Gens:

LAETORIUS

Created:

20th October 2013

Update:

26th August 2017

Status Republic:

Patrician:

Pleb. Nobilis:

Senatorial:

Eques Romanus:

Local magistrates

Republican Family / Cognomen

Patrician

n/a

Pleb. Nobilis

Plancianus

Senatorial

no cognomen, Mergus,

Equestrian

no cognomen

Local magistrat.

no cognomen

Imperial Family / Cognomen

Imperators

n/a

Consular

n/a

Senatorial

no cognomen, Rufus

Equestrian

n/a

Local magistrat.

n/a

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

mag eq

Imperial Consuls and Emperors (Augusti and Caesars)

incl. 0 emperors

Notes:

Gens Laetoria was raised to the Patriciate by Caesar or Augustus, rather surprising since the gens was not prominent.

Family name of Etruscan origin. Note confusion between Plaetorii and Laetorii.

Literature

Alföldy: Gallia Cisalpina (1999) p.306 (§37 L. Laetorius Anneius Rufus L67)

Hinard: Proscriptions (1985) p.364-365 (§37 P. Laetorius † 82, Hinard argues he was a separate P. Laetorius

and not the same man as M. Plaetorius RE11, who de gives on p.393-394 (§58))

Katz, Barry R.: "The First Fruits of Sulla's March" in L'Antiquité Classique, T. 44, 1975, pp. 100-125 (p.110 on the Laetorii)

Münzer: Römische Adelsparteien (1920) p.89-90 (Laetorii)

Szemler: Priests (1972) p.50 (dismisses Münzer's suggestion that RE8 was a X vir sf), p.158 (C. Laetorius RE2)

Taylor: Voting Districts (1960/2013) p.223 gens Laetoria (RE4)

Changes

26.08.2017 New header, literature list added, plus many updates (eg. RE3, RE6, RE Plaet 11, L67 added)

RE8 Rüpke2167

M. Laetorius

elected by people to dedicate temple to Mercury 495

only a primus pilus

RE1

C. Laetorius

tr pl 471

RE11

C. or M. Laetorius Mergus

tr mil post 313 (292/290 ?)

suicide when accused of adultery

RE12

M. Laetorius M.f.M.n. Plancianus

mag eq 257 for Latin festival

? a Plancius adopted by a Laetorius

RE2 Rüpke2166

RE7

C. Laetorius

L. Laetorius

aed cur 216 envoy 212

aed pl 202

pr pereg and Gall Cisalp 210 propr 209

abdicated for religious reasons

leg 205 200 IIIvir col deduc Kroton 194

X vir sf 209

RE3

C. Laetorius

amb 172

(or C. Plaetorius RE Plaet 4)

RE10

P. Laetorius

Gracchan supporter 121 † killed

RE Plaetorius 11

RE9

RE4

RE6

P. Laetorius

M. Laetorius

C. Laetorius C.f.

Cn. Laetorius Cn.f.

(or M. Plaetorius)

escaped to Marius

trib Velina

magister pagi at Capua 94

senator

from Sullan prosciptions 88

ment 89 as 48th in

† 82 proscribed, exc

Pompeius Strabo's consilium,

thus probably a young eques

REPUBLIC

IMPERIAL

L66 RE5

C. Laetorius

patrician Augustan age

accused of adultery

UNCERTAIN DATE

L67

L. Laetorius L.f. Anneius Rufus

trib. Pob.

statue in Verona 1st or 2nd century

probably senator, owned fistula