Gens: RANIUS
Created: 30th September 2014
Update:  30th September 2014
Status Republic: Patrician:     Pleb. Nobilis:       Senatorial:      Eques Romanus:  
Republican Family / Cognomen
Patrician n/a
Pleb. Nobilis n/a
Senatorial n/a
Equestrian n/a
Imperial Family / Cognomen
Imperators n/a
Consular Optatus
Senatorial Castus, Festus
Equestrian n/a
Republican Consuls, Tribunes with consular power, Dictators, Magister Equitum, Censors 0
Imperial Consuls and Emperors 2 incl. 0 emperors
Notes: family from Africa
Articles Alfoldy: Fasti Haipanienses p.95-97 on Ranius Optatus
Corbier: Aerarium p.462-464 on the Ranii.
Mirkovic, Miroslava: "Ein Bleigewicht im Museum von Požarevac", in Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik, Bd.152, 2005, pp.295-298
on a younger Ranius Optatus as governor of Biuthynia-Pontus not identical to R24.
Pflaum: Fastes Narbo p.36-38 on Ranius Optatus
Remy: Carrieres Senatoriales p.322 on Ranius Festus
Changes
REPUBLIC
IMPERIAL                                                    
R23
C. Ranius (or Granius) Castus
leg Asia 126/127
R24 RE1
L.Ranius Optatus Acontianus
q Sicilia, tr pl, pr, legatus Asia
leg aug iuridicus Asturia et Gallaecia
procos Narbo, cos suff sub Septimius or Caracalla
curator of Mediolanum and Nola
 
see article above R25 RE2
L.Ranius Optatus Q.Ranius Terentius Honoratianus Festus
leg Aug Bithynia et Pontus 236-238 q Sicilia, aed cur, pr tutelaris, praef aerar mil,
and therefore must be cos suff c.235 leg Lycia et Pamph, leg leg II Adiutrix in Pannonia not before 214
procos Lycia et Pamph sub Severus Alexander
descendent of R24 or his son
R26 RE3
Rania Flavia Iuliana Optata
clar fem
3rd century
~ Flavus Pollio Flavianus (F340)
clar vir
F271   F424 F421
Flavius Ranius     Iulia Flavia Herennia       Flavia Flavianilla    
Pollio Flavianus Caecilia Honoratiana Optata clar puella
clar puer clar puella, clar fem
note a Q.Caecilius Honoratianus, vir egreg (C49) 
known from inscription in Africa