Gens: LUSIUS  
Created: 19th October 2013
Update:  4th October 2017
Status Republic: Patrician:     Pleb. Nobilis:       Senatorial:      Eques Romanus: X    Local magistrates  
Republican Family / Cognomen
Patrician n/a
Pleb. Nobilis n/a
Senatorial n/a
Equestrian no cognomen, Nomentanus
Local magistrat. n/a
Imperial Family / Cognomen
Imperators n/a
Consular Geminus Rutilianus, Quietus, Saturninus, Sparsus, 
Senatorial Lupus ?, Severus,
Equestrian Fidus ?, Gallus, Geta, Modestus, Sabinianus, Sparsus, 
Local magistrat. Constans, Saturninus, Strabo
Republican Consuls, Tribunes with consular power, Dictators, Magister Equitum, Censors 0
Imperial Consuls and Emperors (Augusti and Caesars) 4 incl. 0 emperors
Notes: Lusius Quietus, Trajan's famous cavalry general, has generated a lot of literature, including speculation that he was a black Ethiopian. 
I have only included Leiva Petersen's article below.
Literature Alföldy: Senatoren in Dalmatia (1968) p.125-126 (§8 M. Lusius Severus L441); Lusius is a very common nomen in Narona, so probably from Narona;
Lusia Galeria Rufina (L444) and Lusia Rufia Marcella (R164) could be relatives. A Lusia Rufina is known in Dalmatia.
Bastianini, G: "Lista dei prefetti d'Egitto dal 30a al 299p", in ZPE Bd. 17 (1975), p.273 (L. Lusius Geta L435)
Bastianini, G: "Lista dei prefetti d'Egitto dal 30a al 299p: aggiunte e correzioni"", in ZPE Bd. 38 (1980), pp. 76 (L. Lusius Geta L435)
Birley: Roman Government of Britain (2005) p.310-311 (§8 Q. Lusius Sabinianus proc Aug Brit)
Broughton: MRR Supplement p.130 (N. Lusius N.f. Nomentanus)
Camodeca, Giuseppe: "L'eta romana", in Storia del Mezzogiorno I.2, Napoli, 1991, p.7-79
Camodeca, Giuseppe.: "L'archivio puteolani dei Sulpicii", Napoli, 1992 p.246-247 on identity of Q. Futius Lusius Saturninus cos suff 41.
Camodeca, Giuseppe.: "'I ceti dirigenti di rango senatorio, equestre e decurionale della Campania romana I", Napoli 2008, pp. 211-212 on Lusii from Campania
Crook: Consilium Principis (1955) p.173 (§215 Lusius Geta , amicus of Claudius; §216 Lusius Quietus, amicus of Trajan) 
Devijver, H.: " De Aegypto et Exercitu Romano (1975) p.74 (§79 A. Lusius Gallus L434)
Dobson: Primipilares (1978) p.170-171 (§9 M. Vergilius Gallus Lusius V406)
Eck: Senatoren von Vespasian bis Hadrian (1970) p.180-185 sets governorship of Juadaea by Lusius Quietus L439 from 115/6 to 117/8.
d'Escurac: La préfecture de l'annone (1976) p.440 (Lusius Sparsus L442)
Fitz: Pannonien (1995) p.99 (§36 M. Vergilius Gallus Lusius V406)
Leunissen: Konsuln (1989) p.207 (Q. Lusius Laberius Geminus (or Geminius) Rutilianus L436)
Lörincz, Barnabás: "Zur Konsulliste des Jahres 156", in ZPE  Band 52, 1983 p.211-212 dates suffect consulate of C. Lusisus Sparsus to late 156 AD.
Petersen, Leiva.: "Lusius Quietus, Ein Reitergeneral Trajans aus Mauretanien", in Das Altertum bd. 14, 1968, pp.211-217
Raepsaet-Charlier: PFOS (1987) stemma XXIX (Lusia Paullina L445)
Reinmuth: Prefect of Egypt (1935/1979) p.81 (L. Lusius Geta L435)
Salomies: Nomenclature (1992) p.24 discusses relationship of Lusia Paullina (L445 with her family. Why is she called M.f. and not A.f or Vergilia M.f. ?
p.108-109 on possible relationship between Lusia Paullina (L445) and Sex. Tadius Lusius Nepos Paullinus (T2). Probably not likely.
Stein: Präfekten von Ägypten (1950) p.31 (L.Lusius Geta L435)
Suolahti, Jaakko: Junior Officers (1955) p.370 n.135 on Lusii
Tortotiello: Fasti Consolari di Claudio (2004) p.506-507 (§30 Q. Futius Lusius Saturninus cos suff 41 AD)
Changes 04.10.2017 New header, literature list and many updates
RE74 RE14
Maria   C. MARIUS
cos 107 104 103 102 101 100 86
~ Lusius
 
RE1 Nic207
C. Lusius  
tr mil sub Marius 104
† 104 murdered, but murderer aquitted
not in Re or PIR 
N. Lusius N.f. Nomentanus
trib. Cor.
praef fabrum 1st century
REPUBLIC
IMPERIAL                                                          
Lusius Gallus M. Vergilius
adopt
PME-V66 Dem301  
V406 RE Vergilius 6 Pf7  
L. Lusius Saturninus Q. Futius M. Vergilius M.f. Gallus Lusius  
pr II vir cand from Casinum in Latium probably born A. Lusius Gallus
at Nuceria, Campania trib. Ter., from Venafrum in Campania
adopt primus pilus legio XI in Dalmatia, 
praef coh ped et equit Germ Inf c.10-14, dona militaria 10/11 
praef fabrum III,  tr of I praet cohort,
idiologus Aegypt (CC), II vir iterum at Venafrum, local pont,
    sub Augustus and Tiberius
     
L449 RE Lutetius 1 RE11   L434 RE3 Dem302 PME-L39 L445 RE16 FOS512 L435 RE4 Dem484 AE1978-119a
Q. Futius Lusius Saturninus A. Lusius A.f. Gallus     Lusia M.f. Paullina L. Lusius Geta N. Lusius N.f. Constans
cos suff 41? † 43 murdered trib Teretina praef praet 48-51 trib. Men.
tr mil XXII Cyr, praef equit, ~ Sex. Vettullenus Cerialis praef Aegyp 54 decurion at Herculaneum, Campania
Note: original reading was Q. Eutetius under Tiberius augustalis sub Claudius or Nero
emended to Q. Lutetius and finally in 1984 a new or adopted by a A. Lusius
new inscription showed it to be Q. Futius.
?
   
F605   V500 V502   L433
Q. Futius   Sex. Vettulenus Cerialis C. Vettulenus Civica Cerialis M. Lusius Fidus
cos suff 49, 50 or 54 cos suff 71 or 72 cos suff c.77 in consilium of procos Sardinia 69
↓
L439 RE9 PME-L41 T2
Lusius Quietus  Sex. Tadius Lusius Nepos Paullinus
from Mauretania, made eques by Domitian, leg propr Africa ante 170
praef equit et princeps (sheik) of Moors in  related to Lusia Paullina above ?
Dacian wars 101-106
Trajan's general in Parthian wars 114-117
Jewish war 117, adlectus inter praetorios 116/117
leg Aug pro pr Iudaea 117 cos suff 117
† 118 exc by  Hadrian
L442 RE13
Lusius Sparsus
procur de frumentis (= Neaspoleos et Mausolei) at Alexandria 139
 
L443 RE14 L432 L440 RE10
C. Lusius Sparsus L. Lusius Q. Lusius Sabinianus
cos suff 156 or 157 related to L442/L443 ? procur Aug Brit 140/158
~ Licinia Sparsi f. Procilla ? 169/177
L276
L436 RE6 RE5 R164 RE17 Rufius 23a FOS513 L438 RE8
Q. Lusius Laberius Geminus (or Geminius) Rutilianus Lusia Rufia Marcella Lusius Lupus
procos Sicilia (RE5) clar fem nobilis ?
cos suff sub Commodus or Septimius Severus ment on fistula aquaria in Ostia sub M. Aurelius
ca 175/225
connected to Rufia Marcella R163
 
L437 RE7
[Lusius Q.f. Laberius S]eptius [Ruti]lianus
or Leptius
clar vir, X vir stli iudic, tr laticl IIII Fla in Moesia Sup,
q urb, tr pl cand imperator, pr cand, 
patron Abbiritanorum in Africa,
UNCERTAIN DATE                                                        
L441 RE12 L444 RE15 FOS511 Lusius
M. Lusius Severus Lusia C.f. Galeria Rufina
inscription Narona in Dalmatia clar fem ~ Siccia T.f. Secundilla
clar vir 150/225
ca 150-200
 
PME-L40   cf PME-L40
C. Lusius Modestus       C. Lusius Strabo  
from Ameria in Regio VI, sacerdos Victoria
praef coh, tr mil, praef alae,
IIII vir aedil 4 times, II vir iure dicundo