Gens:

FLAVIUS (IMPERIAL)

Created:

9th March 2012

Update:

17th December 2016

Status Republic:

Patrician:

Pleb. Nobilis:

Senatorial:

Eques Romanus:

Local magistrates

Republican Family / Cognomen

Patrician

n/a

Pleb. Nobilis

n/a

Senatorial

n/a

Equestrian

n/a

Local magistrat.

n/a

Imperial Family / Cognomen

Imperators

Domitianus, Vespasianus

Consular

Clemens, Sabinus

Senatorial

n/a

Equestrian

n/a

Local magistrat.

n/a

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

Imperial Consuls and Emperors (Augusti and Caesars)

incl. 3 emperors

Notes:

The Flavii were in tribus Quirina.

Literature

Birley: Government of Britain (2005) p.231-232 (T.Flavius Sabinus cos 47), p.232-233 (T.Flavius Vespasianus cos 51)

Castritius, Helmut: "Zu den Frauen der Flavier", in Historia, Bd. 18, 1969, pp. 492-502 argues that Iulia Flavia was the daughter of TITUS' first wife Arrecina Tertulla whose mother was a Julia.

The stemma below reflects this.

Dobson: Primipilares (1978) p.165 (§2 Vespasius Pollio)

Fitz: Pannonien (1993) p.152 (§57 T.Flavius Sabinus cos 69 72)

Levick, Barbara: "Vespasian", London, 2005, stemma on page xxii-xxiii

Rüpke: Fasti Sacerdotum (2008) p.587 (§1017 T.Caesar Vespasianus), p.658 (§1470 Domitianus Caesar), p.693 (§1720 T.Flavius Vespasianus cos suff 51),

Settipani: Continuite (2000) p.273 with stemma

Thomasson: Fasti Africani (1996) p.40 (T.Flavius Vespasianus cos suff 51)

Tortoriello: Fasti Consolari (2004) p.497-500 (§25 T.Flavius Sabinus cos suff 47), p.500-502 (§26 T.Flavius Vespasianus cos suff 51)

Townend, Gavin: "Some Flavian Connections", in The Journal of Roman Studies, Vol. 51, 1961, pp.54-62 proposes the Sabinus cos 69 and 72 is the son of Sabinus cos 47

and is the father of the consuls 82 and 95. He also explains the cognomen Clemens of cos 95 by suggesting that his mother was an Arrecina. This has been followed in stemma below.

Vogel-Weidemann: Statthalter (1982) p.205-214 (§27 T.Flavius Vespasianus cos 51 etc)

Changes

17.12.2016 New header plus minor updates, mainly supplementary information. An important change is that T.Flavius Sabinus cos 69 72 (previously not attached to the stemma)

is now assumed to be son of namesake cos.47.and the father of consuls 82 and 95. And Flavia Iulia is now assumed the daughter of TITUS' first wife Arrecina.

RE143

V437 RE Dem 192

T.Flavius Petro

Vespasius Pollio

Pompeian centurion

eques ab Nursia in Sabinum

at battle of Pharsalus 48 BC

tr mil III, praef castrorum

debt-collector at Reate

~ Tertulla

F351

RE165

V438 RE

V436 cf RE

F302 RE115

(Flavius) Sabinus

Vespasia Polla

Vespasius

Flavius Liberalis

eques from Reate

survived husband

praetor

scriba quaestorius

tax collector in Asia

from Ferentum in Etruria

money-lender in Helvetia

F406 RE219

F352 RE166

F398 RE206 Dem 283 PME-F83bis

F416

RE225 FOS367

Flavia

(T.) Flavius Sabinus

T.Flavius Vespasianus

Flavia Domitilla

† aged 1 year

† 69 exc

IMP. CAESAR VESPASIANUS AUGUSTUS

† by 69

leg leg Britan 43 cos suff 47

* 9 † 79 Imp 69-79

leg Aug pro pr Moesia 53-60

tr mil in Thracia 26/30, q Creta/Cyrene, aed 38, pr 39 or 40

curator census Gaul c.61

leg leg II Aug in Ger Sup 41-43 in Britannia 43-47

praef urb 62-68 and 69

ornamenta triumphalia 44, two priesthoods 44 (augur?. sodalis Titii?)

cos ord 51 procos Africa c.63-64, comes of Nero 66/67

leg Aug pro pr exercitus Iudaea 67-69, proclaimed Imp 1st July 69

frater Arvalis 69/70, pont max 70,

cos 70 71 72 74 75 76 77 79 cens 73

F440 RE244 FOS379

F354

RE168

F399

RE207

F259 RE77

F417 RE226 FOS368

Flavia Sabina

T.Flavius Sabinus

T.Flavius Vespasianus

T.Flavius Domitianus

Flavia Domitilla

on Otho's side in the battle of

*39 † 81 imp 79-81

* 51 † 96 murdered, imp 81-96

† by 69

~ L. Iunius Caesennius

Bedriacum as cos desig 69

IMP. TITUS CAESAR VESPASIANUS AUGUSTUS

IMP. CAESAR DOMITIANUS AUGUSTUS

Paetus cos 61

cos suff 69 Pannonia 70/71 ?

tr mil, c.59, q c.64/65, leg leg XV Apo,

Caesar 69 pr urb 70, cos suff 71 74 76 77 79

~ unknown, maybe

↓

cos suff II 72

Caesar 69 cos 70 72 74 75 76 77 79 80 cens 73

cos ord 73 80 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 90 92 95

Q.Petillius Cerialis

co-opted into the 4 major priestly colleges 71

cens perpet 85 frat Arv 73

Caesius Rufus

? ~ Arrecina, dt of

Sodalis Augutalis 71 frater Arvalis 71? (by 75)

by 73 co-opted in all 4 major priestly colleges

cos suff 70 74 cos ord 83?

M.Arrecinus Clemens

~ 1 Arrecina Tertulla A1074, dt of

praetorian praefect 41

M.Arrecinus Clemens, praef praet 41 and a Julia

70 ~ Domitia Longina D181, † 126/140, dt of

~ 2 Marcia Furnilla M265, niece of

Cn.Domitius Corbulo cos suff 46

Q.Marcius Barea Soranus cos suff 52

F355 RE169

F240

RE62

F426

RE232 FOS371

FOS362

F183

RE6

F418

RE227 FOS369

T.Flavius Sabinus

T.Flavius Clemens

(Flavia) Iulia Augusta

daughters

Flavius

Flavia Domitilla

cos ord 82 exc 82/89

cos ord 95 † exc

* c.63 † 87/90

† in infancy

* 73 † in infancy

a Christian ?, exiled 95

Augusta 79

owner of figlinae

~ Flavia Iulia Aug.

~ Flavia Domitilla

mistress of DOMITIAN in 80s

~ T.Flavius Clemens cos 95

→

~ T.Flavius Sabinus cos 82

←

F257 RE78

F397 RE205

RE220

(Flavius) Domitianus

(Flavius) Vespasianus

Flavia

4 other children

heir to DOMITIAN

† young

* c.81

* c.82

UNCERTAIN DATE

F356

T.Flavius Sabinus

leg Aug pro pr (Thracia ?)

probably identical to one of the three consular Flavii Sabini above