Gens:

MESSIUS

Created:

14th October 2013

Update:

21st July 2015

Status Republic:

Patrician:

Pleb. Nobilis:

Senatorial:

Eques Romanus:

Republican Family / Cognomen

Patrician

n/a

Pleb. Nobilis

n/a

Senatorial

no cognomen

Equestrian

Cicirrus

Imperial Family / Cognomen

Imperators

Decius, Herennius, Hostilianus

Consular

none, Extricatus, Rusticus,

Senatorial

Maecianus, Proculus, Rufinus

Equestrian

Campanus, Messor, Rusticus, Saturninus

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

Imperial Consuls and Emperors

incl. 2 emperors

Notes:

Imperator Decius was a Messius

Literature

Birley: Roman Government of Britain p.247-249 (M.Aemilius Papus M526)

Christol: Essai Carrieres Senatoriales p.212 (§43 L.Messius M500)

Corbier: Aerarium pp.189-195 (§40 M.Cutius Priscus Messius etc M526)

Fitz: Pannonien p.731 (§412 M.Messius Messor), p.850 (§524 P.Messius Saturninus), p.995-997 (§655 C.Messius Quintus Decius Valerianus),

Gonzalez, Julian: "Corrigenda epigraphica: De cvrsv honorvm et patria Aemilii Papi", in ZPE, Bd. 60 (1985), pp.144-146

shows that M526 was tr mil in legio VIII Aug (not III Aug)

Gonzalez, J. and Caballos Rufino, A.: "Die Messii Rustici. Eine senatorische Families aus der Baetica", in ZPE, Bd. 52 (1983), pp.157-171 with stemma

Jagenteufel: Dalmatia p.60-61 (§18 M.Cutius Priscus Messius etc M526)

Remy: Carrieres Senatoriales p.266 (§218 M.Messius Rusticianus etc M520b)

Roxan, Margaret M.: "Two Complete Diplomas of Pannonia inferior: 19 May 135 and 7 August 143", in ZPE, Bd. 127 (1999), pp.249-273

Thomasson: Fasti Africani p.91 (L.Messius M500)

Changes

21.7.2015 New header, literature added plus many updates. M.Aemilius Papus (M526)(cos suff 136) is attested as consul on 19/05/135, cf Roxan's article p.250/251

RE2

RE3

C. Messius

L.Messius

tr pl 57 aed pl 55

follower of M.Antonius

leg 54 46

ment 40 32/31

RE6 M517 Demougin 81

Messius Cicirrus

ment 37 BC

eques Romanus ab Campania

REPUBLIC

IMPERIAL

M516 RE5b

P.Messius Campanus

procur Caesaris Creta 84

M521 RE13

M524 RE Aemilius 107

L.Messius Rusticus

M.(Messius Rusticus) Aemilius Papus

cos suff 114

friend of HADRIAN, ab Siarum in Hisp Baetica

curator Tiber 121-124

attested 113, senator

~ Cutia Prisca, sister of D.Cutius Balbinus M.Cornelius Potitus L.Attius Iunianus Romulus

IIIIvir viarum curandarum

M526

RE14

M523 RE15

FOS34 PIR add

M.Cutius M.f. Priscus Messius Rusticus Aemilius Papus

M.Messius M.f. Rusticus Aemilius Afer

(Aemilia Messia)

Arrius Proculus Iulius Celsus

Cutius Romulus Priscianus Arrius Proculus

IIIIvir viarum curandarum,

Xvir stlitibus iudicandis

tr mil leg VIII Aug, q Africa, tr pl, pr pereg,

trib. Galeria † young man

~ C.Iulius Pisibanus

curator viae Aureliae, leg leg XX VV in Brit 128

cos suff 144?

praef aerar Saturn 132-134/5

cos suff 135 curator operum public 138

leg pro pr Dalmatia c 141(?)-147

trib Galeria, sodalis august by 128

M519

M520b

M525

J464

M.Messius Messor

M.Messius M.f. Rusticianus Aemilius Lepidus

(M.? M)essius M.f. Rust(icus Aemilius?)

C.Iulius Pisibanus Maximus Aemilius Papus

proc Aug in Pann

Iulius Celsus Balbinus Arrius Proculus

A(rrius Proc)lianus Iulius [ ]rus

tr laticlav leg II Adiutrix in Pannonia

c.161/167

trib. Galeria, Xvir stli iudic,

trib. Galeria

praef urbis feriarum Latinarum 135

or [Aci]lianus rather than [Proc]lianus

tr mil legio XV Apol and III Gallica,

adlectus to patriciate

q Aug c.142, tr pl desig ca 144

praef urbis feriarum Latinarum,

~ (Burbuleia) dt of

tr mil, q? of PIUS

L.Burbuleius Optatus Ligarianus

leg pro pr Asia, pr desig

cos suff 135

M520a RE12

CIL2-1175

L.Messius L.f. Rufinus

M.Messius M.f. Rusticus Aemilius Verus

IIIvir capitalis, q Tripolitania

Aelius Romulus Priscianus Titus Proculus

inscription 188

inscription from Hispalis

unknown relationship to the other Messii

M527 M514? RE16a

M518 RE7

P.Messius Saturninus

T.Messius Extricatus

tr mil II Adiutrix in Pann Inf, praef alae,

praef ann 210 (eques)

proc a studiis sexagen, then centenarius

cos ord II 217 PP 218/222

fisci advocatus decenarius,

either received ornamenta consularia

perf vir, trecenarius

or adlectio inter consulares by CARACALLA

sub SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS

pont minor

ab Pheradi Maius in Africa

M515

RE5a

M520 RE9

M528 RE18

P.Messius Augustinus Maecianus

IMP CAESAR C.MESSIUS QUINTUS TRAIANUS DECIUS AUGUSTUS

Messia Quinta

clar puer

C.Messius Q. Decius Valerianus

clar fem

cos suff bef 234 praef urb ante 249 IMP 249 cos 250 251 † battle

related to DECIUS ?

Moesia Inf 232/3-235 Hisp Cit 235-38 Moesia + Pann 249

from Pannonia, new man

~ Herennia Cupressenia Etruscilla AUGUSTA

H106

RE10

V8 RE11

Q.HERENNIUS ETRUSCUS MESSIUS DECIUS AUGUSTUS

C. VALENS HOSTILIANUS MESSIUS QUINTUS AUGUSTUS

* c 227 cos 251 CAESAR 250 AUGUSTUS 251

* c 230 CAESAR 250 AUGUSTUS 251 after Decius' death

† 251 in battle

† 251 from plague

called HERENNIUS

called HOSTILIANUS

M500 RE4

M522 RE16

L.Mes[sius ..]

L.Messius Rusticus

procos Africa 259/60 or 260/61

vir perfect

praeses Sardinia 253/260

see M521 above