Gens: ARTORIUS
Created: 26th January 2014
Update:  10th February 2021
Status Republic: Patrician:     Pleb. Nobilis:       Senatorial:      Eques Romanus:      Local magistrate: X
Republican Family / Cognomen
Patrician n/a
Pleb. Nobilis n/a
Senatorial n/a
Equestrian n/a
Local magistrat. no cognomen
Uncertain n/a
Imperial Family / Cognomen
Imperators n/a
Consular Maximus (if suffect consulate by 284)
Senatorial Geminus, Germanianus ?
Equestrian Castus, Priscillus
Equestrian (mil) n/a
Local magistrat. Bassus
Uncertain Augendus
Republican Consuls, Tribunes with consular power, Dictators, Magister Equitum, Censors n/a
Imperial Consuls and Emperors (Augusti and Caesars) 1 incl. 0 emperors
Notes: The two daughters of Geminus may be one person with 2 husbands., but I have followed FOS here. See stemma in PIR-S p.153
The alternative solution is that M. Septicius Sura and Q. Marcius Barea Sura were brothers and that Septicius was adopted by testament by a M. Septicius.
This solution is preferred by Sallomies, Champlin, and Corbier.
Wikipedia has a very detailed article on L. Artorius Castus.
Literature Birley: Roman Government of Britain (2005) p.355 (L. Artorius Castus, commanded vexillatio of two British legions in was vs Armenia, not Armorica in Gallia)
Cavenaile: L'Armee d'Egypte (1970) p.227 (§299 M. Artorius M.f. Priscillus Vicasius Sabidianus, praefect of Berenice)
Chastagnol: Fastes de la Préfecture de Rome (1962) p.30-31 (§8 L. Artorius Pius Maximus, PUR 298-299)
Christol: Carrieres Senatoriales (1986) p.143 (§5 L. Artorius Pius Maximus, Christol argues he was cos suff about 20 years before being PUR, thus c.278, and
 therefore before his governorship of Syria-Phoenice, thus making this a consular province, though it was also praetorian)
Corbier: Aerarium (1974) p.348-351 (§1 M. Artorius Geminus, praef aerar mil 10 AD (the office was created in  6 AD), she prefers he is the grandson of the medicus, 
followed in stemma below)
Crook: Consilium Principis (1955) p.152 (§35 M. Artorius Asclepiades, amicus and medicus of Augustus)
Dobson: Primipilares (1955) p.47 (§61 L. Artorius Castus, follows Pflaum in dating his career to Commodus)
Dobson: Primipilares (1978) p.267-268 (§151 L. Artorius Castus)
Dondin-Payre, Monique: "Choix et contraintes dans l'expression de la parenté dans le monde romain", in Cahiers du Centre Gustave Glotz, 5, 1994.
p.158-159 (proposes stemma showing M. Septicius Sura as the son of Q. Marcius Barea Soranus, cos 34, adopted by a M. Septicius)
Fitz: Pannonien (1993-1995) p.920-921 (§608 L. Artorius Castus, dates his activities in Brit to the 180s)
Hächler: Kontinuität und Wandel (2019) p.656 (§XVII L. Artorius Pius Maximus, PUR 298-299)
Kirbihler, Francois: "Des grecs et des italiens à Éphèse. Histoire d’une intégration croisée (133 a.C.–48 p.C.)", Scripta Antiqua 88, Bordeaux 2016, p.
p.284 (§26 L. Artorius Pius Maximus, and Artorii)
Loriot, M. Xavier: "Un mythe historiographique : l'expédition de L. Artorius Castus contre les Armoricains", in Bulletin de la Société Nationale des Antiquaires
 de France, 1997, 2001. p.85-87 (refutes that Artorius campaign was against the Armoricii, as scholars from Mommsen onwards have assumed, but was against 
the Armenii. And pushing the date to 215 or even later. Earlier dating was under Commodus)
Mouritsen: Pompeian Epigraphy (1988) p.83 (M. Artorius II vir cand 80/30 BC)
PIR2 Pars VII, Fasciculus 2 letter S (2006) p.153 stemma of Artorii, Marcii and Septicii, which I have followed)
Raepsaet-Charlier: PFOS (1987) p.121 (discussion of relationship of Artoria to Marcius Barea Sura anmd Septicius Sura), stemma XI
Ritterling: Fasti Deutschland (1932) p.133 (M. Artorius Priscillus Vicasius Sabidianus, tribune of cohort)
Salomies: Nomenclature (1992) p.48-49 (prefers that M. Septicius Sura, was the son of Q. Marcius Barea Soranus, cos 34, adopted by testament by a M. Septicius.
Settipani: Continuite (2000) p.285-287 (Settipani suggests that Q. Marcius Q.f.C.n.C.pron Barea Sura and M. Septicius Q.f.C.n.C.pron. Sura were brothers
and Septicius was adopted by a Septicius. )
Stout: Governors of Moesia (1911) p.46-47 ([A]rtorius, governor 120)
Szramkiewicz: Gouverneurs Vol.2  (1972) p.379 (M. Artorius Geminus)
Thomas: Roman Epistrategos (1982) p.185, 194 (§13 M. Artorius Priscillus Vicasius Sabidianus, epistrategus Thebaidos ante 117)
Tortotiello: Fasti Consolari di Claudio (2004) p.527 (stemma of Artorius Geminus)
Wiseman: New Men (1971) p.215 (§45 M. Artorius Geminus,  praef aerar milit, Wiseman considers him possibly the son of the medicus)
Changes 2014.02.08 first version
2021.02.10 New header, reference list plus many updates
CIL-IV-8+16
M. Atorius
II vir cand at Pompeii,
c.80/30 BC
REPUBLIC
IMPERIAL                                                      
A1183 RE4
M. Artorius (Asclepiades?)
from Smyrna, inscription with cognomen Asclepiades is a forgery)
medicus to AUGUSTUS
mention 42
† post 31 in shipwreck
??
 
A1185 Laet52
Artorius Geminus
 
A1186  RE5 Laet53 FOS105 PIR addenda FOS106
M. Artorius Geminus   (Artoria)             (Artoria)  
leg Caesar Aug, see AE1973-33 ? =  FOS105
praef aerar mil 10AD ? = FOS106 ~ C. (Septicius) C.f.
~ C. (Marcius) C.f.
   
M218 RE37 S410 RE3a ILS6797 AE1952-106
Q. Marcius C.f.C.n  Barea Soranus Q. Septicius C.f.C.n. C. Artorius Bassus
cos suff 34 pr, leg 37 from Carthago in Africa,
~ Caepia Crispina,, FOS166 local pont, aedil, II vir at Carthago,
curator Lucustae, patron of pagus,
    dedicated altar 48/49 at Thugga
A1191 RE11 FOS107 M219 RE38 S412 RE4a
Artoria Flaccilla Q. Marcius Q.f.C.n.C.pn. Barea Sura M. Septicius Q.f.C.n.C.pn. Sura
exiled in 65 with husband (not the cos 52)
~ D. Iunius Novius Priscus pronepos of Artorius Geminus pronepos of Artorius Geminus
cos ord 78
A1180 RE3 Lamb235 Stech1608 A1188 RE9 Pf88 PME-A168
[A?]rtorius  M. Artorius M.f. Priscillus Vicasius Sabidianus
leg Aug pr pr Moesia Inf 120 trib Pal., inscription Puteoli,
AE1977-745 + AE1985-759 show tr coh, tr leg VII Cla in Moesia Sup, praef alae,
name is C. Ummidius Quadratus praef montis Berenicidia in Aegyptus,
 S[allustius Se]rtorius, cos 118 epistrategus (LX) Thebaidos 114-117
flamen divi Augusti, patron (Puteoli),
A1184 RE4a RE7 Dobson151 LP17-70 Pf196
L. Artorius Castus
from Epetium in Dalmatia,
primus pilus V Mac in Dacia,
praepositus classis Misenum,
praef (= praef castrorum) legio VI Vic in Brit 
dux vexillation of two (or 3?) legions from Britannia
in war vs Armenia (215 or under Severus Alexander)
procur provincia Liburnia iure gladii (C ) (in Dalmatia),
Pflaum puts his career under Commodus
cf. AE1981-694
A1187 RE7a Bar1811 Lamb862 PLRE Max43
L. Artorius Pius Maximus
honored at Ephesus, vir clar,
leg pro pr Syria Phoenice post 286
cos suff ann inc (before or after Syria)
procos Asia 287/298
PUR 298-299
UNCERTAIN DATE                                                    
PIR1 A950a RE6 PLRE Germ2 CIL-VI-1928 NSc 1965, 45
C. Art(orius?) Germanianus C. Artorius Iulius Augendus Artorius Q. f. Histrianus, 
or Articuleius viator quaestorius ab aerario Saturni, IIII vir at Verona in 1st century,
clar vir, a freedman, thus presumably not  praef fabrum, q aerarii at Verona
mention on water-pipe a quaestor in charge of the aerarium Saturn. is likely = [Q. Se?]rtorius Q. f. Pob. [H]istrianus. 
3rd or 4th century 2nd century (NSc = Notizie degli Scavi di antichità)