Gens: POMPEIUS HERMIPPUS
Created: 17th December 2013
Update:  18th February 2022
Status Republic: Patrician:     Pleb. Nobilis:       Senatorial:      Eques Romanus:      Local magistrate:  
Republican Family / Cognomen
Imperial Family / Cognomen
Imperators n/a
Consular n/a
Senatorial Amoenus, Cassianus, Hermippus, 
Equestrian Hermippus
Equestrian (mil) n/a
Local magistrat. Quartinus
Uncertain n/a
Republican Consuls, Tribunes with consular power, Dictators, Magister Equitum, Censors n/a
Imperial Consuls and Emperors (Augusti and Caesars) 0 incl. 0 emperors
Notes: The stemmata are based on the major inscription (IvE710B) from c.260 published in "Die Inschriften von Ephesos", Bonn, 1977-1985. IvExxx refers to items in this collection.
Below are given three versions of the stemma, stemma C by Settipani seems more consistent with facts and dates.
Neokoros = temple warden for the emperor, Ephesus and certain other Eastern cities had been granted a neokoria by the Roman Emperor.
Literature Baldwin: Fasti Cretae and Cyrenarum (1983) p.254 (Cn. Pompeius Hermippus Aelianus, legatus under Severus Alexander)
Campanile: I Sacerdoti (1994) p.105-106 (§106 Cn. Pompeius Hermippus, P614),  p.184 (stemma XII follows A below)
Champlin, E.J,: "Miscellanea Testamentaria", in ZPE, Bd.69, 1987, p.200-202 (prefers the testator Pompeius Hermippus of a will to his son and daughter to be P614 and not P615)
Dabrowa: Legio X Fretensis (1993) p.62 (§6 Cn. Pompeius Cassianus, tr laticlav legio X Fret, 1st half 3rd century)
Engelmann, Helmut; Knibbe, Dieter; Merkelbach, Reinhold: "Die Inschriften von Ephesos Teil 3", Bonn, 1980, p.105-106 (IvE710: stemma of Pompeii Hermippi)
Jacques, Francois: "L‟ordine senatorio attraverso la crisi del III secolo", in A. Giardina (ed.), Società romana e impero tardo-antico (Bari 1986) p.206 (the 
Pompeii of Ephesus, follows stemma A.)
Kirbihler, Francois: "Les grands-prêtres d'Éphèse: aspects institutionnels et sociaux de l'asiarchie", in (edit) Athanasios D. Rizakis and Francesco Camia: "Pathways to Power
Civic Elites in the Eastern Part of the Roman Empire", Athens, 2008, p.115, 126 (Cn. Pompeius Hermippus, asiarch and neokoros c.150/170, IvE710), p.126
(gymnasiarch, grammateus (secretary of the people) and eques 160/180, IvE2069), p.147 (140/170), p.147 (Cn. Pompeius Quartinus, neokoros and grammateus c.175/200, IvE710),
p.147 (Cn. Pompeius Antonius Amoenus, neokoros for temple of Vespasian by his family c.200/220, IvE3038)
Merkelbach, R.: "Ephesische Parerga (15): Eine Ehrenschrift für Cn. Pompeius Hermippus Aelianus", in ZPE 28, 1978, p.108
Niccolini: Fasti dei Tribuni della Plebe (1934) p.502 (Cn. Pompeius Hermippus Aelianus), 
PIR2 Pars VI (1998) letter "P", p.269 stemma Pompeii Hermippi
Remy: Carrieres Senatoriales Anatolie (1989) p.319-320 (§270 Cn. Pompeius Hermippus Aelianus, procos Lycia et Pamphylia 180/212), p.335 (Cn. 
Pompeius Ant. Amoenus, q Lycia et Pamphylia mid 3rd century)
Rossner: Asiarchen und Archiereis (1974), p.135 (§178 Cn. Pompeius Hermippus, asiarch and archiereus mid 2nd century)
Settipani: Continuite (2000) p.356-362+366 (has an analysis of the different scenarios, from which the below stemmata are taken. He concludes stemma A and B below are erroneous)
Thomasson: Legatus (1991) p.137 (§191 Cn. Pompeius Hermippus Aelianus, legatus of procos Creta et Cyrenae)
Thomasson: SPQR (1975) p.60 (Cn. Pompeius Hermippus Aelianus, P615)
Changes 2013.12.17 initial version
2022.02.18 New header, reference list plus many minor updates
A. STEMMA based on Die Inschriften von Ephesos teil 3 (1980, p.105-6) , followed by Raepsaet-Charlier in FOS. ~ M.Licinius Crassus Frugi
cos 27
P614 IvE710+2069
Cn. Pompeius Hermippus RE97a P630
eques, archiereus, gymnasiarch, grammateus at Ephesus, Cn. Pompeius Magnus     ↓
tr of cohort,
late 2nd century
  q, exc. 47 by Claudius
P615 RE85 Okon1497 Bar822 LP30-62 P646 AE1975-801 IvE710+1238 ~ Claudia Antonia
Cn. Pompeius Hermippus Aelianus               Cn. Pompeius Quartinus
XX vir, q Asia, tr pl, pr, grammateus at Ephesus, neokoros,
leg of procos of Creta et Cyrene,
procos Lycia + Pamphylia 180/212
~ (Cassia)
? = Cassia Marciana, FOS193,197,cf 528
dt of Cassius Apronianus, cos suff c.183/184 
 
P616 Okon823 Bar419 IvE1120+4113 ? P579 Okon817 IvE710B P596 RE72 Okon820 Bar2258c
Cn. Pompeius Hermippus Aelianus iunior     Cn. Pompeius         Cn. Pompeius   Cn. Pompeius  Cassianus
senator (synklitikós neóteros) tr laticlavius X Fret
alutarch of Ephesian olympics ~ Viria Valeria, sister to  sent to Lugdunensis
† young L.Virius Lupus, cos suff 262  278 3rd century
 
   
P580 IvE710B P590 Okon819 IvE3038
(Cn. Pompeius) Cn. Pompeius Antonius Amoenus
nephew of Cassianus q Roma + Lycia-Pamphylia, tr pl,
cousin of Ameonus neokoros of temple to Vespasian,
B. STEMMA from PIR, 1998, "P", p.269
Pompeius Hermippus
asiarch
from Ephesus
 
P614 PME-P59 IvE2069 P646 AE1975-801 IvE710+1238
Cn. Pompeius Hermippus               Cn. Pompeius Quartinus
eques, archireus, gymnasiarch, grammateus at Ephesus, grammateus at Ephesus, neokoros,
tr of cohort,
late 2nd century
   
P615 RE85 Okon1497 Bar822 LP30-62 P682 IvE710A Okon818 P590 Okon819 IvE3038 P579 Okon817 IvE710B
Cn. Pompeius Hermippus Aelianus (Pompeia) Titiana [Cn. Pompeius]       Cn. Pompeius Ant(…) Amoenus   [Cn. Pompeius?]
virgintivir, q Asia, tr pl, pr, q Roma + Lycia-Pamphylia, tr pl,
leg Creta + Cyrene ~ (Cassia) neokoros of temple to Vespasian, ~ Viria Valeria
procos Lycia + Pamphylia 180/212 = Cassia Marciana? sister to L. Virius Lupus
dt of Cassius Apronianus  cos suff 262 II 278
cos suff c.183/184
       
P616 Okon823 Bar419 IvE1120+4113 P596 RE72 Okon820 Bar2258c P581 IvE3038 P580 IvE710B
Cn. Pompeius Hermippus Aelianus iunior Cn. Pompeius  Cassianus [Cn. Pompeius?] [Cn. Pompeius?]
senator (synklitikós neóteros) tr laticlavius X Fret senator and neokoros cousin of Cassianus,
alutarch of Ephesian olympics sent to Lugdunensis nephew of Amoenus
† young 3rd century
C. STEMMA proposed by Settipani p.358
P614 IvE2069
Cn. Pompeius Hermippus
archiereus and neokoros at Ephesus,
tribune of cohort,
 
P615 RE85 Okon1497 Bar822 LP30-62 P646 AE1975-801 IvE710+1238
Cn. Pompeius Hermippus Aelianus             Cn. Pompeius Quartinus
clar vir, virgintivir, q Asia, tr pl, pr, grammateus at Ephesus, neokoros,
leg Creta + Cyrene
procos Lycia + Pamphylia 180/212
?
   
P616 Okon823 Bar419 IvE1120+4113 P682 IvE710A AE2000-1407 IvE1150
Cn. Pompeius Hermippus Aelianus iunior (Pompeia) Titiana Cn. Pompeius Titianus Amoenus Quartinus
inherited 3/4 from father inherited 1/4 from father gymnasiarque
senator (synklitikós neóteros)
alutarch of Ephesian olympics
† young  
P579 Okon817 IvE710B P590 Okon819 IvE3038 Okon818
Cn. Pompeius         Cn. Pompeius Antonius Amoenus <==> ? Cn. Pompeius
q Roma + Lycia-Pamphylia, tr pl,
~ Viria Valeria, sister to  neokoros of temple to Vespasian,
L.Virius Lupus, cos suff 262  278
     
P580 IvE710B P581 IvE3038 P596 RE72 Okon820 Bar2258c
(Cn. Pompeius) Cn. Pompeius <==> ? Cn. Pompeius  Cassianus
cousin of Cassianus, senator and neokoros tr laticlavius X Fret 200/250
nephew of Amoenus, sent to Lugdunensis
the object of inscription 3rd century
IvE710B