Gens:

ALFENUS and ALFENIUS

Created:

10th November 2007

Update:

7th August 2018

Status Republic:

Patrician:

Pleb. Nobilis:

Senatorial:

Eques Romanus:

Local magistrates

Republican Family / Cognomen

Patrician

n/a

Pleb. Nobilis

Varus

Senatorial

n/a

Equestrian

no cognomen

Local magistrat.

no cognomen

Uncertain

n/a

Imperial Family / Cognomen

Imperators

n/a

Consular

Avitianus, Senecio, Varus

Senatorial

Avitianus, Iulianus, Primus

Equestrian

Apollinaris, Arignotus, Varus

Equestrian (mil)

Avitianus, Fortunatus, Paternus

Local magistrat.

n/a

Uncertain

n/a

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

Imperial Consuls and Emperors (Augusti and Caesars)

incl. 0 emperors

Notes:

Literature

Absil: Prefets du Pretoire (1997) p.147 (§21 P. Alfenus Varus, PP 69)

Alexander: Trials (1990) p.63 (Trial §121 Sex. Alfenus was procurator in 83 BC in a civil suit vs P. Quinctius),

Alföldy: Gallia Cisalpina (1999) p.314-315 (P. Alfenus Varus cos suff 39 from Cremona in tribus Aniensis and his son cos 2 AD)

Bastianini, G: "Lista dei prefetti d'Egitto dal 30a al 299p", in ZPE Bd. 17 (1975), p.304 does not accept Alfenus Apollinaris as praef Aegypti.

Berard, Francois: "La carrière de Plotius Grypus et le ravitaillement de l'armée impériale en campagne", in MEFRA tome 96, 1984. p.319-323 (§10 T. Antonius Claudius Alfenus Arignotus' career;

Berard proposes that his task as praepositus for corn supply at Seleucia Pieria was not in 175 (as suggested by Pflaum), but during Caracalla's Parthian campaign 215.

The otherwise unknown title "proc arcae Liviana" is presumably to absorb into the imperial fiscus the estates of a man called Livius.

Birley: Roman Government of Britain (2005) p.188-192 (§39 L. Alfenus Senecio, governor 205-207)

Caballos Rufino: Senadores Hispanorromanos (1990) p.45-46 (§9 L. Alfenus/Alfenius Avitianus A519), p.46 (§10 L. Alfenus/Alfenius Virius Avitus Avitianus),

p.46 (§11 L. Alfenus/Alfenius Virius Iulianus)

Dietz: Senatus (1980) p.44-46 (§III L. Alfen(i)us Avitianus, cos suff 213), 374 (stemma of Virii and Alfeni)

Fitz: Pannonien (1995) p.1025-1027 (§670 L. Alfenus Avitianus, governor of Pann Inf 214

Groag: Achaia (1939) p.99 (P. Af(ius?) Primus A515)

Hinard: Proscriptions (1985) p.329-330 (§1 Sex. Alfenus, proscribed 81 BC)

Jarrett: Municipal Aristocracies vol.1 (1958) p.127-128 (§15 L. Alfenus M.f. Senecio A520), p.128 (§16 L. Alfenus Senecio A521)

Le Bohec, Yann: "La Troisième Légion Auguste", Paris, 1989, p.133 (Alfenus Fortunatus, praef castrorum 161/169)

Leunissen: Konsuln (1989) p.175, 256, 269, 364 (L. Alfenus Avitianus, dates his governorship of Arabia to 210/220 and his cos suff also to 210/220),

p.159, 231-232, 263, 363 (L. Alfenus Senecio A521)

Nitschke: Dignitas (2006) p.23-24 (P. Alfenus Varus cos 2 AD)

Petolescu, Constantin C.: "Nouvelles remarques sur la carrière militaire équestre de T. Antonius Claudius Alfenus Arignotus", in ZPE Bd. 110 (1996), p.253-258

Reinmuth, O.W.: "A Working List of the Prefects of Egypt 30 B.C. To 299 A.D", in The Bulletin of the American Society of Papyrologists, Vol. 4, 1967,

p.106 (Alfenus Apollinaris, praef Aegypt 199/200; later scholars to not accept he was praef Aegypti, possibly vice praefect)

Robert, L.: "Une famille de Thyatire", in "Études anatoliennes: recherches sur les inscriptions grecques de l'Asie Mineure", Etudes Orientales vol.5, Paris 1937, p.124-127 (NOT AVAILABLE TO ME)

Rossner, Margarete: "Asiarchen und Archiereis Asias", in Studii Clasice XVI, 1974, p.113+139 (Alfenus Modestus, asiarch sub Septimius Severus)

Rüpke: Fasti Sacerdotum (2008) p.523 (§569 L. Alfenius Avitianus cos 213; he prefers A524 and A525 to be his sons by a late wife)

Sablayrolles: Vigiles (1996) p.530 (§5 L. Alfenus Senecio , subpraef of vigiles 161/166), p.556 (§22 L. Alfenus Avitianus, tr III vigiles shortly before 167)

Scheid: Freres Arvales 69-304 (1990) p.118, 448-449 (§147 L. Alfenius Avitianus cos suff 213; he considers A524 and A525 to be his grandsons,

and not his sons, as earlier scholars have assumed)

Settipani: Continuite (2000) p.367-368 (his stemma of L. Alfenius Avitianus, cos suff 213, prefers that Viria Iuliana was married to his otherwise unknown son;

he gives an age-gap of 60 years between the consul and A524 and A525, but the gap could be just 50 years, and cos 213 a late father).

Stein: Präfekten von Ägypten (1950) p.109-110 (Alfenus Apollinaris, praef Aegypti 199/200?; not accepted today)

Taylor: Voting Districts (1960/2013) p.188 (P. Alfenus Varus cos suff 39 BC from Cremona, thus in tribus Aniensis)

Thomasson: Fasti Africani (1996) p.204 (§17 L. Alfenius Senecio, proc Maur Caesar sub Marcus or Commodus)

Wiseman: New Men (1971) p.211 (§18 P. Alfenus Varus cos suff 39 BC)

Zmeskal: adfinitas (2009) p.27 (Sex. Alfenus RE1)

Changes

22.11.2013 restructured

07.08.2018 New header, reference list plus many updates

RE1 Nic16

Sex.Alfenus

eques romanus, from Picenum?

ment in trial 83, related to Sex. Naevius

proscribed 81

P.Alfenus

RE8

Nic17

ILLRP578

P. Alfenus P.f. Varus

Alfenus P.f.

from Cremona ? (in trib. Arn.),

II vir at Cupra Montana

jurist, eques,

pr by 42 (no evidence he was pr)

leg (or III vir) agr.divid. 41-40

cos suff 39

REPUBLIC

IMPERIAL

A523

RE9

A515

P. Alfenus P.f.P.n. Varus

P. Alf(ius?) or Alf(enus ?) Primus

leg Aug pro pr of procos Africa

leg pro pr of procos Achaea

cos ord 2 AD

late Republic / early Augustan

A522 RE7 Dem681 Dobson29(84)

P. Alfenus Varus

from Nuceria

trecenarius Aug (= rank after having been centurion of vig coh, urb coh and praet coh) 56 (praenomen Publius)

praef Castrorum 69

praef praet for Vitellius 69

joined Vespasian

A518 Dobson27(144)

A520 RE5 Rüpke572 Pf176 LP41-19

ILS3374 Dobson28

L. Alfenus Avitianus

L. Alfenus M.f. Senecio

Alfenus Fortunatus

from Acci in Hisp Tarracon,

trib Qurina from Cuicul in Numidia

praef castrorum of III Aug in Africa 161/169

primus pilus;

subpraef classis Misenum (LX),

tr coh III vig before 167

subpraef of vigiles (C ) 161/166

tr coh XII urb 167

proc Aug Maur Caesar (CC) 169/176

proc Aug Belgica et 2 Germ (CC) 169/176

sacerdos of Neptune at Cuicul (flamen minor ?)

A521

RE6 LP14-36 LP33-71

Rossner

A517

Pf218bis Pf308bis LP37-83

(Alfenus)

L. Alfenus (L.f.?) Senecio

Alf(enus) Modestus

Alf(enus) Apollinaris

trib Qui, vir clar,

strategos at Kyzikos

from Thyateira in Lydia

cos suff ante 200

Asiarch sub Septimius Severus

a censibus Augusti Aegypt c.188

leg Aug pro pr Syria Coele 200

probably not praef Aegypt 199/200

leg Aug pro pr Brit c.205-207/8

uncle of A821

A519

A735 RE4 Rüpke569 LP19-50 LP35-39

A821

RE Alfenus3 PME-A132 Pf218ter

L. Alfenus (or Alfenius) Avitianus

T. Antonius Claudius Alfenus Arignotus

from Acci in Hisp Tarracon,

trib. Quir, from Thyateira in Lydia, vir egreg,

leg Aug pro pr Arabia 211-213

his father and grandfather were Asiarchs

cos suff c.213

praef coh et praepositus coh in Dacia Sup,

leg Aug pro pr Pann Inf 214-(216?)

tr coh et praepositus coh in Moesia Inf,

frater arvalis 218 (promag) 231

praef alae et praepositus alae in Syria,

~ (Viria Iuliana), sister to

praepositus for corn for army at Seleucia Pieria c.215 (or 175 Pflaum)

L. Virius Lupus Iulianus cos ord 232

proc Augusti arcae Liviana (C ) sub Caracalla c.215/6 (or c.190 Pflaum)

(L. Alfenius Avitianus)

(Alfenia)

~ (Viria Iuliana), sister to

~ L. Iulius Apronius Maenius Pius Salamallianus

L. Virius Lupus Iulianus cos ord 232

cos suff 227

A525

Rüpke570

A524 Rüpke571

J159

J160

J646

J647

AE2007-1346

L. Alfenius Virius Iulianus

L. Alfenius Virius Avitus Avitianus

L. Iulius Apronius

Iulia Apronia

T. Fabius Alfe(nus) Apollinaris

arval camillus 240+241

Maenius Avitianus

Maenius Pius

Alfena Agrippina

Maenia Salamallias

epistrategus (from Thyateira)

max aged 15 in 240

clar puer

sub Gordianus

or son of A519

descendent of A517 above

? = A517 above

(Alfenia Iuliana)

~ M. Caeionius Proculus

cos suff 289

↓

UNCERTAIN DATE

A516

PME-A101

Alf(enus?)

L. Alfenus Paternus

proc s(ummarum) or s(icilia)

trib. Pal.

praef alae in Brit,

2nd or 3rd century