Gens: OVINIUS
Created: 10th November 2013
Update:  12th June 2018
Status Republic: Patrician:     Pleb. Nobilis:       Senatorial: X    Eques Romanus:      Local magistrates  
Republican Family / Cognomen
Patrician n/a
Pleb. Nobilis n/a
Senatorial no cognomen
Equestrian n/a
Local magistrat. n/a
Uncertain n/a
Imperial Family / Cognomen
Imperators n/a
Consular Africanus, Gallicanus, Pacatianus, Paternus, Pudens Capella, Rusticus, Tertullus
Senatorial Camillus ?, Victorinus,
Equestrian n/a
Equestrian (mil) Rufus
Local magistrat. n/a
Uncertain Vopiscus
Republican Consuls, Tribunes with consular power, Dictators, Magister Equitum, Censors 0
Imperial Consuls and Emperors (Augusti and Caesars) 6 excl. Gallicanus outside scope
Notes: Several consuls are very loosely dated and though most 3rd century Ovinii are likely to be related, a comprehensive stemma is impossible to construct.
Settipani has propsed a conjectural stemma linking some members, given at bottom.
Literature Baroni: Adlectiones ed Adlecti (2011) p.473-476 (§5  L. Ovinius Rusticus Cornelianus)
Caballos Rufino: Senadores Hispanorromanos (1990) p.243-244 (§134 L. Ovinius Rusticus Cornelianus, possibly from Spain)
Champlin, Edward: "Saint Gallicanus (Consul 317)", in Phoenix Vol.36, 1982, p.71-76 who argues that the cos 317 is Saint Gallicanus 
and not the cos of 330 Flavius Gallicanus.
Chastagnol: Préfecture de Rome (1962) p. 400-407 (Ovinius Gallicanus, PUR 316-317)
Chausson, Francois: "Un portrait de groupe avec dame: autour de Cornelia Praetextata", in Cahiers de Centre Glotz, Vol.7, 1996, p.319-368, especially a very conjectural stemma on p.351,
with prosopography of Ovinii on p.365-368
Christol: Carrieres Senatoriales (1986) p.106 (Ovinius Paternus cos 267, problem with several Paterni as consuls in 267, 268 and 269)
Crook: Consilium Principis (1955) p.176 (§243 C. Ovinius Tertullus, amicus of Septimius and Caracalla)
Dobson: Primipilares (1978) p.174 (§15 L. Ovinius Rufus)
Fitz: Pannonien (1995) p.100 (§38 L. Ovinius L.f. Rufus)
Gilliam, J.F.: "Caesonius Bassus: cos ord A.D. 317", in Historia 16, 1967, p.252-254
Jacques: Curateurs (1983) p.82-84 (§30 L. Ovinius Rusticus Cornelianus, curator of Ricina, this municipium became a colonia under Septimius Severus)
Le Bohec, Yann: "La Troisième Légion Auguste", Paris, 1989, p.479 (L. Ovinius Pudens Capella, dating uncertain)
Le Roux, Patrick: "Les sénateurs originaires de la province d'Hispania citerior au Haut-Empire romain", in Epigrafia e Ordine Senatorio» Roma 1982, p. 459 nr. 17
Leunissen: Konsuln (1989) p.155, 251, 365 (C. Ovinius Tertullus), p.208, 329, 349 (L. Ovinius Rusticus Cornelianus, his dating very uncertain, between 170/250)
Rucinski: Praefectus Urbi (2009) p.227 (§72 Ovinius Pacatianus, PUR 276-277; §74 Ovinius Paternus, PUR 281)
Salomies: Nomenclature (1992) p.67 (Rufria Ovinia Corneliana O192)
Settipani: Continuite (2000) p.350-351 (proposed stemma, which is just one possible scenario, due to lack of facts, see below), 395
Settipani: Continuite addenda  (2001/2004) p.27-28 (modifies earlier stemma, L. Ovinius L.f. Rusticus Cornelianus is probably Spanish and not related to other Ovinii;
argues for reading of inscription as "[L. Ovini]us C. Iulius Aquilius [Nonius Pater]nus")
Stein: Moesien (1940) p.60-61 (§92 C. Ovinius Tertullus, governor 198-201)
Suolahti, Jaakko: Junior Officers (1955) p.318+335 (tr mil §355 and praef §331 L. Ovinius Rufus), p.378 (§176 Ovinii)
Thomasson: Fasti Africani (1996) p.195 (§75 L. Ovinius Pudens Capella, governor Numidia, possibly 218/235)
Wiseman: New Men (1971) p.248 (§298 Q. Ovinius † 30 BC, from Tarracina ??)
Changes 12.06.2018 New header, reference list plus many updates
RE1
Ovinius
tr pl before 312
O182 RE2
Q. Ovinius
senator
served under Cleopatra as manager of her woolen factories,
† 30 BC exc by order of Octavian
REPUBLIC
IMPERIAL                                                                                        
L. Ovinius M.f.
trib. Ter. from Venafrum in Campania,
~ Allidia L.f. Rufa
 
Dem265 Dobson15 AE1995-1217
L. Ovinius L.f. Rufus         M. Ovinius L.f. Vopiscus
trib. Ter. from Venafrum in Campania, trib. Ter.
primus centurio praetorio under Augustus,
primus pilus XIV Gem under Tiberius, 
 tr mil coh XI urb, tr mil coh III praet, 
praef fabrum, II vir at Venafrum (c.30)
~ Pullia Prima
O191 RE10 LP20-107 AE1986-270
C. Ovinius Tertullus C. Ovinius C.f. Seve[rianus?] Victo[rinus]
clar vir, clar vir, inscription Novaria,
cos suff c.194 tr mil I Min, q Sicilia, tr pl cand 161/168, pr cand,
leg Aug pro pr Moesia Inf 198-201 curator rei publicae Marsorum Marruviorum et Corfinensium,
amicus of Septimius and Caracalla iuridicus Transpadana, 
O184 RE4
Ovinius Camillus (Ovinia ?)
senator exc sub Severus Alexander
? fictitious, ment by Hist. Aug. ~ L.Caesonius Lucillus Macer Rufinianus
cos suff c.225/230, frat Arv 213 218 219 240
PLRE Capella  
O187 RE7 PLRE Paca1 O189 LP40-48 LP40-70 LP40-82 O188 RE8 PLRE Paternus2 CIL VI-8-3-p.5000 O186 C212 RE Caeson9 LP39-146 PLRE Bassus18 T226 RE Tin4
Ovinius Pacatianus L. Ovinius Pudens Capella Ovinius Paternus ?=? [L. Ovini]us C. Iulius Aquilius [Nonius Pater]nus L. Caesonius L.f. Ovinius Manlius Rufinianus Bassus   M. Tineius Ovinius L.f. Castus Pulcher
cos suff ante 276 clar vir, cos ord 267 (or 269) clar vir, VII vir epulo,  trib Quirina, clar vir, salius Pal, pont maior, trib. Arn., patron of Tibur
PUR 276 and 277 leg Aug pro pr Numidia 250/300 cos II 279 PUR 281 cos ord, curator via Appia,  cos suff c.260, cos suff II c.285 (or his son) q urb, pr cand, cos suff c.270/280
(under Aurelian 270/275?) procos (Asia?) , PUR C212 and RE have in error Quintus in stead of Ovinius pont maior (i.e. after Aurelian)
cos desig in Numidia procos Africa sub Probus, PUR 285
 
O186 C212 RE Caeson9 LP39-146 PLRE Bassus18
L. Caesonius L.f. Ovinius Rufinus Manlius Bassus
trib Quirina, clar vir, salius Pal, pont maior,
cos suff c.285 (or his father)
? = his father
 
PLRE Gal3 RE Gallicanus 3 or 6 PLRE Bassus12
Ovinius Gallicanus Caesonius Bassus  
vir clar,  cos ord 317
curator of Teanum Sidicinum in Campania 293/300 presumably grdson of cos. 260
cos ord 317 PUR 316-318
UNCERTAIN DATE                                                                                      
O185 RE5
L. Ovinius Curius Proculus Modianus Africanus L. Ovinius
cos suff 3rd (or 4th) century
~ Claudiana Eusebia C751
   
O181   O190 RE9 RE1a
(Ovinius)     L. Ovinius L.f. Rusticus Cornelianus  
trib Quirina, from Spain ?
q, adlectus inter tribunicios,
curator viae Valeriae-Tiburtinae, pr, 
leg leg I Ita in Moesia Inf, curator viae Flaminiae,
curator rei publicae Ricina in Picenum,
cos suff desig under Septimius Severus (?) or mid 3rd century
† before consulship
~ Rufria L.f. Secundilla (FOS673)
   
O183 RE3 PLRE Africanus 7 O192 RE11
L. Ovinius Africanus   Rufria Ovinia Corneliana
clar puer honored her father at Tarraco in Spain
grdson of cos
ALTERNATIVE                                                                                      
STEMMA BASED ON SETTIPANI(modified by addenda)
L. Ovinius
~ Claudia sister to 
Ti. Claudius Sollemnius Pacatianus, leg Arabia 225/235
 
 
(Ovinia)               (L. Ovinius) Pacatianus  
with uncle in Arabia
~ L.Caesonius Lucillus Macer Rufinianus
cos suff c.225/230, frat Arv 213 218 219 240
↓
 
RE9 RE1a O187 RE7 PLRE Paca1  
Pacata     Ovinius Pacatianus     (Ovinia Paterna)
c.p. Arabia cos suff ante 276
PUR 276 and 277
~ L. Clodius Tinneius Pupienus Bassus
clar iuvenis, P1084
son of a Tineia T234
grdson of Imp PUPIENUS
 
T226 RE Tin4
M. Tineius Ovinius L.f. Castus Pulcher
trib. Arn., patron of Tibur
pont maior, q urb, pr cand, 
cos suff c.270/280
 
T233 PLRE Atticus 4
[Ovi]nius Tineius Tarrute[nius] (Nonius?) Atticus
vir clar, pr tutelarius, XV vir sf,
† aged 28
~ […]a Maxima M385
clar fem
 
PLRE Gal3RE Gallicanus 3 or 6
Ovinius Gallicanus  
vir clar, 
curator of Teanum Sidicinum in Campania 293/300
cos ord 317 PUR 316-318
~ Bruttia