Gens: VALERIUS (patrician)
Created: 23rd January 2016
Update:  23rd January 2016
Status Republic: Patrician: X   Pleb. Nobilis:       Senatorial:      Eques Romanus:      Local magistrates  
Republican Family / Cognomen
Patrician Falto, Flaccus, Laevinus, Maximus, Messalla, Messalla Corvinus, Poplicola, Potitus
Pleb. Nobilis n/a
Senatorial n/a
Equestrian n/a
Local magistrat. n/a
Imperial Family / Cognomen
Imperators n/a
Consular Messalla, Messalla Barbatus, Messalla Messalinus, Messalla Volesus
Senatorial n/a
Equestrian n/a
Local magistrat. n/a
Republican Consuls, Tribunes with consular power, Dictators, Magister Equitum, Censors 41
Imperial Consuls and Emperors (Augusti and Caesars) 6 incl. 0 emperors
Notes: Plebeian Valerii (incl.some imperial Messallae anf Flacci) will appear in a separate stemma. Valerius spelled Valesius until c.312 BC.
Literature Jeffreys, Roland: "The Date of Messalla's Death", in the Classical Quarterly, Vol. 35, No. 1 (1985), pp. 140-148 disagreeing with Syme and putting Corvinus' death in 12 or 13 AD.
Münzer, Fredrich: "De Gente Valeria", Berlin Dissertation, published Oppeln, 1891 
PIR version 2 letter V (2015) stemma on the Valerii Messallae opposite p.86
Settipani: Continuite p.199-209 on the Valerii Messallae and Flacci. Total stemmata p.75 + p.240. He prefers Potitus cos suff 29 to be the son of Niger, not Rufus (I prefer Syme's proposal followed by PIR version 2 in 2015)
Syme: Augustan Aristocracy p.200-243 on Messalla Corvinus and the last Messallae.
Syme, Ronald: review of "Arthur E. Gordon, Potitus Valerius Messalla Consul Suffect 29 B.C." in JRS Vol. 45, 1955, pp. 155-160 (also in RP Vol.1 p.260-270)
Changes
RE89
Volusus Valerius
immigrated to Rome from Sabine country
 
RE302 RE74 RE385 RE243 RE67
P.Valerius Vol.f  Poplicola                M.Valerius Vol.f. Volusus     Valeria               M'.Valerius Vol.f. Maximus
cos suff 509 508 507   tr mil 508 cos 505 amb 501 founding priestess of Fortuna 488 dict and triump 494 envoy 493
cos ? 506 ?, 504 leg 499 or 496 † in battle † 487 sacrifice augur by 495 princeps sen 493
triumph 509 504 † 503 † 463
     
RE301 RE73 RE386 RE65   RE380 RE90 RE246
P.Valerius P.f.Vol.n  Poplicola  M.Valerius P.f.Vol.n. Valeria M'.Valerius M.f.Vol.n. L.Valerius M.f.Vol.n  Potitus (Volusus Valerius) M.Valerius M'.f.Vol.n. Maximus Lactuca
amb 492 cos 475 460 † riot † 496 in battle hostage of dict ? 501 amb 501 q 485 cos 483 470 q 458 cos 456
interrex 462 triumph 475 Porsenna leg 499 or 496 praef urb 464
tr mil ? 486 (or Laevinus?)
     
RE304 RE58   RE206
L.Valerius P.f.P.n  Poplicola Potitus  (L.Valerius Vol.f.) M.Valerius M.f.M'.n. Lactuca Maximus
cos 449 q 446 cos suff 437
or Lactutinus
     
RE307 RE309   RE207
L.Valerius L.f.P.n  Potitus    C.Valerius L.f.Vol.n. Potitus Volusus M.Valerius M.f.M.n. Lactutinus Maximus
tr cos 414 406 403 401 398 tr cos 415 407 404 cos 410 tr cos 398 395
cos 393 392 triumph 392 mag eq ? 390 amb ? 398
amb 398 394 interrex 396 391 387
   
RE298 RE308 ? RE50 RE71  
L.Valerius L.f.L.n  Poplicola          P.Valerius L.f.L.n  Potitus Poplicola   C.Valerius Potitus  (M.Valerius M.f. Maximus)
tr cos 394 389 387 383 380  tr cos 386 384 380 377 370 367 tr cos 370
mag eq ? 390
     
  RE299 RE300 RE68 RE137 RE68  
(L.Valerius L.f. Poplicola) M.Valerius L.f.L.n. Poplicola  P.Valerius P.f.L.n. Poplicola  M.Valerius M.Valerius M.f.M.n. Maximus Corvus
mag eq 358 cos 355 353 cos 352 pr 350 dict 344 pont 340 * 371 cos 348 346 343 335 300 suff 299 dict 342 302 or 301
mag eq 332 ? = RE137 tr mil 349 pr 347 ? aed cur 345 or later, pont 340 ? (RE68)
interrex 340 332 320 leg (or his son) 325 310
III vir col deduc 313 pr 308 cens 307
triumph 345  342 334 301
   
RE306 RE51 RE165 RE171 RE244
C.Valerius L.f. L.n. Potitus Flaccus   L.Valerius Flaccus M.Valerius M.f.M.n. Maximus Corvinus
cos 331 mag eq ? 331 mag eq 321 cos 312 289 286 ? triumph 312
aed cur 329 (RE51 C.Valerius) leg (or his father) 325 leg (or his father) 310  tr mil 297
?? ? cos 300 suff 299 may belong to Corvinus and not his father
     
RE213 RE59     RE154
P.Valerius (C.f.L.n.??  Laevinus   L.Valerius (Flaccus?)       (M.Valerius L.f. Flaccus) (M.Valerius M.f. Maximus) P.Valerius
cos 280 II vir navalis 282
descended from Poplicola
       
RE215 RE172 RE3 RE247 RE156
(P.Valerius P.f. Laevinus) L.Valerius M.f.L.n. Flaccus Valerius M'.Valerius M.f. M.n. Maximus Messalla (Q.Valerius P.f. Falto)
cos 261 nobilis cos 263 with triumph, cens 252
tr mil 252 flogged received cognomen Messalla from Messana
       
RE211 cf 209 RE181 RE251 RE157 RE155
M.Valerius P.f.P.n. Laevinus P.Valerius L.f.M.n. Flaccus M.Valerius M'.f. M.n. (Maximus) Messalla   Q.Valerius Q.f.P.n. Falto   P.Valerius Q.f.P.n. Falto
aed cur ? 229? pr Sardinia 227 cos 220 ~ 2 ignota cos 227 envoy 219 leg 216 cos 226 praef classis 210-209 pr urb → Sicilia + fleet 242 cos 238
pr pereg 215 propr fleet 214 (praef classis 215 leg Brundisium 214 propr 241 cos 239
Graecia/Maced 213-211 cos II 210 1 ~ M.Fulvius Nobilior are presumably his son) triumph 241  
procos fleet 209-207 propr 205 father of M.Fulvius Nobilior cos 189 † c.210   either could be father  
amb 205 propr Maced 201-200 † ↓    
                 
RE210   RE208 cf 209 RE214 RE182   RE173 RE163 RE166 RE252 RE153
M.Valerius Laevinus C.Valerius M.f.P.n. Laevinus M.Valerius Laevinus P.Valerius Flaccus L.Valerius P.f.L.n. Flaccus C.Valerius Flaccus M.Valerius M.f. M'.n. Messalla M.Valerius Falto
gave games for his gave games for his father 200 gave games for his praef classis 215 tr mil 212 aed cur 201 leg 200 flamen Dialis 209 aed cur 195 ? pr pereg 193 cos cand 189 q by 206 amb 205 aed cur 203
father 200 leg 189 pr Sardinia 179 father 200 leg Brundisium 214 pr Sicilia 199 cos 195 procos 194 aed cur 199 pr pereg 183 cos Liguria 188 amb 174-173 pr Bruttium, Campania 201
aed cur 185? cos suff 176 cens cand 169 † c.214 leg 191 III vir col deduc 190 189 † by 174 X vir sf 172 (or his son) propr Sardinia 200
pr pereg 182 amb 174-173 172 cens cand 189 cens 184
leg 181 171 praenomen ? princeps sen 184 † 180 pont 196
     
RE174     RE253 RE4
L.Valerius L.f.P.n. Flaccus (C.Valerius Flaccus) M.Valerius M.f. M.n. Messalla Valerius
aed cur 163 cos 152 † cos 161 cens 154 monet 169/158
X vir sf 172 (or his father)
       
RE183 RE175     RE167   RE248     RE248 RE249
P.(Valerius?) Flaccus L.Valerius L.f.L.n. Flaccus       (C.Valerius Flaccus) C.Valerius C.f. Flaccus (M.Valerius Messalla)   M'.Valerius Messalla
prosecuted aed cur by 135 ? cos 131 monet 140 or pr c.120 RE249
M.Papirius Carbo flamen Martialis 154 ~ Baebia Q.f.
c.119
       
RE176 177   RE168 RE178   RE248     RE248  
L.Valerius L.f.L.n. Flaccus C.Valerius C.f.L.n. Flaccus L.Valerius C.? f.L.n. Flaccus M.Valerius Messalla M.Valerius Messalla
monet 108/107 cos 100 cens 97 pr urb 96 cos Hisp Cit 93 tr mil ante 100 aed cur 99/98 pr 96/95 ? leg 90, praetorius ? leg 90, praetorius
princeps senatus 86 interrex 82 procos Hisp Cit 92-81? propr Asia 95/4-91 cos suff 86 see → see ←
mag eq 82-79, flamen Martialis procos Gal Transalp 85-81 † 85 killed in mutiny ~ Hortensia, sister of
† ante 64 or 69 triumph 81 † ante 59 ? ~ Saufeia L.f. Q.Hortensius Hortalus cos 69
       
RE180 RE395 RE179   RE268 V148   RE389     RE266  
L.Valerius Flaccus Polla Valeria L.Valerius (L.f.) Flaccus M.Valerius M.f. Messalla Rufus   Valeria M.Valerius M.f.M'.n. Messalla Niger  
adolescens 59 ment on statue tr mil c.82 and 78-76 * c.103 pr 62 ? cos cand 55 54 tr mil twice ante 73 q c.73 pr urb 64
relative of RE179 ? = Polla → q 71 or 70, proq Hisp, cos 53 leg 48-45 1 ~ ignotus cos 61 V vir agr dand iud 59 interrex 55 53 52
who ~  leg 68-65 pr urb 63 propr Asia 62 augur for 55 years (? 82/81-26) 2 79 ~ L.Cornelius Sulla cens 55 pont ante 73
Messalla Niger amb 60 leg in Macedon 57-56 sen consultum 39 † c.26 cos 88 80 dictator 82-79 1 ~ ignota
XV vir sf 76 ? † c.54 trib.Lem. 2 ~ Polla (? = Polla Valeria ← ) who 1 ~ L.Gellius Poblicola cos 72
↓
descendant of Laevini     1   2 2
V109 RE212  RE169   C982 RE298 V137 RE255 cf 254   V140 RE267 V230 RE390   V143 RE261 V229 RE392 RE256
P.Valerius Laevinus C.Valerius L.f. Flaccus Ap.Claudius M.Valerius Messalla       Potitus Valerius (M.f.M.n.) Messalla (Valeria)     M.Valerius M.f. M.n. Messalla Corvinus       (Valeria) M.Valerius Messalla
senator ante 35 * c.69 † 48 in battle Pulcher * c.80 monet 53 (RE254) * c.75 q, pr urb 32 cos suff 29 * 64 † 13 AD (8?) leg 43-42  pr suff 40 ? praef classis 36 aedil in Venusia 31
q but repulsed for ment 59 cos 38 cos suff 32 † by 19 XV vir sf by 31 procos Asia 2 yrs c.23/21 ~ Q.Pedius augur 36 cos ord 31 leg at Actium 31 Syria 30/29 or 29/28 ~ Ser.Sulpicius Rufus, 
higher office in Cilicia 53-51 XV vir sf, sodalis Titii ? Syria 21/17 ? cos 43 Aquitania 28-27 triumph ex Gallia 27 1st praef urb 26  son of cos 51
Pompeian ment ludi saeculares 17  ↓ frat Arv 20 1st curat aqua 11 BC-8 or 13 AD, called orator,  ↓
adopt 1 ~ Calpurnia M.f. C322
    2 ~ Aurelia (Cotta)
      1   1 2
ILS6388 6392 V134 V142 RE260     V150 RE270   V147 RE267a V146 RE264   V240 RE402 FOS773 A1487 A1488 RE27 RE110 RE111 Q45 RE70
L.Valerius Flaccus  (Valerius) M.Valerius M.f. Messalla (Barbatus) Appianus L.Valerius Pot.f.M.n. Messalla Volesus M'.Valerius Messalla Potitus M.Valerius M.f. M.n. Messalla    (Valeria) Messalina M.Aurelius Cotta T.Quinctius Crispinus
II vir at Pompeii 2 AD Messalla cos ord 12 BC † in office monet 6 BC, cos ord 5 AD q Asia in inscription Messalinus Corvinus Maximus Messalinus Valerianus
?? last member of Flacci  monet c.5 BC procos Asia 11/12 ? = Messalla monet 5 BC * 36 cos ord 3 BC ~ T.Statilius Taurus pr pereg 17 cos ord 20 cos suff 2 AD
? = V150 condemned for cruelty when in Asia (V134) Illyricum 6 AD, ornamenta triumphalia cos 11 AD procos Asia 35/36? † post 32 either a Valerius by birth 
2 ~ Claudia Marcella minor C1103 XV vir sf 17 BC † c.21 AD ↓ adopt by maternal uncle or his mother was a Valeria
dt of C.Claudius Marcellus cos 50 and Octavia trib.Lem., frat Arv ? M.Aurelius Cotta
and Octavia, sister to AUGUSTUS
     
V141 RE259   C1116 V231 RE393 FOS769 FOS772   V145 RE265 RE93 A1486 A1642 RE250 FOS131
(M.Valerius) Messalla Barbatus       Claudia Pulchra Valeria (Valeria Messalina ?)   M.Valerius Messalla (Messalinus ?) Aurelius Cotta Maximus Aurelia
* c.13 BC † c.20 AD * c.12 BC virgo Vestalis cos 20 ord AD ment 58 vestal
~ Domitia Lepida, dt of 2nd quarter 1st century ~ M.Vipstanus Gallus frat Arv 13 21
L.Domitius Aehenobarbus cos 16 BC ~ P.Quinctilius Varus cos suff 18
she remarried Faustus  cos 13 BC ↓
Cornelius Sulla cos 31 descendants are the
  later Messallae of 2nd and  
V241 RE403 FOS774 3rd centuries V144 RE262
Valeria Messalina AUGUSTA M.Valerius Messalla Corvinus
* 20/24 † 47 exc. q of Claudius, legatus, cos ord 58
1. 39/40 ~ imp CLAUDIUS frat Arv 53, poor, last mention 59
2. 47 ~ C.Silius cos desig 48 S714 ~ Villia Flacilla V638, dt of 
↓ Villius Flaccus V634