Gens:

METTIUS

Created:

17th October 2013

Update:

8th December 2017

Status Republic:

Patrician:

Pleb. Nobilis:

Senatorial:

Eques Romanus:

Local magistrates

Republican Family / Cognomen

Patrician

n/a

Pleb. Nobilis

n/a

Senatorial

no cognomen

Equestrian

n/a

Local magistrat.

none, Balbinus

Uncertain

n/a

Imperial Family / Cognomen

Imperators

n/a

Consular

Modestus, Pompusianus,

Senatorial

Modestus, Rufus

Equestrian

Modestus, Rufus

Equestrian (mil)

Maternus

Local magistrat.

Androbios, Eireinaios,

Uncertain

Carus

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

Imperial Consuls and Emperors (Augusti and Caesars)

incl. 0 emperors

Notes:

or Metius. Many local Mettii in Liguria and Transpadana.

Literature

Absil: Prefets du Pretoire (1997) p.222 discards M. Mettius Rufus RE11 as praef praetorio c.100

Alföldy: Gallia Cisalpina (1999) p.340 (§31 M. Mettius RE2, suggest he could be from Transpadana or Lanuvium)

Balland, Andre: Fouilles de Xanthos Tome VII: Inscriptions d'époque impériale du Létôon, in , 1981, p.136-140 on Mettii of Lycia (NOT AVAILABLE TO ME)

Bastianini, G: "Lista dei prefetti d'Egitto dal 30a al 299p", in ZPE Bd. 17 (1975), p.277-278 M. Mettius Rufus M572; note M566 not mentioned as praefect.

Bastianini, G: "Lista dei prefetti d'Egitto dal 30a al 299p: aggiunte e correzioni"", in ZPE Bd. 38 (1980), p79 M. Mettius Rufus M572

Bowersock, G.W.: "Hadrian and metropolis", in Bonner Historia-Augusta Colloquium 1982/3, (1985), p.82-86

has dated a new Mettius Modestus as governor of Lycia-Pamp c.130/1, when Hadrian was visiting (ARTICLE NOT AVAILABLE TO ME)

Burnand: Primores Galliarum (2010) p.208-209 (§84 E70 M. Mettius Modestus M566), p.306-313 (§130 E107 M. Mettius Rufus M572)

firmly sets the familiy in Arelate in Narbonensis.

Cairns, Francis: "Epaphroditus, Φαινιανοκορίοιϛ and 'Modestus' (Suda e 2004)", in ZPE Bd. 124 (1999), pp. 218-222 rejects Modestus M566 as

praefect of Egypt and thus also the son Petilinus.

Corbier: Aerarium (1974) p.88-91 (§25 L. Pompusius Mettius, she prefers 80-83 over 77-80 as his 4 year term of office; since the prefect is an ex.praetor he

cannot be the same man as Mettius Pompusianus cos suff 70/75)

Eck, Werner: "Jahres- und Provinzialfasten der senatorische Statthalter von 69/70 bis 138/139", in Chiron Bd.13, 1983, 169-173 (Mettius Modestus, leg of Lycia 130/1-132/3; based on Bowersock)

Eck, Werner: "Epigraphische Untersuchungen zu Konsuln und Senatoren des 1.-3. Jh. N. Chr." in ZPE, Bd. 37 (1980), pp. 54-60 discusses Mettius Modestus and his descendent

and where the family come from (Arles or Lycia-Paphlagonia, for which a case can be made.

Engelmann, Helmut: "Zur Lykiarchie", in ZPE Bd. 158 (2006), pp. 183-186 mentions Mettius Androbius as Lyciarch.

d'Escurac: La préfecture de l'annone (1976) p.328 (M. Mettius Rufus M572)

Groag: Achaia (1939) p.47 (M. Mettius Rufus M571)

Hall, A.S., Milner, N.P. and Coulton, J.J.: "The Mausoleum of Licinnia Flavilla and Flavianus Diogenes of Oinoanda: Epigraphy and Architecture", in Anatolian Studies, Vol. 46 (1996), pp. 111-144

with p.138-139 dealing with Lycian Mettii.

PIR letter M p.277 stemma of Mettius Modestus M566

Reinmuth, O.W.: "A Working List of the Prefects of Egypt 30 B.C. To 299 A.D", in The Bulletin of the American Society of Papyrologists, Vol. 4, 1967,

p.81-82 (Mettius Modestus M566 possibly, but doubtfully, a praefect under Nero), p.89 (M. Mettius Rufus M572)

Reitzenstein, Denise: "Die lykischen Bundespriester: Repräsentation der kaiserzeitlichen Elite Lykiens", Akademie Verlag GmbH, 2011, p.204-205 §54 Mettius Androbios

Remy: Carrieres Senatoriales (1989) p.291-293 (§238 C. Trebonius Proculus Mettius Modestus cos 103)

Rutledge: Imperial Inquisitions (2001) p.245-246 (§62 Mettius Carus M562)

Salomies: Nomenclature (1992) p.97 (/§16 M. Iunius Mettius Rufus cos 128 AD; doubts that Rufus relates to a Iunius Rufus, more likely related to a Mettius.)

Settipani: Continuite (2000) p.401, note 2 on M. Iunius Mettius Rufus cos 128 and his descent, either as a Mettius Rufus adopted by a M. Iunius

or a M. Iunius whose mother was a Mettia Rufa.

Shackleton Bailey: "Two Studies" (1976), p.53 (Metius RE1: Metius, Mettius or Maecius)

Stein: Präfekten von Ägypten (1950) p.32-33 (M. Mettius Modestus M566), p.44-46 (M. Mettius Rufus M572)

Taylor: Voting Districts (1960/2013) p.235 (M. Mettius RE2)

Wiseman: New Men (1971) p.241 (§253 M. Mettius RE2)

Changes

08.12.2017 New header, full literature list and many updates.

RE4

Statius Metius

Oscan commander of Hannibal at Casilinum 214

RE3

P. Mettius

supporter of L.Appuleius Saturninus 100

RE2

RE1

CIL-VI-22475

CIL-X-3914/15

Notizie degli Scavi di Antichita 1885 p.57

M. Mettius

Mettius

C. Mettius N.f.

L. Mettius

L. Mettius L.f. Balbinus

from Lanuvium, thus tribus Mae.

merchant ment

trib.Quirina

II vir aed at Capua

trib. Stel.

or he was from Gallia Transpadana

by Cicero 44

republican era

IV vir at Torino

envoy 58 to Ariovist (M. Metius)

monet 44

REPUBLIC

IMPERIAL

M566 Dem540 Pf21a

M. Mettius Modestus

proc Aug Syria (CC) c.45/50

praef proc Aegypt c.56/59 (called Modestus)

~ Cutia Prisca

M565

? M567

M572 RE10

M569

M570 RE Pompus

P783 RE Pompus

M562 RE7

(M.?) Mettius Modestus

M. Mettius Rufus

(Mettius) Petelinus

Mettius Pompusianus

L. Pompusius Mettius […]nus

Mettius Carus

praeses Lycia-Pamph

praef annonae -88

filius Modestus who was

cos suff 70/75

praef aerar Saturnini 80-83

freedman of Nero, delator

cos suff 82

praef Aegyp 89-91/92

praef Aegypt

exiled to Corsica by Domitian

prosecuted vestal Cornelia 83

M567 M. Mettius Modestus grave

damnatio memoriae

† mid 90s exc. by Domitian

prosecuted Herennius Senecio 93(exc)

~ (Hono?)rata

prosecuted Fannia c.93 (exiled), wife of Helvidius Priscus

last mention 96

† 96 possibly exc after death of Domitian

M571 RE11 Rüpke2448

M568 RE9

M. Mettius M.f. Rufus

(Mettia Rufa)

C. Trebonius Proculus Mettius Modestus

tribus Teretina, Arelate in Narbo

possibly adopted by a C.Trebonius Proculus

pr, procos Achaia,

exiled probably 93

curator viae Aureliae

~ (Iunius Rufus)

leg Aug pro pr Lycia-Pamph 99-102 cos suff 103

legatus Augusti unknown province,

procos Asia 119/120

fetialis after Achaia

cf Bowerstock above

J777

not in RE

Reitzenstein 35

Mettius Modestus

M. Iunius Mettius Rufus

Mettius Eirenaios

leg Aug pro pr Lycia-Pamph

cos suff 128

from Xanthos in Lycia

130/1-132/3

or son of RE11 adopted by a M.Iunius.

the Lycian Mettii derive their nomen from Mettius Modestus

either M568 or the legatus of 131

Reitzenstein 54

M573

Mettius Androbios

Mettia Kleonis

Mettia [Pto]lemais

from Xanthos in Lycia

Lyciarch and archireus Lycia 150

~ Claudius Longus

~ Flavius

flamen Aug in Lycia 150

cos suff

Reitzenstein 121

(Mettius)

Mettia Androbiane

Claudius Eirenaios

archireus Lycia

M564

L.? or P.? Met(t)ius Mi[.]esius

Claudia Androbiane

amicus of C. Iulius Asper cos 212

~ Flavianus Diogenes

Lyciarch

UNCERTAIN DATE

PME-M52

M. Mettius M.f. Maternus

trb. Galeria from Gades in Baetica,

tr leg XII Ful in Cappadocia

lived 52 years