Gens:

ALBIUS

Created:

8th November 2007

Update:

27th June 2018

Status Republic:

Patrician:

Pleb. Nobilis:

Senatorial:

Eques Romanus:

Local magistrates

Republican Family / Cognomen

Patrician

n/a

Pleb. Nobilis

n/a

Senatorial

no cognomen

Equestrian

Oppianicus

Local magistrat.

n/a

Uncertain

Rufus

Imperial Family / Cognomen

Imperators

n/a

Consular

Pollio

Senatorial

Crispus?

Equestrian

Tibullus

Equestrian (mil)

Severus, Tatianus

Local magistrat.

n/a

Uncertain

Pollio

Republican Consuls, Tribunes with consular power, Dictators, Magister Equitum, Censors

Imperial Consuls and Emperors (Augusti and Caesars)

incl. 0 emperors

Notes:

There is no evidence that C. Carrinas cos suff 43 BC and his family has the nomen Albius as mentioned often on Wikipedia.

This was an outdated theory of Sigebert Haverkamp (1684-1742). Carrinas is Etruscan.

Literature

Alexander: Trials (1990) p.17 (§32 L. Albius, RE2, witness in repetundis case 119 BC), p.65 (§126 L. Albius, RE6, witness in 81 BC in case Pro Quinctio),

p.70 (§138 Statius Albius Oppianicus, RE10, accused of murder c.77 BC, aquitted), p.73 (§145 Statius Albius Oppianicus, RE10, case for citizenship of Martiales of Larininum ,c.74),

p.75 (§149 Statius Albius Oppianicus, RE10, for poison attempt, 74 BC, condemned), p.99 (§198 Statius Albius Oppianicus, RE8, prosecutor in poison trial 66)

Brennan: Praetorship (2000) p.744 (makes Albius of 91 an ex-praetor and based on the dating of S.C. de Agro Pergameno to 101 to P. Albius P.f.)

Eck: Fasten der Statthalter 1.teil, (1982), p.340 (L. Albius Pullaienus Pollio procos Asia 103/104)

Raepsaet-Charlier: PFOS (1987) stemma XXIII (Albia and Albia Terentia)

Setälä: Roman Brick Stamps (1977) p.173-174 (L. Albius Pullaienus Pollio cos suff 90 AD, owner of figlinae in 123 and under Trrajan)

Szramkiewicz: Gouverneurs Vol.2 (1972) p.486 (Albius Tibullus A484)

Taylor: Voting Districts (1960/2013) p.188 (gens Albia, tribus Quirina, the senator of 129 BC and RE6)

Wiseman: New Men (1971) p.210 (§14 Albius q 120 BC; §15 P. Albius p.f., senator 129 BC)

Changes

21.11.2013 restructured

27.06.2018 New header, reference list plus many updates

RE5

C. Albius

† mutineer exc. 206

common soldier from Cales

P. Albius

not in RE

P. Albius P.f.

trib Quir.

senator 129 (no. 11 in consilium)

thus possibly an ex-praetor

but the S.C. de Agro Pergameno is now possibly dated to 101

if so he could be the X vir agr.dand.assig. of 91

not in RE

Albius

Albius (or Abbius)

q 120 witness prosecution 119

from Larinum

Xvir agr.dand.assig. 91

ex pr

RE6

RE7

RE10

RE9

L.Albius Sex.f.

Sex. Albius

Statius Albius Oppianicus

C. Albius Oppianicus

trib Quirina, vir bonus

lover of RE10s wife Sassia

eques Romanus

† murdered by brother

witness Cic.Pro Quinctia 81

colonus

murder trial 77

~ Auria, † poisoned by brother-in-law

condemned, exiled 74 † c.72

1 ~

Cluentia, sister of A. Cluentius Habitus senior, poisoned

2 ~

Magia, dt of Dinaea and a Magius

3 ~

Papia, dt-in-law of Dinaea (1~ Cn. Magius)

4 ~

Novia

5 ~

Sassia (~ 1 A. Cluentius Habitus senior, ↓, ~ 2 A. Aurius Melinus, ↓)

RE8

(Albius) Oppianicus

filius

prosecutor vs A. Cluentius Habitus iunior 66

† infant

~ 69 Auria, daughter of step-mother Sassia

and A. Aurius Melinus

RE1

Dem20 A482

Albius

Sabine

eques

ment 45 in letter of Cicero

supporter of M. Antonius 43/31

REPUBLIC

IMPERIAL

A485 RE14 FOS43

A484 RE12 Dem55 PME-A100

Albia

Albius Tibullus

* c 55/54 or c.50 † 19 BC or 17 BC

~ Cullio = Q.Terentius Culleo

eques Romanus, famous poet

procos Sicilia T69 RE45

comes of Valerius Messalla Corvinus (cos 31) in Gallia 31/30

tr mil ? in Aquitania 29/28

A486

RE13 FOS44

T70 RE46

Albia Terentia

Q. Terentius Culleo

splendida femina

cos suff 40

~ L. Salvius Otho

cos suff 33 † by 55

S145

RE19

S143 RE21

A483 RE7a

L. Salvius Otho Titianus

M.Salvius Otho

? Albius Crispus

cos ord 52 cos II ord 69

IMP M. OTHO CAESAR AUGUSTUS

curator aquarum 68-71

procos Asia 63/64

* 32 † 69 suicide

or likely error for

frat Arv 57

Imp 69 (3 months) cos suff 69

L. Iunius Q. Vibius Crispus cos II 74 V543

↓

P1076 RE11 RE Pull3+5 LP26-91

L. Albius Pullaienus Pollio

cos suff 90

procos Asia 103/104 or 104/105

dominus figlinarum 123

possibly descended from M. Albius, brick stamp person of 1st century

P543

G78 RE4

Pollio

Q. Gargilius Q.f. Antiquus

tr pl 109

trib. Quir.

?? adopt

cos suff

procos Asia sub Hadrian

G79

RE Garg5

M. Paccius Silvanus Goredius Gallus L. Pullaienus Gargilius Antiquus

from Thugga in Africa,

leg Aug pro pr Thracia c.159-161 cos desig 161

? grandson of cos 90

? adopted by a M. Paccius Silvanus in stead of Pollio

↓

UNCERTAIN DATE

PME-A98

PME-A99

CIL-10-7224

Albius Severus

L. Albius L.f. Tatianus f.

Albius M.f. Pollio

L. Albius

praef cohors milliaria in Brit,

trib. Aemilia,

trib. Oufentina

3rd century

tr mil bis,

at Lilybaeum

~ Pomponia Rufa

2nd half 1st century

CIL-14-

L. Albius L.f. Rufus

trib. Fabia

scriba aedilicius,

~ Quinctia L.f. Rufa

at Lanuvium