Gens: ANCHARIUS
Created: 13th November 2007
Update:  17th November 2018
Status Republic: Patrician:     Pleb. Nobilis:       Senatorial: X    Eques Romanus:      Local magistrate:  
Republican Family / Cognomen
Patrician n/a
Pleb. Nobilis n/a
Senatorial no cognomen
Equestrian n/a
Local magistrat. n/a
Uncertain Rufus
Imperial Family / Cognomen
Imperators n/a
Consular n/a
Senatorial no cognomen (Ancarius)
Equestrian n/a
Equestrian (mil) no cognomen, Felix, Proculus,
Local magistrat. no cognomen, Celer, Priscianus, Priscus
Uncertain n/a
Republican Consuls, Tribunes with consular power, Dictators, Magister Equitum, Censors 0
Imperial Consuls and Emperors (Augusti and Caesars) 0 incl. 0 emperors
Notes: also Ancarius.
Literature Alexander: Trials (1990) p.175 (§368 prosecution for murder of L. Varenus by C. Ancharius Rufus; arenus was convicted)
Carney, T.F.:" The Death of Ancharius", in Hermes, Bd. 88, 1960, p.382-384, dealing with Q. Ancharius RE2 death in 87 BC. It could be dated to January 86 and Ancharius thus a praetor in 87.
Deniaux: Clientèles et pouvoir (1993) p.389-390 (§3 Q. Ancharius, RE3)
Hemelrijk, Emily: "Patronesses and “Mothers” of Roman Collegia", in Classical Antiquity , Vol. 27, 2008, p.115-117 (Ancharia Luperca)
Jarrett: Municipal Aristocracies vol.1 (1958) p.128-129 (§17 Q. Ancharius Felix)
Rizakis/Zoumbaki: Roman Peloponnese I (2001) p.417-418 (§15 Q. Ancharius Q.f.; proquaestor, inscription at Olympia, possibly identical to RE3)
Rizakis/Zoumbaki: Roman Peloponnese II (2004) p.55 (§24 Q. Ancharius; inscription at Gytheion in Laconia, possibly identical to RE3)
Rutledge: Imperial Inquisitions (2001) p.188 (§3 Ancharius Priscus, delator 21-22 AD, possibly related to ILS5057)
Sumner, G.V.: "The Lex Annalis under Caesar (Continued)", in Phoenix, Vol. 25, 1971, p.362 with stemma
Suolahti, Jaakko: Junior Officers (1955) p.344 dates L. Ancharius C.f. to before 15 AD.
Wiseman: New Men (1971) p.212 (§25 Q. Ancharius RE2; mentions some other Ancharii)
Zmeskal: adfinitas (2009) p.28 (Q. Ancharius RE2, Q. Ancharius RE3 and Ancharia RE7)
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RE2  RE6
Q. Ancharius C. Ancharius Rufus
pr by 88 or 87 † 87 or 86 from Fulginiae in Umbria
killed by Marius successful prosecutor of L. Varenus 80 BC
defended by Cicero
 
RE3   RE7
Q. Ancharius Q.f.     Ancharia  
leg ? 73-72 
q and proq Macedonia c.65
tr pl 59 pr 56 ~ 1. C. Octavius 2 ~ Atia, dt of M.Atius Balbus
procos Macedonia 55-54 pr 61 † 59
   
REPUBLIC    
IMPERIAL                                                
   
ILS 5057 O65 RE95 J215 RE Iulius132 AE2008-487
T. Ancharius T.f. Priscus Octavia maior C. Octavius C.f.C.n. M. Ancharius
from Pisaurum in Umbria, * 61 † 11 BC C.Iulius C.f.C.n. Caesar (Octavianus) II vir at Falerio
aedil, q, IIvir at Pisaurum, ~ Sex. Appuleius IMP. CAESAR Divi f. AUGUSTUS honored Octavia, Augustus' sister
gave gladiator games pr urb, flamen Iulialis *63 BC † 14 AD
under Augustus SEE OCTAVIUS
 
ILS5057 A578 RE5 Dem340 PME-A114
T. Ancharius Priscianus Ancharius Priscus L. Ancharius C.f. L.?
trib Pal. from Pisaurum, prosecutor of Caesius trib. Romilia from Ateste in Venetia
aedil, q, at Pisaurum, Cordus for repetundae 21-22 AD tr mil bis , praef fabrum,
gave gladiator games who was convicted II vir, local augur
sometime between Augustus and Claudius
note praenomen is L. not P.
~ Vicellia Ti.f.
M153 RE47a RE67a
Q. Manlius Ancharius Tarquitius Saturninus
cos suff 62 procos Africa 71/72 or 72/3
Ancharius Celer
magistrate at Volsinii
† by 224
 
PME-A115 ILS7217
Q. Ancharius Felix Ancharia Luperca
equestrian officer in Numidia c.217/220 co-opted patrona of collegium fabrum 224
~ Laberius Gallus
primipilaris, vir egregius
patron of collegium fabrum 224
A577 RE4
Q. Ancarius
praeses Orientis 258
UNCERTAIN DATE                                                    
Dobson35(old)
L. Ancharius Proculus
from Fanum Fortunae in Regio I
primipilaris
1st or 2nd century AD