Gens: OPELLIUS
Created: 22nd May 2018
Update:  22nd May 2018
Status Republic: Patrician:     Pleb. Nobilis:       Senatorial:      Eques Romanus:      Local magistrates  
Republican Family / Cognomen
Patrician n/a
Pleb. Nobilis n/a
Senatorial n/a
Equestrian n/a
Local magistrat. n/a
Uncertain n/a
Imperial Family / Cognomen
Imperators Diadumenianus, Macrinus
Consular n/a
Senatorial n/a
Equestrian n/a
Equestrian (mil) n/a
Local magistrat. n/a
Uncertain n/a
Republican Consuls, Tribunes with consular power, Dictators, Magister Equitum, Censors 0
Imperial Consuls and Emperors (Augusti and Caesars) 2 incl. 2 emperors
Notes:
Literature Crook: Consilium Principis (1955) p.176 (§241 M. Opellius Macrinus, amicus of Caracalla)
Howe: Pretorian Prefect (1942) p.72-73 (§25 M. Opellius Macrinus 212-217)
Kienast: Römische Kaisertabelle (1990) p.169-170 (imperator Macrinus), p.170-171 (imperator Diadumenianus)
Leunissen: Konsuln (1989) p.136 (M. Opellius Macrinus cos 218)
Pflaum: Carrieres Procuratoriennes (§248 M. Opellius Macrinus)
Scheid, John and Cecere, Maria Grazia Granino: "Les Sacerdoces Publics Equestres", in Demougin, Devijver and Raepsaet-Charlier: L'Ordre Equestre (1999) p.
p.118, 143 (Pontifex Minor §12 M. Opellius Macrinus)
Schumacher: Prosopographische Untersuchungen (1973) p.39-40 (§A91 M. Opellius Macrinus)
Schumacher: römischen Priesterkollegien (1978) p.675 , 762-764 (§P104 M. Opellius Macrinus)
Syme, Ronald: "The Son of the Emperor Macrinus", in Phoenix, Vol. 26, (1972), p.275-291
Tudor, D: "Aquae, en Dacie inférieure", in Latomus, T. 25, 1966, p.847-854 on M. Opellius Maximus.
Changes
REPUBLIC
IMPERIAL                                                      
O108 RE2 Rüpke2579 Pf248
M. Opellius Macrinus
IMP. CAESAR M. OPELLIUS SEVERUS MACRINUS AUG.
* 164 or 166 in Caesarea in Mauritania,
proc for PP Fulvius Plautianus, advocatus fisci,
praef vehicul per Flaminiam (C ) 205 proc aerarii maioris 208
proc rationis privatae 208/212 pont minor or scriba pontificius (fictitious?)
praef praetorio 212-217 ornamenta consularia 217 clar vir 217
imperator 11th April 217 patricius 217 pont max etc 2017 cos ord II 218
† 8th June 218 exc, damnatia memoria
~ Nonia Celsa (N158) (fictitious ?)
 
O107 RE1 Rüpke2578
M. Opellius Diadumenianus AE1967-392
IMP. CAESAR M. OPELLIUS ANTONINUS DIADUMENIANUS AUG. M. Opellius Maximus
* 14.9.208 clar puer 217 (when father received ornamenta consularia) decurio at Montana in Moesia Inf,
Caesar April 217 princeps iuventutis 217  1st half 3rd century
co-opted sacerdos collegii aedis Propugnatoris with father 217
Augustus May 218 † June 218 exc, damnatia memoria
UNCERTAIN DATE