↓

end 3rd or beginning 4th century

RE Praetextatus 2 PLRE1 Rüpke956

Bruttius Praetextatus signum Argentius

vir clar, XV vir sf

consul Byzacii, comes ordinis primi

spelled Brittius

4th century

UNCERTAIN DATE

L. Bruttius Primitivos

probably libertus

~ Insteia

PME-B30

L. Bruttius L.f Celer

trib. Palatina, from Formiae in Regio I,

equo publico,

praef coh equitatae in Syria,

2nd century

CIL-X-6100