Gens:

PUBLILIUS

Created:

6th September 2012

Update:

19th July 2020

Status Republic:

Patrician:

Pleb. Nobilis:

Senatorial:

Eques Romanus:

Local magistrate:

Republican Family / Cognomen

Patrician

n/a

Pleb. Nobilis

Philo

Senatorial

no cognomen

Equestrian

no cognomen

Local magistrat.

no cognomen

Uncertain

n/a

Imperial Family / Cognomen

Imperators

n/a

Consular

Celsus, Iustus, Patruinus, Probatus

Senatorial

Potitus

Equestrian

Gallus (?), Memorialis, Sabinus

Equestrian (mil)

no cognomen,

Local magistrat.

Flaccus,

Uncertain

n/a

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

Imperial Consuls and Emperors (Augusti and Caesars)

excl. Volusianus

Notes:

Also spelled Poublilius, Poblilius, Poplilius. Note tribus Publilia (from 358).

Literature

Absil: Prefets du Pretoire d'Auguste a Commodo (1997) p.145 (§19 Pub<li>lius Sabinus, PP 69)

Camodeca, Giuseppe: "La carriera di L. Publilius Probatus e un inesistente proconsole l'Africa , Q. Volateius", in Atti dell'Accademia di Scienze morali e politiche

della Società Nazionale di Scienze , Lettere ed Arti in Napoli 85 (1974), p. 250-268, cf AE1976-143 [ARTICLE NOT AVAILABLE TO ME), new

reading now moves him from period of Commodus to middle of 3rd century

Camodeca, Giuseppe: "Due Nuovi Senatori di III Secolo da Nola", in "I ceti dirigenti di rango senatorio equestre e decurionale della Campania romana",

Napoli, 2008, p.241-261 with stemma p.257 (L. Publilius Felix Iustus, if M.f. could be brother to L. Publilius M.f. Probatus, if L.f. he could be the son of Probatus)

Probatus. He makes M. Publilius marry the daughter of a Cn. Petronius (Probatus?) Iunior, father of Cn. Petronius Probatus Iunior Iustus, leg Numidia 230/235)

Christol: Carrieres Senatoriales (1986) p.239-245 (§52 L. Publilius Probatus, his career, based on Camodeca's article above)

Crook: Consilium Principis (1955) p.180 (§280 L. Publilius Celsus, cos II 113, amicus of Trajan)

Dabrowa: Legio X Fretensis (1993) p.71-72 (§9 Publilius L.f. Memorialis, tr mil of legion)

Dobson: Primipilares (1978) p.155 (C. Publilius Priscillianus, primus pilus I Min in 222 (§379 in 1955 version), corrected to C. Publicius Priscillianus)

Eck, Werner: "P. Celerius, procurator Asiae, und Tac., ann. 13,1", in (edit) A. Chastagnol - S. Demougin - C. Lepelley: "Spendissimma civitas, Hommages a

Francois Jacques" (1996) p.67-78 (eques Publius Gallus in Tacitus likely a Publilius Gallus)

Fitz: Pannonien (1993-1995) p.861 (§543 P. Publilius, praefectus of alae?)

Gordon, Arthur E. and Gordon, Joyce S. : "Publilius Memorialis and CIL, XI, 7554 (= Dessau, 9195)", in Classical Philology, Vol.47, 1952, p.90-93

Hächler: Kontinuität und Wandel (2019) p.557-558 (§237 L. Publilius D(…) Patruinus, P1050 and P1051), p.558-559 (§238 L. Publilius Potatus, P1055),

559-560 (§239 L. Publius Petronius Volusianus, P321)

Houston: Roman Imperial Administrative Personnel (1971) p.315 (§194 L. Publilius Memorialis, proc Corsica 74) p.579 (§613 Publilius Sabinus, PP 69)

Jacques: Curateurs (1983) p.113-117 (§46 L. Publilius Probatus, J. dates hir career to IV vir c.204, pr 213/214 and curator c.224/225-228/230),

p.157-158 (§70 L. Publilius Celsus Patruinus, curator of Canusium after 223)

Niccolini: Fasti dei Tribuni della Plebe (1934) p.14-15 (472 and 471 BC Volero Publilius), p.389 (384 BC - Q. Publilius)

Pflaum: Narbonnaise (1978) p.135-136 (§1 Publilius Memorialis, P1054, Pfaul puts him in tribus Falerna

PIR2 letter p, stemma 116 of L. Publilius Probatus.

Ritterling: Fasti Deutschland (1932) p.146 (Publilius Sabinus praef cog in Germ Sup, before 69)

Rizakis/Zoumbaki: Roman Peloponnese I (2001) p.224 (§ARG 224 Publilia, §ARG 225 Cn. Publilius), p.371 (§COR 509 Cn. Publilius II vir quinq 40 BC)

Setälä: Roman Brick Stamps (1977) p.172-173 (L. Publilius Celsus, cos II 113)

Settipani: Continuite (2000) p.338-340 (discusses relationship of L. Publilius Probatus, cos suff, with the grandchildren of Cn. Petronius Probatus Iunor Iustus,

cf stemma below.

Stech: Senatores Romani (1912/1963) p.100 (§1495 L. Publilius Celsus)

Suolahti, Jaakko: Roman Censors (1963) p.207-210 (Q. Publilius Philo censor 332)

Suolahti, Jaakko: Junior Officers (1955) p.384 (§206 Publilii, Publilius tr mil 321 BC)

Szemler: Priests (1972) p.66 (Augur §8 T. Publilius, augur 300)

Taylor: Voting Districts (1960/2013) p.249 (the Publilii possibly in the tribud with their name, Poblilia)

Thomasson: Fasti Africani (1996) p.120 (§66 L. Publilius Probatus, legatus in Numidia under Septimius Severus or later)

Thomasson: SPQR (1975) p.65 (L. Publilius Probatus)

Vogel-Weidemann, U.:"Miscellanea zu den Proconsules von Africa und Asia zwischen 14 und 68 n. Chr.", in ZPE Bd. 46 (1982), pp. 279-280(VW agrees that

Publilia, Cicero's second wife, was later married to C. Vibius Rufinus, cos suff 16 AD and could be the mother of C. Vibius Rufinus, cos suff c.21/22)

Zmeskal: adfinitas (2009) p.232 (Publilii of the republic)

Changes

2013.12.09: Header restructured. Some details added.

2020.07.19 New header, reference list plus many updates

RE10

Volero Publilius

tr pl 472 471

P. Publilius

L. Publilius

RE12

RE13

Volero Publilius P.f.Voler.n. Philo

L. Publilius L.f.Voler.n. Volscus Phil

Q. Publilius

tr cos 399

tr cos 400

RE15

RE8

Publilia

Q. Publilius Q.f.

Q. Publilius

mother of a patrician censor who created

tr pl 384

the tribus Poblilia in 358

? father or grandfather of RE11

RE11

Q. Publilius Q.f.Q.n.Philo

V vir mensarii.352

cos 339 dict 339 triumph 339 1st pleb pr 336

mag eq 335 cens 332 cos II Campania 327 1st procos 326

triumph 326 cos III 320 IV 315 mention 314

RE2

RE9

Rüpke2856

Publilius? (or Publi f.?)

T. Publilius

tr mil 321

in first augur college 300

probably unhistorical

probably son or grdson of RE11

RE5

C. Publilius

yg man in debt

probably unhistorical

RE1

RE16 or Publicius 26

Publilius (or Puplilius)

Publilia (or Publicia)

senator uncertain date

Flaminica Martialis 168-154

ment by Val.Max.8.7.5

† exc, accused of murdering husband

blind

~ L.Postumius Albinus, cos 154 † 154

RE6

C. Publilius

q 146 in Macedon

RE Publicius 27

RE3

Curchin225

Publilia (or Publicia)

M. Publilius

Q. Publilius

Flaminica Martialis to after 70

very rich, † by 46

magistrate at Onuba

~ L. Cornelius Lentulus Niger

in Hisp 100/70

pr 62/1 cos cand for 58

flam Mart 70-56 † 56

RE17

FOS660

RE4

COR509

RE7

Publilia

Publilius

Cn. Publilius

P. Publilius

* c.60

ment 45-44

II vir quinq

aedil at Venusia 35

1 in 46 ~ 2 M. Tullius Cicero cos 63

by Cicero

at Corinth 40 BC

2 ~ C. Vibius Rufus cos suff 16 AD

or an uncle

REPUBLIC

IMPERIAL

F511 RE Publius5 FOS659

Publia Prisca

(or Publilia)

† 30 suicide

~ C. Geminius Rufus

senator, † 30 suicide

G66 RE Publius8

P1053 RE20 Pf35a(47)

P1056 RE24 Dem670 PME-P112

ARG225

Publi(li)us Gallus

(L.?) Publilius Memorialis

Publilius Sabinus

Cn. Publilius

eques Romanus exiled 65

procur Corsica 74 (LX)

praef praet coh,

honored at Epidauros,

(Publius Gallus in Tgacitus)

praefect praetorio by Vitellius 69

? legatus in Achaea of Memmius Regulus,

arrested Oct 69

P1049 RE18

RE20

P1054 PME-P111 PF35a 93bis

ARG224

L. Publilius Celsus

Publilius L.f. Memorialis

Publilia Secunda Cn.f.

cos suff 102 cos II ord 113

trib Falerna or Fabius

honored at Epidauros,

amicus of Trajan,

praef fabrum, praef coh, tr mil X Fret,

1st century

† 118 exc by HADRIAN

praef gentis Numidarum,

dilectator tironum Numidia (recruiting officer),

procur Aug in Africa (LX),

proc of unknown office (Minuciae?),

proc Ferrariarum Galliarum (C )

career under Trajan

P1050 RE21 Bar2084

PME-P109

L. Publilius Celsus Patruinus

P. Publilius

M. Publilius

cos suff 3rd century,

praefectus (alae?) in Pann 200/220

curator rei publicae Canusium,

~ (Petronia)

patron of Canusium,

dt of Cn. Petronius Probatus Iunior Iustus

probably after 223

leg Numidia 222/235 (or this mans father)

P1055 RE23 Okon860 Bar439

P1052 RE19 Bar2086

P1057 RE19

P1058 RE19

AE 2006, 297 LP38-66

L. Publilius M.f. Probatus

Publilius Iustus

Publilia Caeciliana

Publilia Numis(iana?)

L. Publilius Felix Iustus

from Nola ?, clar vir,

clar puer

clar puella

clar vir,

IIII vir viarum curandarum,

q cand, tr pl, pr, curator rei publicae Saena,

adlectus inter tribunicios,

curator (viae?), leg Sicilia,

pr cand, curator rei publicae Luna (or Saena) et Volaterra,

procos Creta et Cyrene,

leg Africa of Numidia 238

cos suff c.261

curator rei publicae E[burum?] et Beneventum,

patron of Creta

cos suff middle of 3rd century

? = P1052

pontifex at Nola,

P321

RE Petro81 Bar1694

L. Publilius Petronius Volusianus

or L. Publius Petronius Volusianus

clar vir, sevir equitum Romanorum, q,

pr, cos suff before 268 patron of Puteoli,

† 268 exc

usually assumed son of

L. Petronius Taurus Volusianus cos ord 261

↓

UNCERTAIN DATE

P1051 RE22 Bar2085

PMI-P109

V461

CIL-X-6528 et add.p.988

L. P(ublilius) D(…) Patruinus

P. Pubelilius

Vet(urius) Publilius Potitus

L. Publilius et Publilius Flaccus

relative of consular RE21

or better Publilius

or Vet(tius) Publilius Potitus

magistrates at Cora

vir clar

praef alae

clar vir, † aged 13,

? or = RE21

3rd or 4th century