Gens:

HORTENSIUS

Created:

9th March 2011

Update:

5th August 2015

Status Republic:

Patrician:

Pleb. Nobilis:

Senatorial:

Eques Romanus:

Republican Family / Cognomen

Patrician

n/a

Pleb. Nobilis

Hortalus

Senatorial

n/a

Equestrian

n/a

Imperial Family / Cognomen

Imperators

n/a

Consular

n/a

Senatorial

Hortalus, Paulinus

Equestrian

Faustinus

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

Imperial Consuls and Emperors

incl. 0 emperors

Notes:

Literature

Briscoe, John: "The Grandson of Hortensius", in ZPE, Bd. 95, 1993, pp.249-250

Corbier, Mireille: "La descendance d'Hortensius et de Marcia", in Mélanges de l'Ecole française de Rome. Antiquité T. 103, 1991. pp.655-701.

argues that M.(Hortensius) Hortalus of 16 AD is a Marcius Hortalus and the same man as the pr pereg of 25 and the procos of Cyprus.

He could be the son of an unknown son of the orator and his second wife Marcia or/and could be adopted by L.Marcius Philippus cos 38 BC.

Eck, Werner: "Marcius Hortalus, nobilis iuvenis, und seine Söhne", in ZPE, Bd. 95, 1993, pp.251-260 argues that M.Hortalus, already senator in 16 AD

cannot be the praetor of 25 AD, the interval is too long. He should more likely be on of the 4 sons. Also the procos of Cyprus is likely a Marcius

Hortensinus and thus not the same man as the pr of 25. Both could be sons of the senator of 16 AD.

Geiger, Joseph: "M. Hortensius M. f. Q. n. Hortalus", in The Classical Review, New Series, Vol. 20, 1970, pp.132-134

argues that H210 should be the son of a Marcus, second son of the orator by his 2nd wife Marcia, since

Tacitus calls H210 a nobilis iuvenis with 4 young children, which does not fit a man at least aged 60 (if born 45 BC).

Settipani:Gentilice p.200-201 supports Corbier's interpretation that all three (sen 16, pr 25, procos9, are the same man, a Marcius Q.f Hortalus Hortensinus.

He proposes as the adoptive father of the father of 16 AD, Q.Marcius (cos suff 36 BC), the possible brother of L.Marcius Phillippus cos suff 38 BC.

Changes

5.8.2015 New header, literature added plus several updates

RE3

L.Hortensius

tr pl 422

RE7

Q.Hortensius

dic ca 287 †

RE4

L.Hortensius

pr for fleet 170

amb 155

RE2

(Q.?) Hortensius

cos des for 108

condemned

? elder brother of RE5

RE5

RE6

L.Hortensius

pr c.97 Sicilia

pr ?, leg 86/85

leg 120 ?

older brother to cos 69 unless he was of praetorian rank in 86

~ Sempronia dt of

when this is less likely

C.Sempronius Tuditanus cos 129

RE13

RE15

Q.Hortensius L.f. Hortalus

Hortensia

*114 † 50 tr mil 89 aed 75 pr 72 cos 69

augur bef 67, orator

~ M. Valerius Messalla

1 ~ Lutatia dt of Lutatius Catulus cos 102

leg 90

2 ~ p.56 Marcia dt of L.Marcius Philippus cos 56

↓

RE8

RE16

Q.Hortensius Q.f.L.n. (Hortalus)

Hortensia

pr c 45 Macedonia 44

ment 42

† 42 exc by M.Antonius

? ~ Q.Servilius Caepio † 67

REPUBLIC

IMPERIAL

H207 RE10

H210 RE12

H206 RE9

AE1987-163

Q.Hortensius Q.f.Q.n. Corbio

M.(Hortensius?) (Q.f.Q.n.) Hortalus

[…]rcius Q.f.Q.Hortensii [n.] …Tesinus

Marcius Hortalus

degenerate grandson of orator

due to poverty AUGUSTUS gave him 1 M HS

procos Cyprus

pr pereg 25

asked TIBERIUS for more money 16AD

sub TIBERIUS

see article by Corbier

nobilis iuvenis + senator by 16 AD

a Marcius ?

a Hortensinus ?

4 filii in 16

one could be the pr pereg of 25

another the procos of Cyprus

H208 RE11

Q.Hortensius Q.f. Faustinus

trib.Collina

praef fabrum, advocatus fisci,

patron Tibur 172

H211 RE14 RE Cassius 48

M.Cassius Hortensius Paulinus

pr urb sub COMMODUS

XVvir sf

patrician