Gens: VOLCACIUS (VOLCATIUS)
Created: 13th June 2015
Update:  29th Aug 2016
Status Republic: Patrician:     Pleb. Nobilis: X     Senatorial: X    Eques Romanus: X    Local magistrates X
Republican Family / Cognomen
Patrician n/a
Pleb. Nobilis Tullus
Senatorial Gurges
Equestrian no cognomen
Local magistrat. Labeo, Tullus, Varus
Imperial Family / Cognomen
Imperators n/a
Consular no cognomen, 
Senatorial Gallicanus, Tertullinus
Equestrian Araricus, Hospes, Primus
Local magistrat. n/a
Republican Consuls, Tribunes with consular power, Dictators, Magister Equitum, Censors 2
Imperial Consuls and Emperors 1 incl. 0 emperors
Notes: Primary spelling in inscriptions is Volcacius, but literary evidence prefers Volcatius. Also Vulcacius and Volcasius.
Family from Perusia (which Syme prefers) or Tusculum.
Literature Corbier: Aerarium p.434-436 (anonymous XXIX =Volcasius)
Fitz: Pannonien p.268 (§141 L.Volcacius Primus)
Pflaum: Narbonnaise p.68-69 (anonymous = Volcasius)
Piso: Fasti Daciae p.280-281 (§71 Volcasius)
Syme, Ronald: "Personal Names in Annals I-VI", in JRS, Vol. 39, 1949, pp. 6-18; p.18 on the family.
Wiseman: New Men p.276-277 (§506 on origin of Volcacius Tullus)
Changes 29.8.2016 New header. Minor updates to imperial period from PIR Version 2 letter V published 2015 and from Devijver (Prosopographia Militiarum Equestrium).
RE1 Nicolet 398 RE3
Volcatius C.Volcatius
eques Romanus c.80
confident of C.Verres 73-71  
RE8 RE4
L.Volcacius Tullus L.Volcacius
aedil cand defeated tr pl 68, ? = RE8
pr, cos 66
last mention 46
 
RE9 RE18 V937 ? RE7 RE10 CIL-xi-3317 ILLRP-689
L.Volcacius L.f. Tullus   (Volcacius Tullus)     C.Volcacius Tullus Volcatius L.Volcatius Tullus C.Volcatius C.f. Labeo
pr urb 46? Cilicia 45-44 leg 53-48 of CAESAR iurist late Republic at Forum Clodii aedil at Tusculum
cos 33 or nephew of RE8
procos Asia 28-27 or 27-26
or 9 BC  
V936 RE17 ILS-7836 RE13 V932
(Volcacius) Tullus C. Volcacius C.f. Varus C.Volcacius Gurges
friend of Propertius of Perusia senator 1st century
leg of uncle procos Asia
where he stayed til 23/22
REPUBLIC
IMPERIAL                                                              
Dem-547 ME-V124 V935 RE16 V930 RE12
L.Volcacius Q.f. Primus Volcacius Tertullinus (or Tullinus) Vulcacius Araricus
trib Velina senator eques involved in
praef cohort in Pann ment 65 Piso's conspiracy 65
praef ripae Danuvii +2 tribes in Pann tr pl 69
tr mil leg V Macedon in Moesia c.61
praef ala in Africa
II vir twice at Firmum in Picenum
quinq at Firmum, flamen + patron
V938 V931
Volcacius (Volcasius) Vulcacius Gallicanus
leg of procos of Narbo vir clar
leg leg V Macedon (post 167 in Dacia) sub AVIDIUS CASSIUS (175)
procos Sicilia, praef aerar milit, fictitious person
cos suff
patron of Tuder in Umbria
2nd half of 2nd century
G158
Geminia Vulcacia
late 3rd century
~ Q.Octavius Volusius Thuscenius
consular
UNCERTAIN DATE                                                            
ME-V123
Volcacius Hospes
praef coh in Britan
? descended from a libertus L.Volcacius Hospes
of V937 cos 33 BC