Gens: VETTIUS
Created: 2nd February 2016
Update:  2nd February 2016
Status Republic: Patrician:     Pleb. Nobilis:       Senatorial: X    Eques Romanus: X    Local magistrates  
Republican Family / Cognomen
Patrician n/a
Pleb. Nobilis n/a
Senatorial Sabinus
Equestrian none, Chilo, Scato ?
Local magistrat. n/a
Imperial Family / Cognomen
Imperators n/a
Consular Aquilinus, Bolanus, Gratus, Niger, Paullus, Rufus, Sabinianus, 
Senatorial Crispinus, Iuvenis, Potitus, Priscus, Sabinus, Scato, Scipio Orfitus, Statura, Valens, 
Equestrian Aninianus, Aper, Augustalis, Florentinus, Gallianus, Latro, Marcellus, Pius, Priscus, Restitutus, Rufinus, Rufus, Severus, Ti[…], Turbo, Valens, 
Local magistrat. Rufus
Republican Consuls, Tribunes with consular power, Dictators, Magister Equitum, Censors 0
Imperial Consuls and Emperors (Augusti and Caesars) 11 (up to 286 AD)
Notes:
Literature Alföldy: Cisalpina p.319 (M.Vettius Bolanus cos 66 and his sons)
Birley: Government of Britain p.57-62 (M.Vettius Bolanus cos 66), p.272-273 (M.Vettius Valens V494), p.276-277 (L.Vettius Statura V489)
Christol: Carrieres Senatoriales p.255-262 (§60 Vettius Gratus cos 250) discusses alternative stemma to the one below, eg, the q cand is not the cos 221, but his putative father, and that
the cos 242 is a nephew of cos 221.
Corbier: Aerarium p.268-277 (§54 C.Vettius Sabinianus Iulius Hospes cos 175)
Dietz: Senatus p.248-252 (§84 C.Vettius Gratus Atticus Sabinianus cos 242 and §85 L.Vettius Iuvenis V474), p.373 stemma 10
Dobson: Primipilares p.198  (§69 M.Vettius Valens V495)
Fitz: Pannonien p.281-283 (§163 M.Vettius Latro V476), p.303 (§169 C.Vettius Sal[…]), p.310 (§185 M.Vettius Valens V495), p.496-499 (§294 C.Vettius Sabinianus Iulius Hospes cos 175)
Jacques: Curateurs p.54-57 (§17 C.Vettius Sabinianus Iulius Hospes cos 175)
Merlin, Alfred: "C. Vettius Sabianus, proconsul d'Afrique", in  Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres Année 1919 Volume 63 Numéro 5 pp. 355-372 
Pflaum, Hans-Georg: "Deux familles sénatoriales des IIe et IIIe siècles", in Journal des savants. 1962, pp. 108-122, of which pp.115-122 are on the Vettii Sabiniani
PIR version 2, p.124 (stemma of  M.Vettius Marcellus and his descendents) and p.254 (stemma of C.Vettius Sabinianus Iulius Hospes cos 175)
Piso: Fasti p.131-137 (§ C.Vettius Sabinianus Iulius Hospes cos 175)
Settipani: Continuite p.332-335 on C.Vettius Sabinianus Iulius Hospes cos 175 and his possible descendants into the 4th century. He suggests that cos 175 may have married a Cornelia, dt of 
Ser.Cornelius Scipio Salvidienus Orfitus cos 149, and that Vettius Scipio Orfitus (V488) thus may be a younger son. 
He also suggests that Vettius Aquilinus (V464) may be a son, but there is no evidence.
Syme: Roman Papers Vol.7 p.597-599 (M.Vettius Marcellus and his proposed daughters)
Thomasson: Fasti Africani p.75 (C.Vettius Sabinianus Iulius Hospes cos 175), p.200-201 (M.Vettius Latro V476)
Vogel-Weidemann: Statthalter p.419-420 (§56 M.Vettius Niger cos c.47), still uncertain if this man is procos Asia and thus must be ex-consul, or just a legatus of the proconsul.
Wiseman: New Men p.257-258 (§369 P.Sabinus)  p.273 (§482 T.Vettius Sabinus and §483 Vettius Scato)
Changes
RE2
Vettius
defended by C.Sempronius Gracchus c.132
RE9 Nic388
T.Vettius
eques Romanus ab Nuceria
leader of slave revolt in Campania 104
RE15 RE Sabinus 30 RE16
P. (Vettius ?) Sabinus L.Vettius P.Vettius Scato
monet 99 eques general of the Marsi
q in social war 91-89
† 89 suicide
? descendents ↓
   
RE11 RE10 Nic386 RE19 RE14   RE6 RE3 Nic385 RE17
T.Vettius     P.Vettius Chilo   Vettia T.Vettius  Sabinus L.Vettius L.f. (Vettius ?) Scato
q and proq sub Verres eques Romanus monet 70 trib Vel., eques ab Picenum ment by Cicero 58
in Sicilia 73-71 publicanus magister ~ C.Verres pr 59 propr Africa 58 ? in Pompeius Strabo's staff 89 ? = Vettius ment by
? = RE14 → 73-71 pr Sicilia  ? = RE11 ← Catilinarian 64-63 Cicero in 56 and 50
(RE has incorrectly (RE has incorrectly denounced the Catilinarians 63-62
Publius) Lucius) informer 59 † 59 found strangled in prison
not in RE Nic384 RE18
Vettius Q.Vettius Vettianus
manceps ment in Cic.Brutu.46-169
judge 51 thus probably eques Marsi, orator
REPUBLIC
IMPERIAL                                                                  
ME-V75 S243
Granius  C.Vettius L.Vettius L.f. Aninianus (Vettius?) Scato
trib.Vel. ab Auximum in Regio V procos Creta-Cyrene 23/12 BC
tr mil leg VI in Hisp Cit. ? descendant of general in social war ↑
adopt early Augustus or before ?  
     
V487 RE45   Dem765 ME-79  
C.Vettius Sabinus Granianus Sex.Vettius A.f. Rufus T.Vettius Rufus  
q propr Achaea sub Augustus (?) trib.Stel. ab Tarquinii in Etruria decurion at Veii 26  
date uncertain, or  IIII vir, tr mil, † aged 44  
late 1st / early 2nd century sub Julii-Claudii  
 
 
V489 RE48 V483 RE42a V478 RE37 V492 RE51 Dem457  
L.Vettius L.f. Statura C.Vettius Rufus M.Vettius Niger Vettius Valens  
trib.Stel. ab Urvinum cos suff 36 ? cos suff c.47 eques Romanus  
X vir stlit iudic, tr mil leg II Aug in  Brit ? procos Asia 56/57 medicus sub Claudius 48  
sub Claudius, q Narbonen, tr pl, pr,  only known from for Messalina † 48 exc  
leg leg in Syria sub Nero, coins in Asia  
IIII vir quinq and patron Urbinum  
 
V465 RE25 V477 RE36 Dem603 Pf30a V479 RE38 V495 RE54 Pf32 Dem588 S244 RE45a
M.Vettius Bolanus M.Vettius Marcellus L.Iulius Vettius Paullus M. Vettius M.f. Valens (Vettius?) Scato
ab Mediolanium ? eques Romanus ab Teate Marrucinorum cos suff 81 trib Ani. ab Ariminum (patron) trib.Serg., ab Cerfennia
leg leg sub Corbulo in Armenia 62 proc Aug Thracia 45/46-49 centurio, primuspilus leg VI Victrix III vir (capitalis?), 
procos Macedon, cos suff 66 proc sub Nero in Hisp Tarroc,  tr coh vigiles, tr mil leg IIII Macedon,
leg Aug pro pr Britannia 69-71 ment earthquake 68 tr coh urb, tr coh praetoria,  q desig, † 69 killed as tr mil
adlectus inter patricios 73/74 ~ Helvidia C.f. Priscilla H62 primus pilus leg XIV Gem 61,
procos Asia c.75/76 † c.93 sister to Helvidius Priscus pr 70 proc Lusit 66
~ ignota (FOS867), convicted of attempted
poisoning of son Crispinus sub Domitian
twin ? twin +    
V466 RE26 V467 RE27   V480 RE39a RE53 cf V495 ME-V78 ME-V80bis
M.Vettius Bolanus (Vettius) Crispinus (Vettia)       (Vettia)   A.Vettius Priscus M.Vettius M.f. Valens C.Vettius Priscus Vettius Severus
cos ord 111 * c.78/80 ment 95 leg leg (XI Claud ?)  trib Ani. ab Ariminum (patron) praef alae Dacia 110 praef coh c.92/97
patrician salius Collinus, patrician ~ P.Valerius Patruinus ~ L.Neratius Priscus ante 101 II vir quinq 116/117
tr mil aged 16 sub Domitian cos suff 82 cos suff 87 local flamen, local augur
? adopted as C.Clodius 
Crispinus cos ord 113
 
V476 RE35 Pf104 ME-V76 V482 RE41 V484 V494 RE52
M.Vettius C.f. Latro Vettius Rufinus Q.Vettius Rufus M.Vettius M.f. Valens
trib. Quir. ab Thuburbo, * c.66 tr coh praetoria 141 proc Syria sub Hadrian trib Ani. ab Ariminum
flamen divi Augusti, sacerdos Ceerum in Carthago c.93 (99?) q Macedon, tr pl, 
in V decurias adlectus (thus eques), praef fabrum, sevir equitum Romanorum, 
praef coh equit 101-102, donis donatus in Dacian war, pr, leg of procos Narbonen, 
tr mil leg II Adiut in Pann Inf, praef alae 105/106 iuridicus Brit, leg leg 
proc annonae Ostia et in portu, proc Sicilia, XV Apol in Brit c.137
proc Alpes Cottiae, proc Maur Caesar 128-131
V485 RE43 ME-V80 V464 RE23 V488 RE46 V491 RE50 V462 RE22
C.Vettius C.f. Sabinianus Iulius Hospes C.Vettius Aquilinus Vettius Scipio Orfitus Vettius Turbo Vettius Aper
trib.Volt., ab Thuburbo Maius in Africa, clar vir clar vir epistrategus Heptanomiae 181-182 tr coh praetoria 193
clar vir, praef coh, tr mil leg I Italica in Moesia Inf, senatorial order by Pius, patronus sacerdotum patronus sacerdotum
q, tr pl, pr, leg of procos Asia c.164/5, leg Aug Cyclades Islands (special mission), domus Augustae 180/184 domus Augustae Palatinae
iuridus for  Etruria-Aemilia-Liguria c.165/166, leg leg III Italica c.169/170 sub Commodus
leg Aug rationibus putandis Tres Galliae 169,    related to Cornelii Scipiones
leg leg XIIII Gem in Pann Sup 170/172, praef aerar Saturn c.170-172  
leg Aug pro pr Pann Inf c.173, praepositus vexilliatio Illyricum 175  
cos suff 175 or 176, curator aedium sacrarum,  
curator rei publica Puteoli, leg aug pro pr Dalmatia c.178/179  
leg Aug pro pr III Daciae c.180/183, sodalis Titius,   
leg Aug pro pr Pann Sup, procos Africa 190/191  
   
  S15 cf RE31  
(Vettius Sabinianus) [...] ius Sabinianus   
salius Palat 199  
? = V473 or his father Sabinianus ←  
or M.Triarius Asinius Sabinianus cos suff 225  
 
 
   
V473 RE31 V457 cf RE31   V470
C.Vettius Gratus Sabinianus Vettius   Vettius Gallianus
clar vir senatorial boy   vir egreg
tr mil leg VII Claud in Moesia, at Ludi Saeculares 204   praef montis Berenicidis,
q cand, cos ord 221 ? = V473 or relative   agens vice epistrategus Thebaidos 216
cf V457 and S15 →   epistrategus Thebaidos 217
   
V472 RE32 ? V471 RE33   V474 RE34 V486 RE44
C.Vettius Gratus Atticus Sabinianus   Vettius Gratus   L. Vettius Iuvenis Vettius Sabinus
trib.Volt., ab Thuburbo in Africa, clar puer, cos ord 250   leg Aug pro pr Thracia 238 senator 238
viocurus (=IIII vir viarum curandarum),    not the cos ord Sabinus of 240
patrician, sevir equitum Romanorum turmae,  
q cand c.234 pr cand tutelarius c.239  ?  
curator viae Flaminiae et alimentorum c.241    
cos ord 242    
   
   
S205 RE Sat1 PLRE Gratus 3 G227 PLRE Gratus 1 V463 RE24 PLRE Aquil 8
Q.Sattius Flavius Vettius Gratus (Vettius ?) Gratus Vettius Aquilinus
vir clar, augur, cos ord 280 cos ord 286
corrector Lucania et Bruttii or son of cos 242
? = Gratus cos ord 280 if 3rd century
but may be 4th century 4th century Vettii may
be descandants
UNKNOWN DATE                                                                
V461 A430 V469 RE30 V475 V 490 RE49 ME-V77
Vet(tius or urius) Publilius Potitus Aeria Aelia Theodora L.Vettius Florentinus L.Vet[tius] Iuventianus Flavius Vettius Ti[…] M.Vettius M.f. Pius
clar vir honesta femina vir perfect ex praesidibus honored at Athens advocat fisci Raetia,  trib.Pal. ab Puteoli in Regio I
† aged 13 † aged 28 ? = V474 ↑ † aged 49 eques publicus
3rd or 4th century late 3rd or early 4th century or = L.Vitennius Iuvenis V760 praef coh, 
probably post Diocletian 2nd/3rd century
V 496 RE55 RE56 RE57 ME-V81 ME-V75bis ME-V78bis ME-V57 Fitz 169
C.Vettia Grata Vettia Saturnina Vettia Saturnina T.Vettius Severus T.Vettius Augustalis Paullus Vettius Restitutus C.Vettius Sal[…]
clar puella inscription Thibilis inscription Lamsortense in Africa ab Mauretania praef equitum,  tr mil primus pilus leg XV
†aged 2 ~ Didius Iulianus ~ L.Hostilius Felix praef coh c.150/250 1st/2nd century either XV Primigenia or Apollinaris
3rd century (not the emperor) both sons were eques c.150/200
Sex. Vettius
~ Bolana M.f.Secunda
inscription Mediolanium
CIL-V-5849
1st or 2nd century, related to cos 66
 
 
Vettia Sex.f. Civilis