Gens:

TETTIUS

Created:

20th March 2014

Update:

4th July 2022

Status Republic:

Patrician:

Pleb. Nobilis:

Senatorial:

Eques Romanus:

Local magistrate:

Republican Family / Cognomen

Patrician

n/a

Pleb. Nobilis

n/a

Senatorial

n/a

Equestrian

no cognomen

Local magistrat.

n/a

Uncertain

n/a

Imperial Family / Cognomen

Imperators

n/a

Consular

Iulianus

Senatorial

Lysias, Rufus, Rufus Tontianus

Equestrian

Africanus, Gallicus, Hermes, Montanus, Romanus,

Equestrian (mil)

Casto, Ephemianus, Secundus,

Local magistrat.

n/a

Uncertain

Etruscus, Etruscianus,

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

n/a

Imperial Consuls and Emperors (Augusti and Caesars)

incl. 0 emperors

Notes:

Literature

Alexander: Trials (1990) p.89 (§177 trial of Verres: P. Tettius witness in 70)

Alvarez Melero: PFCR (2021) p.999-1005 (§615, 616, 617, 618)

Andermahr: "Totus in praediis", (1998) p.450 (§523 P. Tettius Rufus Tontianus, from Atina in Latium or had estates there)

Bastianini, G: "Lista dei prefetti d'Egitto dal 30a al 299p", in ZPE Bd. 17 (1975), p.276 (C. Tettius Africanus Cassianus Priscus, praef Aegypt 80/81-82)

Champlin, Edward.: "Owners and Neighbours at Ligures Baebiani", in Chiron Band 11, 1981, p.258-259 (suggests that Tettius Iulianus cos suff 83 is related to Tettius

Etruscus and L. Tettius Etruscianus, mentioned 101 as landowners, since Iulianus' sister was named (Tettia) Etrusca)

Dobson: Primipilares vol.2 (1955) p.302 (§437 Ti. Tettius Euphemianus, primuspilus of VII Claudia)

Duncan-Jones, Richard: "Equestrian Rank in the Cities of the African Provinces under the Principate: An Epigraphic Survey", in Papers of the British School at Rome

/ Volume 35 / December 1967, p. 178 (§161 M. Tettius Gallicus Clodianus, eques Romanus, at Henchir Debbik)

Eck: Fasten der Statthalter 1.teil, (1982), p.304-305 (L. Tettius Iulianus, Numidia 80/81-81/2), p.315-316 (L. Tettius Iulianus, Moesia Sup 88/9-89/90)

Escurac: La préfecture de l'annone (1976) p.324 (C. Tettius Africanus Cassianus Priscus, praefectus immediately before 80)

Evans, John Karl.: "The Role of suffragium in Imperial Political Decision-Making: A Flavian Example", in Historia 27, 1978, p.104-111 with stemma 110

(discussion of Tettia Etruscus and her family, suggests Tettius Iulianus cos 83 may be the same man as Tettius Etruscus mentioned as landowner in 101)

Franke: Legionslegaten (1991) p.53-55 (§28 L. Tettius Iulianus, leg leg VII Claudia 68/69)

Hoffman Lewis: Priests (1955) p.136 (sodalis §27 Tettius Iulianus, sodalis Augustalis 68)

Houston: Roman Imperial Administrative Personnel (A.D. 69-81) (1971) p.251-253 (§143 L. Tettius Iulianus), p.318-319 (§199 C. Tettius Africanus Cassianus Priscus, praef Aegypt 80/1-82)

Le Bohec: Troisième Légion Auguste (1989) p.125 (L. Tettius Iulianus, commanded legio III Aug in 81)

Niccolini: Fasti dei Tribuni della Plebe (1934) p.451 (P. Tettius P.f. Rufus Tontianus, tr pl under Augustus)

Reinmuth: Working List of Prefects of Egypt (1967) p.89 (C. Tettius Africanus Cassianus Priscus, praef Aegypt 80/1-82)

Sablayrolles: Vigiles (1996) p.482-483 (§8 C. Tettius Africanus Cassianus Priscus, praef vigiles under Vespasian)

Salomies "Senatori oriundi del Lazio", in H. Solin: Studi storico-epigrafici sul Lazio antico, Roma 1996, p.45-46 (Tettii: P. Tettius P.f. Rufus Tontianus)

Shackleton Bailey: "Two Studies" (1976), p.68 (P. Tettius, RE3, accensus of C. Claudius Nero, SB prefers reading Pettius), p.69 (Sex. Tettius, RE4, SB prefers reading Statius)

Stein: Moesien (1940) p.36-39 (L.Tettius Iulianus, won battle of Tapae in 88 and thus likely governor of Moesia Superior)

Stein: Präfekten von Ägypten (1950) p.41 (C. Tettius Africanus Cassianus Priscus, praef Aegypt 80/1-82)

Stevanato, Clara: "Senatori e memoria nell'epigrafia funeraria dell'Italia romana - (I secolo a.C. – III secolo d.C.)", thesis Universita Ca Foscari Venezia, 2019, p.382-384

(L. Tettius Nonius Caecilius Lysias)

Suolahti, Jaakko: Junior Officers (1955) p.391 (§247 Tettii: T. Tettius, praefectus 47 and P. Tettius P.f. Rufus Tontianus, tr mil)

Thomasson: Fasti Africani (1996) p.137 (§9 L.Tettius Iulianus, leg III Aug 81/82)

Wachtel, K.: "Zum Einfluß der Familienpolitik auf soziale Stellung und Laufbahn von Angehörigen ritterlicher und senatorischer Familien in der frühen Kaiserzeit", in

W. Eck (ed.), Prosopographie und Sozialgeschichte (1993) p.200-201 (Africanus and Iulianus probably brothers)

Weaver, P.C.R.: "The Father of Claudius Etruscus: Statius, Silvae 3. 3", in The Classical Quarterly Vol. 15, 1965, p.145-154 (husband of Tettia Etrusca)

Wiseman: New Men (1971) p.265 (§425 P. Tettius Rufus, pr under Augustus ?), p.265 (§426 P. Tettius P.f. Rufus Tontianus, from Atina)

Changes

2014.03.20 initial version

2022.07.04 New header, reference list plus many updates

RE3 Nic340

P. Tettius

eques,

accensus of governor of Asia in 80

redemptor of temple of Castor 75

witness in Verres trial 70

? ~ Tossia Q.f.

ILS7827

RE5 EDCS-17700472

RE4

Gemella Tettia P.f.

Paulla Tettia P.f.

T. Tettius T.f.

Sex. Tettius

trib Vel.

agent of younger

praef of Pompeian garrison

Ap. Claudius Pulcher 51

at Curubis in Africa 47

REPUBLIC

IMPERIAL

Tettius

~ Petronia, P326

EDCS-20400850+51

T142 RE13 cf RE12 RE14 Laet 376-377

RE12 Laet376

T135

RE2

EDCS-71300300

P. Tettius P.f. Rufus Tontianus

P. Tettius Rufus

C. Tettius

L. Tettius C.f. Casto

from Atina, patron,

mention on leadpipe,

disinherited by father

trib Horatia, Africa,

q, tr pl, pr,

but inherited by decree of AUGUSTUS

tr mil legio III Aug 1/50

leg or tr mil of legio XX sub AUGUSTUS

? = RE13

AE 2014, 01479 = AE 2018, +01864

ment 5 BC (RE14 P. Tettius Tontianus)

C. Tettius

LP20-30 40-11

T136

RE6 LP37-36 EDCS-12700050

T138 RE10 Rüpke3242 Stech92 Laet1557

E106 PFCR615 RE Etrusca

C. Tettius C.f. Africanus Cassianus Priscus

L.Tettius Iulianus

(Tettia) Etrusca

trib Oufentina, from Asisium,

sodalis Augustalis 68

from Asisium, Regio VI,

praef vig, praef annonae until 80

leg leg VII Claudia in Moesia 69

† before c.60

praef Aegyp 80/1-82/3

ornamenta consularia by Otho 69

~ Ti. Iulius Aug.lib., C763

~ Funisulana Vettulla, FOS395, F571, ment 82

pr desig by Otho 69 then joined Vespasian pr 70

* c.2 libertus of Tiberius

dt or sister of L. Funisulanus Vettonianus

leg Aug pr pr leg III Aug in Africa 79-82/3

a rationibus 70/71 - 82/3

cos suff c.78

cos suff 83 leg Aug pro pr Moesia Sup 88-89

promoted equestrian 73 † 92

likely ornamenta triumphalia after victory in 88

EDR144345

C205 RE29

CIL-IX-1455 EDCS-12400960

C860

RE143

Sex. Tettius

C. Caesius Sabinus

Tettius Etruscus

L. Tettius Etruscianus

Claudius Etruscus

(Claudius)

from Sassina

at Ligures Baebiani, Samnium,

eques Romanus,

friend of Martial,

closely related to E106

adlected 69/71

adopted ?

under Trajan 114/116

mention 101

mention 92

CIL-XII-6505

ILS6646

Sex. Tettius Sex.f. Montanus Caesius Sabinus

tribus Pup, eques Romanus from Sassina,

aedil, pontifex, flemen of Trajan,

son of a Caesius Sabinus

T140 AE1966-66

L. Tettius Nonius Rufus

senator,

~ Caecilia

T139

RE11 EDCS-01000369

L. Tettius Nonius Caecilius Lysias

clar puer, † aged 2 years 8 months

3rd century

UNCERTAIN DATE

T134 RE1 EDCS-25501658

T142 RE15 PFCR616

CIL-VI-406+408 EDCS-17300559+60

Tettius

Tettia Materna

L.Tettius Hermes (Olympius)

egreg vir,

1st century

eques Romanus

II vir, aedilis,

~ L. Iulius Longinus, J384

patron of cult of Iupiter Dolichenus at Rome,

from Henchir Debbik

procur Aug of Corsica

c.212/250

in Africa,

~ Aurelia Restituta

PFCR130

EDCS-30501141+42

PME-T16 EDCS-12700490

Dobson(1) 437 EDCS-11201589

PFCR617

EDCS-15700184

M. Tettius Gallicus Clodianus

C. Tet[t]ius Secundus

Ti. Tettius Euphemianus,

Tettia Pannuchia

L. Tettius Romanus

eques Romanus from Africa,

praef coh equitata in Germ Sup,

primupilus of VII Claudia,

† before sister

flamen perpetuus, II vir, aedlis,

c.201/250

Moesia Sup, c.131/200

AE2002-1677+1678

2nd or early 3rd century,

PFCR618

Tettia Pomponia Cosconiana

M. Tettius Gallicus Clodianus