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Volusia Gens
The Volusia gens was an ancient Roman family. Members * Marcus Volusius, aedile 43 BC; he had been proscribed, but managed to escape in sacerdotal vestments borrowed from a friend who was a votary of the goddess Isis. * Volusius Vorenius, a centurion associated with Julius Caesar * Volusius, an annalist mentioned in the poetry of Catullus * Volusius Proculus, assassinated empress Agrippina and associated with Epicharis of the Pisonian conspiracy of 65 * Lucius Volusius Maecianus, jurist in the second century and father-in-law of the usurper Avidius Cassius * Volusia Vettia Maeciana, wife of the usurper Avidius Cassius * Quintus Volusius Flaccus Cornelianus, consul of 174 * Volusius Venustus, politician of the fourth century * Lucius Volusius Successus, whose mausoleum is underneath the Vatican Necropolis Volusii Saturnini * Quintus Volusius (Saturninus), prefect of Cicero from 51 BC to 50 BC, married Claudia the aunt of emperor Tiberius [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gens
In ancient Rome, a gens ( or , ; plural: ''gentes'' ) was a family consisting of individuals who shared the same Roman naming conventions#Nomen, nomen and who claimed descent from a common ancestor. A branch of a gens was called a ''stirps'' (plural: ''stirpes''). The ''gens'' was an important social structure at Rome and throughout Roman Italy, Italia during the period of the Roman Republic. Much of individuals' social standing depended on the gens to which they belonged. Certain gentes were classified as Patrician (ancient Rome), patrician, others as plebs, plebeian; some had both patrician and plebeian branches. The importance of membership in a gens declined considerably in Roman Empire, imperial times, although the ''gentilicium'' continued to be used and defined the origins and Roman dynasty, dynasties of Roman emperors. Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, ''Harper's Dictionary of Classical Literature and Antiquities'', Second Edition, Harry Thurston Peck, E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quintus Volusius (prefect)
Quintus Volusius also known as Quintus Volusius Saturninus was a Roman senate, senator of the Roman Republic who lived in the 1st century BC. Biography He was originally from the city of Feronia (Etruria), Feronia, also known as Lucus Feroniae in Etruria. He came from an ancient and distinguished Roman Senate, Senatorial family, that never rose above the Praetorship.Tacitus, ''Annales (Tacitus), Annales'' XII.22 Volusius was a pupil of the Roman statesman Cicero in Public speaking, oratory. He accompanied Cicero to Cilicia, where he held office under him. While in Cilicia, Volusius served as a Prefect under Cicero in 51 BC to 50 BC. During his Prefectship in Cilicia, Cicero sent to Volusius to Roman Cyprus, Cyprus.Jonathan Zarecki"The Cypriot Exemption from Evocatio and the Character of Cicero’s Proconsulship" ''Greece & Rome'', 59 (2012), pp. 46-55 When Volusius arrived on the island, he had heard and settled civil cases to a small group of Roman citizens who lived on the islan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Licinia Cornelia Volusia Torquata
Licinia Cornelia Volusia Torquata also known as Cornelia Volusia Torquata Licinia was a noble Roman woman who lived in the Roman Empire in the second half of the 1st century and first half of the 2nd century. Family background and early life Torquata's ancestry is based on inference. According to Rudolf Hanslik, she is the granddaughter of Volusia Torquata and a Marcus Licinius; their surmised son, also named Marcus Licinius, who was also pontifex, was Torquata's father. "Volusius (27)", '' RE'', Supplementary volume 9, col. 1865 The name element "Torquata" comes from her great-grandmother Torquata, the wife of Quintus Volusius Saturninus. Marriage and offspring Torquata married her cousin Lucius Volusius Saturninus, an Augur during the second century AD, and a Suffect consul during the reign of Trajan. Marcus Metilius Aquillius Regulus Nepos Volusius Torquatus Fronto who served as a consul in 157, is thought to be their descendant. Inscriptional evidence The name of Torquata ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Roman Gentes
The gens (plural gentes) was a Roman family, of Italic or Etruscan origins, consisting of all those individuals who shared the same '' nomen'' and claimed descent from a common ancestor. It was an important social and legal structure in early Roman history.'' Harper's Dictionary of Classical Literature and Antiquities'', Second Edition, Harry Thurston Peck, Editor (1897)'' Oxford Classical Dictionary'', 2nd Ed. (1970) The distinguishing characteristic of a gens was the , or ''gentile name''. Every member of a gens, whether by birth or adoption, bore this name. All nomina were based on other nouns, such as personal names, occupations, physical characteristics or behaviors, or locations. Consequently, most of them ended with the adjectival termination ''-ius'' (''-ia'' in the feminine form). Nomina ending in , , , and are typical of Latin families. Faliscan gentes frequently had nomina ending in ''-ios'', while Samnite and other Oscan-speaking peoples of southern Italy h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quintus Volusius Saturninus (consul 92)
Quintus Volusius Saturninus was a Roman Senator who lived in the Roman Empire in the second half of the 1st century AD and the first half of the 2nd century. He was ordinary consul for the year 92 as the colleague of the Emperor Domitian, consul for the sixteenth time. He is primarily known through inscriptions. Saturninus was one of three known children of Quintus Volusius Saturninus, consul in 56, and his wife Torquata; the others included Lucius Volusius Saturninus, consul of 87, and Volusia Torquata. Although the name of his wife has not been identified from any surviving inscription, Saturninus has been identified as the father of Volusia Cornelia. Career Until the recovery of a dedication from the ruins of a villa in Lucus Feroniae owned at one point by the Volusii Saturnini, all that was known of Saturninus beyond his consulate was his presence at one of the ceremonies of the Arval Brethren in 119. This inscription bore a ''cursus honorum'' for the man. After providing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucius Volusius Saturninus (consul 87)
Lucius Volusius Saturninus was a Roman Senator who lived in the 1st century. He served as an ordinary consul in 87, as the colleague of the emperor Domitian. He is known entirely from inscriptions. Saturninus was of patrician status,Jones, ''The Emperor Domitian'', p. 165 one of three known children of Quintus Volusius Saturninus and his wife Nonia Torquata; the others included Quintus Volusius Saturninus Quintus Volusius Saturninus (born AD 25) was a Roman Senator who lived in the Roman Empire during the Principate. He was consul in the year 56 with Publius Cornelius Scipio as his colleague. Family background The Volusii, according to Tacitus, ..., consul of 92, and Volusia Torquata. According to inscriptional evidence, his wife was a patrician named Licinia Cornelia. Licinia and Saturninus had a son called Lucius Volusius Torquatus.Rüpke, ''Fasti sacerdotum'', p.1288 References Sources *B. Jones, ''The Emperor Domitian'' (Google eBook), Routledge, 2002 *J. Rüpke, '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucius Volusius Saturninus (Augur)
Lucius Volusius Saturninus was a Suffect consul and Augur who lived in the Roman Empire in the second half of the 1st century and possibly in the first half of the 2nd century. He is known only through inscriptions. Saturninus was the grandson of Lucius Volusius Saturninus, consul in 87; the name of his father, which is nowhere attested, is thought to have been Lucius Volusius Torquatus. Saturninus married his cousin Licinia Cornelia Volusia Torquata. Her funerary inscription, now on display at the National Museum of Rome The National Roman Museum (Italian: ''Museo Nazionale Romano'') is a museum, with several branches in separate buildings throughout the city of Rome, Italy. It shows exhibits from the pre- and early history of Rome, with a focus on archaeological ..., attests to his offices. Marcus Metilius Aquillius Regulus Nepos Volusius Torquatus Fronto who served as a consul in 157, is thought to be their descendant. References SourcesFunerary inscription of Licinia Corn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volusia Cornelia
Volusia Cornelia,Marzano, ''Roman Villas in Central Italy: A Social and Economic History'', p. 196 also known as Cornelia Volusia was a Roman Empire, Roman woman of Patrician (ancient Rome), Patrician status who lived in the late 1st century. She was the daughter of the Roman senate, senator Quintus Volusius Saturninus (consul 92), Quintus Volusius Saturninus, Roman consul, suffect consul in 92.Rudolf Hanslik, "Volusia Q.f. Cornelia 23", ''Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft'', Supplement 9A, col. 1863 She was born and raised in Ancient Rome, Rome. Her cognomen ''Cornelia'', she inherited from paternal great-grandmother Cornelia Lentula, the daughter of the consul of 3 BC, Lucius Cornelius Lentulus (consul 3 BC), Lucius Cornelius Lentulus from the Cornelia (gens), gens Cornelia. Inscriptionals Volusia is known through various surviving inscriptions. The evidence reveals she was a wealthy, distinguished woman of the Roman Senate, Senatorial class. She owned a priv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quintus Volusius Saturninus
Quintus Volusius Saturninus (born AD 25) was a Roman Senator who lived in the Roman Empire during the Principate. He was consul in the year 56 with Publius Cornelius Scipio as his colleague. Family background The Volusii, according to Tacitus, were an ancient and distinguished Senatorial family who never rose above the praetorship until Saturninus' grandfather, Lucius Volusius Saturninus, achieved that distinction. Saturninus' father, also named Lucius Volusius Saturninus, not only acceded to that office, but received a state funeral under the Emperor Nero and Cornelia Lentula. Saturninus is known to have an elder brother, Lucius Volusius Saturninus, and a sister, Volusia Cornelia. Political career Surviving inscriptions indicate that a burial club of his slaves and freedmen operated a columbarium on the Appian Way. Tacitus describes Saturninus as a man of ''aristocratic status''. The political career of Saturninus is only known from the point he achieved the consulate. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucius Volusius Saturninus (pontiff)
Lucius Volusius Saturninus was a senator of the early Roman Empire, who was active during the Principate. He was a member of the College of Pontiffs. Saturninus was a member of the gens Volusia, a praetorian family Tacitus describes as ancient and having a distinguished reputation. He was the first son born to Roman statesman Lucius Volusius Saturninus, suffect consul in AD 3, and Cornelia; he is known to have had one brother, Quintus Volusius Saturninus consul in 56.Hanslik, "L. Volusius Saturninus 18", '' Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft'', Supplement 9A, col. 1862 Saturninus must have had children, for Lucius Volusius Torquatus, suffect consul in some ''nundinum The nundinae (), sometimes anglicized to nundines,. were the market days of the ancient Roman calendar, forming a kind of weekend including, for a certain period, rest from work for the ruling class (patricians). The nundinal cycle, market w ...'' in the first half of the second century, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucius Volusius Saturninus (suffect Consul 3)
Lucius Volusius Saturninus (38/37 BC56 AD)Tacitus, ''Annales'', XIII.30 was a Roman senator from the powerful plebeian Volusia gens, or family. He held several offices in the emperor's service. Saturninus attracted the attention of his contemporaries for his long life: he died at the age of 93, and having sired a son at the age of 62.Pliny the Elder, '' Natural History'' VII.62 Biography Early life Saturninus was the son of Lucius Volusius Saturninus, a cousin of emperor Tiberius, and Nonia Polla, the daughter of Lucius Nonius Asprenas, consul in 36 BC. He had a sister named Volusia Saturnina who was the mother of empress Lollia Paulina, wife of emperor Caligula. Career His career is known from three inscriptions recovered from Nin in the Dalmatian region of Croatia. They present some difficulties. They are in fragmentary condition, but their pieces supplement each other allowing the gaps in their texts to be restored. Further, these inscriptions only document all but one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lollia Paulina
Lollia Paulina, also known as Lollia Paullina"Lollia" ''A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology'' (London. John Murray, 1873) ( - 49 AD) was a Roman empress for six months in 38 as the third wife and consort of the Roman emperor . Outside of her term as a Roman Empress, she was a noble Roman woman who lived in the of the 1st century. Family background and early life Paulina ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |