Gens:

ROSCIUS

Created:

3rd October 2014

Update:

30th October 2014

Status Republic:

Patrician:

Pleb. Nobilis:

Senatorial:

Eques Romanus:

Republican Family / Cognomen

Patrician

n/a

Pleb. Nobilis

n/a

Senatorial

none, Fabatus, Otho

Equestrian

none

Imperial Family / Cognomen

Imperators

n/a

Consular

Aelianus, Coelius, Paculus

Senatorial

Murena, Potitus

Equestrian

n/a

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

Imperial Consuls and Emperors

excl. Q.Roscius Pompeius Falco

Notes:

The imperial Roscii derive possibly from Lusitania or Tarraconensis, or even Sicilia (Eck).

Articles

Birley, A.: Roman Government of Britain pp.239-240 on R94 and pp.281-282 on R89

Eck, Werner: "Senatorische Familien der Kaiserzeit in der Provinz Sizilien", in Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik, Bd. 113 (1996), pp.109-128

who argues for a Sicilian origin of the imperial Roscii.

Ryan, F.X.: "The Praetorship of L. Roscius Otho", in Hermes, Vol.125, 1987, pp.236-240

Settipani: Continuite Gentilice pp.316-319

Changes

20141030 L.Roscius' (R90) consulate is now known to be 157 (change from c.155/159)

RE4

L.Roscius

amb 438

not in RE

L.R[oscius?]

monet 118 or 117

RE6

RE12

RE18

Sex.Roscius

T.Roscius Capito

T.Roscius Magnus

ab Ameria

friend and relative of RE6

enemy and relative of RE6

† 81 murdered

ab Ameria

ment 81-80

must be eques

prosecution witness 80

vs RE7

RE22

RE7

L.Roscius Otho

Sex. Roscius

tr pl 67 pr 63 ?

* c.120

ab Lanuvium

defended by Cicero 80

RE15

RE1

RE2

L.Roscius Fabatus

Roscius

monet 64 tr pl 55? leg 54

envoy 53

praef castro 42 †

pr 49 leg 43 † battle of Mutina

ab Lanuvium

REPUBLIC

IMPERIAL

R88

CIL 10-7019

C.Roscius

L.Roscius L.f. Rufus

procos unknown province

trib Qui.

ab Sicilia ?

praef coh, eques

1st half 1st century

ab Catania on Sicilia

~ Sextia Mu[cia?]

(or M.f.)

R94 RE13

M.Roscius Coelius

(Maecia)

(Maecius)

cos suff 81

leg leg XX Val Vic 69

R89

RE8

M51

P651 RE Pompeius 76

L.Roscius M.f. Aelianus Maecius Celer

M.Maecius Celer

Q.Roscius Sex.f. Coelius Murena Silius Decianus Vibullius

cos suff 100 trib Qui., salius at Tibur

cos suff 101

Pius Iulius Eyrycles Herculanus Pompeius Falco

tr mil IX Hisp 83, Xvir stli iudic, q Aug, tr pl, pr

cos 108 (born Pompeius Sex.f. Falco)

procos Africa 116/7 or 117/8

related to both to Roscius Coelius and Murena

Settipani has provided a possible scenario for connection

assuming he was adopted by a unknown Q.Roscius Coelius Murena

R93

RE10 RE23

R96 RE19

L.Roscius L.f. (Aelianus? Paculus?) [Mae]cius Celer

M. (Roscius) Murena

M[anlius?] Postumus Mam[ilianus] Vergilius Staberia[nus]

procos Bithynia ante 159

cos suff 136 trib Qui.

q imp, tr pl, pr pereg, leg leg XIV Gem

sodalis August

~ Domitia Vettilla (D189)

R90

cf RE24

R97

RE20

L.Roscius Aelia[nus Paculus?]

(Roscia Aeliana)

M.Roscius Murena

cos suff 157

praetorius when son was q

~ Aradius

↓

R91

RE9

R95

RE17

R98 RE25a

L.Roscius Aelianus Paculus

M.Roscius M.f. M.n. Lupus Murena

Roscius Potitus (or Potitius) Memmianus

cos 187

trib Qui., VIIvir epulo

clar vir 2nd century

salius Pal until 170 when flamen

tr mil leg VII Claud, vice legatus IV Flavia

ab Thibaris in Africa

q propr Creta et Cyrene

son of Seia Potita Consortiana, clar fem

~ Vibia L.f. Salvia Varia

sub Marcus or Commodus

~ Lar(cia ?) Isidora Nea (L105)

2 ~ M.Nummius Umbrius Primus Albinus cos 206

R92

RE11 cf R87

R99 RE32 FOS666

R87 cf R92

R208

L.Roscius Aelianus Paculus Salvius Iulianus

(Roscia] L.f. Pacula

Rosc[ius]

Saelian[---]us Rufus Iulianus

cos 223

clar fem

senatorson at ludi saculares 204

cos, procos Africa

? = R208 =>

~ M.Nonius Arrius Paulinus Aper

? = R92

VIIvir epulo, fetialis

sodalis Flavialis Titialis

~ Bassa (or a sister (Roscia?) Bassa (RE31)

? = R92 <=

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