Gens:

PLANCIUS

Created:

10th December 2013

Update:

7th June 2020

Status Republic:

Patrician:

Pleb. Nobilis:

Senatorial:

Eques Romanus:

Local magistrate:

Republican Family / Cognomen

Patrician

n/a

Pleb. Nobilis

n/a

Senatorial

no cognomen

Equestrian

n/a

Local magistrat.

n/a

Uncertain

n/a

Imperial Family / Cognomen

Imperators

n/a

Consular

Celsus Plancianus,

Senatorial

Varus

Equestrian

n/a

Equestrian (mil)

n/a

Local magistrat.

Caius, Pericles, Xenon,

Uncertain

Plato

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

Imperial Consuls and Emperors (Augusti and Caesars)

Celsus Plancianus

Notes:

That Iulia (M. Plancius Varus' wife) was a sister of C. Iulius Alexander (see stemma in PIR P p.174) seems unlikely when he was a cos suff 30 years later.

Republican family from Atina. Very rare gens.

Literature

Adak, Mustafa: "Civic Notables and Their Honorific Titles in Roman Pamphylia and Pisidia", in Philanthropy in Anatolia through the Ages,

Koc University 2020, p.47-71 gives details about the Plancii of Selge.

Alexander: Trials (1990) p.52 (§98 Cn. Plancius or Cn. Munatius Plancus, defendant, acquitted), p.142-143 (§293 Cn. Plancius, defendant in

54 BC de sodaliciis, acquitted)

Alföldy: Konsulat (1977) p.181, 320 (Celsus Plancianus cos suff ?166 (May 6th between 161 and 168)

Eck: Fasten der Statthalter 2.teil, (1983), p.201-202 and 226 (M. Plancius Varus, procos Pontus-Bithynia 70/71 or 71/72)

Halfmann: Senatoren (1979) p.104-105 (§8 M. Plancius Varus, p.128 (§31 C. Plancius Varus, now known not to be identical to C. Iulius Plancius etc)

Hillebrand: Vigintivirat (2006) p.193 (§42 M. Plancius (Rutilius?) Varus, X vir stlitibus iudicandis 56/57 AD)

Houston: Roman Imperial Administrative Personnel (1971) p.190-199 (§112 M. Plancius Varus, discusses his career incl. thr rare title of leg of Achaia AND Asia)

Houston, G.W.: "M. Plancius Varus and the events of A.D. 69–70", in TAPA vol. 103, 1972, p.173–180 discussing his career

Jameson, Shelagh: ""Cornutus Tertullus and the Plancii of Perge", in JRS vol.55, 1965, p.54-58 (disproved that M. Varus was procos of Asia) (AE1965-208+209)

She also supposes (now known to be incorrect) that C. Iulius Plancius Varus Cornutus is the same as C. Plancius Varus, adopted by C. Iulius Cornutus

Tertullus cos suff 100.

Jones, Christopher P.:"The Plancii of Perge and Diana Planciana", in HSCP vol. 80, 1976, p.231–237

Mitchell, Stephen.:"The Plancii in Asia Minor", in JRS vol.64, 1974, p.27-39 (cf. inscription AE1971-463 detailing M. Plancius Varus' career)

Raepsaet-Charlier: PFOS (1987) stemma XLI (M. Plancius Varus), LXIX (Iulius Severus)

Raepsaet-Charlier: Nouvelles recherches sur les femmes senatoriales du Haut-Empire romain, KLIO vol.75, 1993, p.266 (corrections to Plancia Magna)

Remy: Carrieres Senatoriales Anatolie (1989) p.31-34 (§17 M. Plancius Varus, procos Pontus-Bithynia 70/71? and 71/72?), p.81 (q Pontus-Bithynia c.60),

p.355-356 (§319 C. Ru[tilius] et [C. Iuli]us Plafncius Varus], leg Aug pro pr Cilicia)

Rutledge: Imperial Inquisitions (2001) p.255-257 (§73 M. Plancius Varus prosecuted Cornelius Dolabella for conspiracy in 69 and Dolabella was executed)

Sahin, Sencer: "Studien zu den Inschriften von Perge III. Marcus Plancius Rutilius Varus und C. Iulius Plancius Varus Cornutu Vater und Sohn der Plancia Manga",

in Epigraphica Anatolica 27, 1996, 115-126. with stemma. His analysis of new inscriptions is followed below assuming that the quaestor M. Plancius Rutilius

Varus is identical to M. Plancius Varus, P443. Cf. RE1996-1512 and 1513.

Salomies: Nomenclature (1992) p.65-66 (C. Iulius Plancius C.f. Varus Cornutus is not the same as C. Plancius Varus, who is his uncle)

Settipani: Continuite (2000) p.455-456 with stemma (argues P443 married an aunto to Iulius Alexander, not a sister, followed below)

Stumpf: Statthalter in Kleinasien 122 v.Chr. - 163 n.Chr (1991) p.201-207 (M. Plancius Varus, procos Pontus Bithynia, his coins cannot date him precisely)

Suolahti, Jaakko: Junior Officers (1955) p.380 (§192 Cn. Plancius tr mil 62 BC)

Syme, Ronald: "Legates of Cilicia under Trajan", in Historia 18, 1969, p.365-366 (also Roman Papers Vol. II, p.787-789)

Taylor: Voting Districts (1960/2013) p.243 (Plancii from Atina in tribus Teretina)

Thomasson: SPQR (1975) p.54-56 (M. Plancius Varus, P443)

Wiseman: New Men (1971) p.251 (§321 Cn. Plancius, aed cur 55)

Zmeskal: adfinitas (2009) p.211-212 (Plancii)

Changes

2020.06.07 New header, reference list plus many updates

RE2

Cn. Plancius (or a C. (Munatius) Plancus)

trial latest in 91

RE3

Nic273

RE1

Cn. Plancius

(C.?) Plancius

tribus Terentina,

uncle of RE4

eques Romanus from Atina,

ment Cicero Planc.29

princeps of the publicani,

officer under P. Crassus 96/93

alive at trial of son in 54

RE4

Nic273bis

Cn. Plancius Cn.f.

* c.96

soldier 69-68 tr mil in Macedon 62

q Macedon 58 tr pl 56 aed cur 54 or 55

Pompeian, last mention 45

cf Cicero Pro Plancia from 54

~ (Manlia), dt of a T. Manlius Torquatus

REPUBLIC

IMPERIAL

M. Plancius

P443

RE5 LP26-70 27-19

R261 RE36

M. Plancius M.f. (Rutilius?) Varus

T. Rutilius Varus

trib Pollio, from Perge in Pamphylia,

tr mil V Mac, praef alae,

X vir stlit iudic, q pro pr Bithynia-Pontus,

q of Vespasian, aed cur,

tr pl, pr before 69

comes of emperor

leg of procos Achaia and Asia,

procos Pontus / Bithynia c.70-72 (for 2 years)

cos suff ?? (no evidence)

~ Iulia sister of C. Iulius Tigranes, king of Armenia 60-62

father of C. Iulius Alexander, cos suff c.106/108

P442

RE7

P444 RE8 FOS609

C. Plancius Varus

Plancia M.f. Magna

honored as ktistes (founder of games)

cousin of king C.Iulius Alexander

at Perge

dedicated statues 119/122 and c.128

priestess at Perge (AE1988-1037),

~ C. Iulius Cornutus Tertullus

cos suff 100

R239

LP32-46

J470

RE393

J573 RE484

C. Rutilius Plancius Varus

(Plancius) Varus

C. Iulius C.f. Plancius Varus Cornutus

C. Iulius Severus

office in Cyprus

see Sahin's

trib. Horatia,

cos suff c.138/139

(q or legatus or procos)

article

leg Aug pro pr Cilicia

cos suff sub Hadrian

~ Claudia Aquillia C1072 FOS219

adopted ?

P445 RE9 FOS610

J574

RE485

Plancia Magna Aquillia

C .Iulius Severus

cos ord 155

Placia Magna Aquillia's realtionship to the Plancii is not satisfactory (above follows PIR).

Settipani's stemma on p.456 seems inconsistant; how can her father cos 138 be the nephew

of C.Iulius Plancius Varus Cornutus and thus grandson of cos 100 ?

C650 RE Celsus 11

P441

Celsus Plancianus

(Plancius?) Varus

cos suff 166

sophist from Pergaeus,

or 161/164

descendent from M.Plancius Varus P443 ?

a descendant of the

son of Calliclidis

Plancii Vari ??

UNCERTAIN DATE

IGR-3-782

IGR-3-417

P. Plancius Magnianus Xenon

M. Plancius Plato

M. Plancius Plato Calpurnianus Proculus

M. Plancius Cornelianus Caius

agonothetes and demiourgos at Selge,

at Attaleia in Pamphylia,

at Andeda in Pisidia

ktistes of Selge in Pisidia,

? freedman

archireus at Andela

3rd century

~ Aurelia Xenonia Maidates

? freedman

P440

P439 FOS611

P. Plancius Magnianus

Publia Plancia Aurelia

P[lan]cilla

Aelianus Arrius Pericles

Magniani Motoxaris

clar fem,

imperial priest at Selge

imperial priestess at Selge,

attested at Smyrna

~ Aurelia Volussia

agonothetes for life

Quirinia Atossa A1671

~ C. Valerius Eugenes

dt of senator

philosopher