Gens: VIPSTANUS
Created: 28th August 2016
Update:  28th August 2016
Status Republic: Patrician:     Pleb. Nobilis:       Senatorial:      Eques Romanus:      Local magistrates  
Republican Family / Cognomen
Patrician n/a
Pleb. Nobilis n/a
Senatorial n/a
Equestrian n/a
Local magistrat. n/a
Imperial Family / Cognomen
Imperators n/a
Consular Apronianus, Gallus, Messalla, Poplicola, 
Senatorial n/a
Equestrian n/a
Local magistrat. n/a
Republican Consuls, Tribunes with consular power, Dictators, Magister Equitum, Censors 0
Imperial Consuls and Emperors (Augusti and Caesars) 6 incl. 0 emperors
Notes: The stemma is very uncertain, since filiations are with one exception missing, e.g. V691 could be the son of V690; and V690 and V695 could be sons of V688.
Family possibly from Cliternia in Regio IV (Sabina).
Literature Cotton, Hannah M. and Eck, Werner: "P. Murabba 'at 114 und die Anwesenheit römischer Truppen in den Höhlen des Wadi WadiMurabba 'at nach dem Bar Kochba Aufstand", 
in ZPE, Bd. 138 (2002), pp. 173-183 concerning the consuls of 115 and c.117; see V692 and V693 below.
Devreker, J.: "C. Messalla Vipstanus Gallus, ou l'histoire d'un nom", in ZPE, Bd. 22 (1976), pp. 203-206, proposes a praenomen Caius to V690.
Fitz: Pannonien p.147-148 (§54 Messalla Vipstanus Gallus cos suff 48)
PIR letter V p.379 has stemma, followed here.
Settipani: Continuite p.219-220 (Vipstani with stemma), who proposes the cos 59 being the son of the cos ord 48. Short interval makes this unlikely.
Syme: Augustan Aristocracy p.241-242 on the Vipstani
Syme, Ronald: "Missing Persons III", in Historia, Bd. 11, 1962, pp. 149-151 (also in Roman Papers Vol. II, p.533-536) on the Vipstani.
Thomasson: Fasti Africani p.41-42 (C.Vipstanus Apronianus cos 59)
Tortoriello: Fasti Consolari p.591-593 (§74 Messalla Vipstanus Gallus cos suff 48), p.594-595 (§75 L.Vipstanus Poplicola cos 48),
Vogel-Weidemann: Statthalter p.216-218 (C.Vipstanus Apronianus cos 59), p.423-427 (L.Vipstanus Poplicola cos 48) , p.428 (Messalla Vipstanus Gallus cos 48)
with stemma p.622
Changes
REPUBLIC
IMPERIAL                                                          
V689 RE3 V688 RE2
M.Vipstanus Gallus                         L.Vipstanus Gallus
cos suff 18 pr 17 †
? ~ (Apronia), dt of 
~ (Valeria Messallina) (or married to brother) L.Apronius cos suff 8
? dt of M.Valerius Messalla or she could be 2nd wife of cos 18
Messallinus Corvinus cos ord 3 BC ?
   
FOS861 V695 RE10 V690 RE4 RE5 V687 RE1
(Aquilius) ~ ignota ~ L.Vipstanus Poblicola       Messalla Vipstanus Gallus C.Vipstanus Apronianus
cos ord 48 cos suff 48, Pann 52/53 or 53/54 † 86
procos Asia 58/59 procos Asia 59/60 cos ord 59
extraordinary office to form colony at  extraordinary office to form colony at  frater Arvalis 57-86
Teanum Sidicinum (or Cales) in Campania 46 Teanum Sidicinum (or Cales) in Campania 46 procos Africa 68-69
presumably made Patrician 47/48 presumably made Patrician 47/48
?
   
RE34 A1005 V691 RE6 ? V694 RE9
M.Aquilius Regulus Vipstanus Messalla       C.Vipstanus Poblicola
delator tr mil laticl VII Clau 69 coopted priest (salius Palat or 
accused 70 defended brother Regulus 70 sodalis Titii ?) 63
?
 
V693 RE7 V692
L.Vipstanus Messalla       [Vips]tanus Messalla
cos ord 115 cos suff c.117
? procos Asia 128/129 (Messalla)
 
V696 RE8
L.Vipstanus L.f. Publicola Messalla
trib. Claudia
monet, salius Collinus,
IIII vir quinq at Gabii 140
UNCERTAIN DATE                                                        
V685 V686 RE2a
L.Vipst[anus ..] M.Vipstanus [. ..]
monet, statue at Gortyn on Creta
tr mil leg X[…] probably Roman magistrate
? = V695 2nd century