Gens: HERENNIUS
Created: 7th April 2011
Update:  10th January 2016
Status Republic: Patrician:     Pleb. Nobilis: X     Senatorial: X    Eques Romanus: X    Local magistrates X
Republican Family / Cognomen
Patrician n/a
Pleb. Nobilis Picens
Senatorial none, Balbus, Rufus, 
Equestrian Gallus, Siculus ?
Local magistrat. Bassus, Gallus
Imperial Family / Cognomen
Imperators n/a
Consular Apella, Etruscus, Faustus, Picens, Pollio, Saturninus, Secundus, Severus
Senatorial Caecilianus, Gallus, Maximus, Nepos, Orbianus, Potens, Senecio
Equestrian Capito, Celsus, Dexippus, Gemellinus, Hospitalis, Martialis, Modestinus, Philotas, Priscus, Ptolemaeus, Rufinus, Saturninus, Ser[…], Ursus, Victot
Local magistrat. Aquila, Celsus, Epidianus, Laetinus, Severus, Verus
Republican Consuls, Tribunes with consular power, Dictators, Magister Equitum, Censors 2
Imperial Consuls and Emperors (Augusti and Caesars) 9 incl. 1 emperor
Notes:
Literature Alföldy: Gallia Cisalpina p.305 (C.Herennius Caecilianus H102)
Alföldy: Fasti Hispanienses p.185 (Herennius Senecio H128)
Curchin: Local Magistrates of Roman Spain p.138 (§11 M.Herennius Laetinus), p.167 (§307 Herennius), p.183 (§433 M.Herennius Severus), p.190 (§506 Q.Herennius Aquila), 
Deniaux, Erlizabeth: "À propos des Herennii de la République et de l'époque d'Auguste", in MEFRA, tome 91, 1979. pp. 623-650
discusses the many Herennii from various parts of Italy.
Dobson: Primipilares p.125 (Herennius Priscus)
Eck, Werner: "Ergänzungen zu den Fasti Consulares des 1. und 2. Jh.n.Chr.", in Historia Bd. 24, 1975, pp. 324-344
argues that M.Herennius Faustus H107 does not belong to c.205 but is identical to the cos suff of 121.
Millar, Fergus: "P. Herennius Dexippus: The Greek World and the Third-Century Invasions", in JRS Vol. 59, 1969, pp. 12-29, stemma p.19
Pflaum: Fastes Narbonnaise p.79-80 (C.Herennius Caecilianus H102)
Piso: Fasti Daciae p.214-217 (M.Herennius Faustus cos suff 121)
Thomasson: Fasti Africani p.236 (Q.Herennius proc 226 or 229)
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RE4 RE19
C.Herennius Herennius Bassus
IIIvir a.d.a. 218 senator of Nola 215
remained faithful to Rome
RE46 RE5 not in RE cf RE5
Herennius Siculus C.Herennius C.Herennius Q.f.
haruspex Tuscus patron of Marius 116  sen 129
† 121 friend of C.Gracchus
?
 
RE14 Nic 179 RE10   RE15 RE7 RE6 RE9
Sextus Herennius M. Herennius M.f. T.Herennius C.Herennius C.Herennius L.Herennius
under Sulla a divisor monet 108/107 Picene general 90 tr pl 80 or 88 ment c.84 Roman merchant from Leptis in Africa
of his tribe cos 93 leg 76-75 † battle d 73/71 exc by C.Verrres in Syracus
supporter of Sertorius for alleged support of Sertorius.
? probably a relative of RE7
   
RE8 Nic 180 RE41 H125   RE18 RE51
C.Herennius Sex.f. M.Herennius M.f. Rufus M'. Herennius L.Herennius Balbus Herennia M.f
tr pl 60 tribus Maecia ment 56 52 priestess of Ceres
q, praefect Capua 90/13 BC friend of Cicero late Republic
son of cos 93? lupercus
curator of ?, praetorius
 
RE27? Nic 181 RE13  
M.Herennius M.f. Gallus M.Herennius (M'.f. Picens)
II vir Caiatia cos suff 34
? = RE27 actor 43 made eques
see possible descendent below
 
REPUBLIC  
IMPERIAL                                                                      
 
H118 RE34 cf RE12 Dem 160
M.Herennius M.f.M'.n.Picens M.Herennius A.f. Epidianus N. Herennius N.f. Celsus
cos suff 1 AD II vir at Pompeii sub AUGUSTUS trib Menenia at Pompeii
procos Asia 6/14 born Epidius, adopt by a Herennius II vir iure dic twice at Pompeii
patron Veii praef fabrum
sub AUGUSTUS
~ Aesquillia C.f. Polla † aged 22
 
H111 RE30 H103 RE21 Dem 320 Pf9 ME-H13  
Herennius Macer C. Herennius T.f. Capito N.Herennius Verus
offended CALIGULA trib. Arnensis ab Teatinus aedil (II vir viis aedibus sacris
tr mil 3, praef alae, praef veteran, publiquisqe  procurandis) 31/32
procurator Iamnia in Judaea 29-37
 
RE35a AE1975-21 H108 RE28  
P.Herennius Pollio M.Annius Herennius Gallus N. Herennius Celsus
cos suff 85 from Caiatia ? (cf possible ancestor above) aedilis Pompeii
leg leg I Ger in Germ Inf 69-70 † 70 exc
adopt
   
H119 RE35b  
M.Annius Herennius Pollio
cos suff 85 ment by Pliny 102/103
? ~ Helvidia, dt of
C.Helvidius Priscus cos suff 87
 
H137 RE54 FOS417 H128 RE44 H126 RE42 H130 RE45 H107 RE26
Herennia M.f. Helvidia Aemiliana Herennius Senecio L.Herennius Saturninus Herennius Severus M.Herennius M.f.Faustus Ti. Iulius
from Baetica, q in Spain procos Achaia 98/99 ment by Pliny 105 Clemens Tadius Flaccus
~ L.Claudius Proculus Cornelianus rose no higher, men 90 exc. 93 cos suff 100 cos suff 101/104 or more probably X vir stlt iudic, sevir tumarum equestrium,
cos suff 139? for wrting biography of Moesia Sup 106/107 later under HADRIAN tr mil leg III Aug in Numidia , q, tr pl, pr,
stoic Helvidius Priscus leg leg XIII Gem in Dacia 115-117, cos suff 121
VII vir epulo, sodalis Augustalis, trib.Qurina
prevously dated to c.205
H115 RE17 H101
C.Herennius …..[A?]pella Herennius Ag[…]
cos suff 119 106/7 or 125/6
H102 RE20 H114 RE33 H117 RE33a H123 RE40
C.Herennius C.f. Caecilianus Herennius Orbianus M.Herennius Philotas Herennius Rufinus
trib. Pobl. (not Pal.) sevir equitum, X vir stli iudic epistrategus Heptanomiae 148(-151) fl late PIUS
IIII vir iure dic at Verona, q prov, frat Arv 157 son of eques
q Narbo, tr pl, a descendent could be dispute with writer Apuleius
ment 138 (as pr?) Cnaea Seia Herennia Sallustia Orba Barbia Orbiana
wife of SEVERUS ALEXANDER
 
H127 RE43  
M.Herennius Secundus Herennia  
cos suff 183
~ Sicinius Pontianus
H113 RE32  H109 RE29 ME-H14 Pf 254 H131 RE47 H122 RE39
Herennius Nepos Herennius Gemellinus Q.Herennius Silvius Maximus P.Herennius Ptolemaeus
†197 exc by Severus vir egreg, tr mil, from Telesia in Samnium Athenian from demos Hermos
nobilis procur Aug agens vices praesidis clar vir, sevir turmae equitum, ephebos sub COMMODUS (= 19-20 years old)
in Dacia Apulensis 198 209 or 211 curio, q urb, aed Cerialis, pr herald of the Areopagus, polemarchus
iuridicus Calabria, Lucania, Bruttium sophist
~ Aelia or Aurelia Saturnina leg leg II Ita, c.212 Keryke family
   
H133 RE50 H110 cf RE29 H132 RE48  H136 RE53 AE1966-602 H104 RE23 RE Dex5 H112 RE31
Herennius   Herennius   Herennius   Herennas Cypressenia Q.Herenni[us …] P.Herennius Dexippus Herennius Modestinus
Ursus Gemellinus Super Saturninus Etruscilla AUGUSTA proc Maur Ting 226 or 229 * c.210 historian famous iurist
desc from Cuprennius Gallus ? = ME14 below agonotheta Panathena games 262/263 proc Dalmatia ?
cos suff 147 statues 266/67 269/270 praef vig 226/244
~ IMP DECIUS imp 249-251 archon eponymos ment 239
(C.Messius Q. Traianus Decius)
   
H106 RE Messius 10 H121 RE38   H105 RE22 H138 RE55
Q.HERENNIUS Etruscus Messius Decius Herennius Ptolemaeus Herennius Dexippus   Herennis Hermonactia
* c.220/230 ephebos 254/255 ephebos 254/255 c.267 set statue
Caesar 250 princeps iuventutis, cos ord 251 (young man of 19-20) (young man of 19-20) over father
Augustus May 251 † June 251 in battle
UNKNOWN DATE                                                                    
H120 RE37 H135 RE48 Pf 274 H129 RE44a Pf 267 CIL X-1593 ME H14
Q.Herennius Potens M.Herennius M.f. Victor Herennius Ser[…] Herennius Priscus Herennius Hos[pital?]is
praef praet 3rd century trib. Qurina ab Thibilis in Numidia, vir egreg, adiutor curator alvei Tiberis et cloacarum ab Puteoli praef equit in Maur Ting
later vir clar, thus senator procur Aug Numidia for for fusa/frumenti, proc ad silices sexagenarius primus pilus leg II Tra ? = Q.Herennius above
proc regionum sacrae urbis, proc Aug centenarius
proc hereditatium for Umbria, Tuscia, Picenum et Campania proc ducenarius iuridicus Alexandriae
proc ad studia, advocatus fisci, mid 3rd century
III vir of Cirta, praef iuri dicendo at Rusicade
end 2nd cent / start 3rd cent
LM433 LM506 LM11 LM307 ME-H16
M.Herennius C.f. Severus   Herennia C.f. Optata Q.Herennius Q.f. Aquila M.Herennius M.f. Laetinus Herennius Q.Herennius L.f. Martialis
trib. Gal. trib.Ani. ab Caesaraugusta trib.Gal. ab Arsa in Baetica aedil, II vir, pont, trib.Arn.ab Saldae, Maur Sitifensis
aedil, II vir, flamen, Augur in Tarraconensis aedil, II vir 3 times,  unknown town, probably in † aged 37 as tr mil
at Barcino in Tarraconensis decurion, flamen pont augur (or pont Augusti) Baetica probably leg III Aug in Numidia
early 2nd century 2nd century after 120
cf H130 above