Gens:

AFINIUS

Created:

4th November 2007

Update:

17th May 2018

Status Republic:

Patrician:

Pleb. Nobilis:

Senatorial:

X

Eques Romanus:

Local magistrates

X

Republican Family / Cognomen

Patrician

n/a

Pleb. Nobilis

n/a

Senatorial

no cognomen

Equestrian

n/a

Local magistrat.

Sexstianus

Uncertain

n/a

Imperial Family / Cognomen

Imperators

n/a

Consular

Gallus

Senatorial

Gemina

Equestrian

n/a

Equestrian (mil)

n/a

Local magistrat.

Cordus, Fortunatus, Hierax

Uncertain

Cornelianus

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

0

Imperial Consuls and Emperors (Augusti and Caesars)

1

incl. 0 emperors

Notes:

The consensus of opinion is now moving towards acceptance of the later date of 101 BC for the Senatus Consultum de Agro Pergameno

in stead of 129 BC as supported earlier by Broughton, Taylor and most scholars.

Literature

Evans, Richard John: "Gaius Marius. A political Biography",  Unisa Press, 1994. In Appendix II (p.240-252) he has a detailed analysis of the participants of the

Senatus Consultum de Agro Pergameno assuming a date of 101 BC (not 129 BC). The two Afinii are mentioned on p.245 (§14) and p.248 (§27)

Schumacher: Prosopographische Untersuchungen (1973) p.105 (§XV vir 89: L. Af[…])

Taylor: Voting Districts (1960/2013) p.172 (list of senators in the Senatus Consultum de agro Pergameno: L. Afinius of tribus Lemonia is §27

and L. Afinius of tribus Oufentina is §14), p.187 (gens Afinia in tribus Lemonia and Oufentina)

Weiser, Wolfram: "Namen römischer Statthalter auf Münzen Kleinasiens. Corrigenda und Addenda zu Gerd Stumpfs Münzcorpus", in ZPE

Bd. 123 (1998), pp. 287-288 (Afinius Cornelianus, possible procos Asia)

Wiseman: New Men (1971) p.210 (§7 L. Afinius L.f. Lem; §8 L. Afinius L.f. Ouf.)

Changes

26.11.2013 restructured

17.05.2018 New header, reference list plus many updates, incl. 2 republican senators.

not in RE

not in RE

L. Afinius L.f.

L. Afinius L.f.

tribus Lemonia

tribus Oufentina

senator 101 (or 129)

senator 101 (or 129) (ex-praetor or ex-aedile)

Senatus Consultum de Agro Pergameno

Senatus Consultum de Agro Pergameno

ILLRP-604

C. Afiedius C.f. Sexsti[anus]

aedil at Fundi

start 1st century BC

REPUBLIC

IMPERIAL

A437 RE1

L. Afinius Gallus

ab Perusia ?

cos ord 62

Afinius Cornelianus

procos Asia ??

c.138/161

A439 RE3

Afinia M.f. Gemina Baebiana

clarissima femina, ab Perusia

~ IMP CAESAR C. VIBIUS TREBONIANUS GALLUS AUG

cos suff before 251 Imp 251-253 cos II ord 252

V535

RE2

?

V595

IMP CAESAR C. VIBIUS AFINIUS GALLUS

Vibia C.f. Galla

VELDUMNIANUS VOLUSIANUS AUG

Imp 251-253 cos ord 252 253

UNCERTAIN DATE

Rüpke530 PIR addenda

CIL IX 1567

CIL IX 1638

CIL IX 1455

L. Af[…]

N. Afinius Fortunatus

N. Afinius Apulum

C. Afinius C.f. Cordus

either Afinius or Afranius

ab Beneventum

trib Vol.

XV vir sf, legatus,

non senator

~ Afinia Acte

local magistrate Saepinum

inscription AE1969/70-115 at Formiae

IIvir quinquennalis

A438

RE2 FOS40

CIL IX 1638 cf A438

Afinia N.f. Calliste

N. Afinius N.f. Hierax

clarissima femina

trib Pal., † aged 19

3rd century

decurion Beneventum