Gens:

ANNAEUS (ANNEIUS)

Created:

27th March 2009

Update:

2nd April 2021

Status Republic:

Patrician:

Pleb. Nobilis:

Senatorial:

Eques Romanus:

Local magistrate:

Republican Family / Cognomen

Patrician

n/a

Pleb. Nobilis

n/a

Senatorial

no cognomen, Brocchus

Equestrian

no cognomen, Carseolanus

Local magistrat.

n/a

Uncertain

n/a

Imperial Family / Cognomen

Imperators

n/a

Consular

Mela?, Seneca

Senatorial

Fulvianus, Lucanus, Placidus, Proculus, Saturninus

Equestrian

Mela, Serenus

Equestrian (mil)

Servilianus,

Local magistrat.

Rufus,

Uncertain

Successus, Vic[---],

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

Imperial Consuls and Emperors (Augusti and Caesars)

1 (2?)

incl. 0 emperors

Notes:

Annaeus, Anneus and Anneius have same roots.

Carseoli and Trebula are neighbouring towns.

Note T. Cornelius Ann(a)eus Fuscus, C1321 , a salius Palatinus co-opted in 170

Literature

Alföldy: Gallia Cisalpina (1999) p.285 (§10 L. Anneius L.f. Domitius Proculus, grdson of a Antonia Clementiana honoured at Pola)

Boscs-Plateaux: Un Parti Hispanique a Rome (2005) p.451-454 (§11 L. Annaeus Seneca, A617, puts his q to 33/4 or 34/5, and cos suff to 56),

p.454-455 (§12 L. Iunius Annaeus Gallio, cos suff 56), p.457-458 (§17 L. Annaeus Lucanus, A611), p.536 (§80 Annius Mela, cos suff 103),

p.616-617 (§140 L. Annaeus Seneca, A616), p.634-635 (§166 M.? Annaeus Mela, A613), p.637 (§169 Annaeus Serenus, A618)

Castillo Garcia: Prosopographia Baetica (1965), §30 ( L. Annaeus Lucanus, A611), §33 (L. Annaeus Seneca, A617), §34 (Annaeus Serenus),

§192 (L. Iunius Annaeus Gallio), (BOOK NOT AVAILABLE TO ME)

Caballos Rufino: Senadores Hispanorromanos (1990) p.53 (§18 M. (Annaeus) L.f., A607), p.54 (§19 M. Annaeus Lucanus),

p.54-56 (§20 L. Annaeus Seneca, pr 49 cos 55), p.171-172 (§95 L. Iunius Annaeus Gallio, cos suff 56), p519 (stemma 5 Annaei)

Caballos Rufino, Antonio: "Los caballeros romanos originarios de la Provincia Hispania Ulterior Bética. Catálogo prosopográfico", in

Arqueólogos, historiadores y filólogos. Homenaje a Fernando Gascó. Kolaios, Publicaciones ocasionales 4, Sevilla, 1995, pp. 289-343

p.285-297 (§4 L.? Annaeus Seneca, from Corduba, A216), p.298 (§6 Annaeus Serenus, A618), p.299-301 (§8 M. (or L.) Annaeus Mela, A613)

Camodeca, Gbiuseppe: "I consoli del 55-56 e un nuovo collega di Seneca nel consolato: P. Cornel ius Dolabella (TP.75 [=140] +135), in ZPE 63, 1986, p.201-215

(Camodeca argues that Seneca's suffect consulate is 55, not 5 and moves Gallios from 55 to 56, opposite of previous scholars)

Cascione: Tresviri Capitales (1999) p.254-255 (§52 M. Annaeus Saturninus Clodianus Aelianus, III vir capit late 2nd or 3rd century)

Crook: Consilium Principis (1955) p.150 (§18 L. Iunius Annaeus Gallio, amicus of Claudius, §19 M. Annaeus Lucanus, amicus of Nero,

§20 L. Annaeus Seneca, amicus of Nero)

Deniaux: Clientèles et pouvoir (1993) p.448-449 (§8 C. Anneus, RE1, scholars disagree on name: Annaeus, Anneius or Anneus),

p.450-451 (§9 M. Anneius, RE2, discussion of name, the possibility he is the disinherited son of M. Anneius, RE4)

Ertman: Curatores Viarum (1976) p.227 (§70 M. Annaeus Saturninus Clodianus Aelianus, he prefers monetalis over capitalis)

Gleason, John M.: "A note of the Family of the Senecae", in Classical Philology 69, 1974, p.278-279 (CIL-II-999 M. Helvius Novatus, likely grandfather of Seneca)

Griffin, Miriam: "Seneca, A hilosopher in Politics", Oxford 1976/1992 p.35-38, 73-75 (dates his birth to between 4BC and 1 BC, late senator by 39, cos suff 56),

p.447-448 (Annaeus Serenus), p.510-511 (in spite of Camodeca Seneca's consulate could still be in 56, not 55)

Griffin, Miriam: "The Elder Seneca and Spain", in JRS Vol. 62, 1972, p.1-19

Groag: Achaia (1939) p.32-35 (L. Iunius Gallio Annaeanus, procos 51-52)

Leunissen: Konsuln (1989) p.327, 342, 396 (M. Annaeus Saturninus Clodianus Aelianus, curator via Latina, leg leg XI Cla, end 2nd / start 3rd century)

Lewis: Priests (1955) p.46 (§51 M. Annaeus Lucanus, elected augur 61/63)

Niccolini: Fasti dei Tribuni della Plebe (1934) p.498 (M. Annaeus Saturninus Clodianus Aelianus)

Polo: Quaestorship in the Roman Republic (2019) p.212 (C. Annaeus C.f., in SC de Oropiis in 73 BC; following just a quaestorius)

Raepsaet-Charlier: PFOS (1987) stemma LVIII Seneca's family

Raepsaet-Charlier, Marie-Therese: "Matronae Equestres", in Demougin, Devijver and Raepsaet-Charlier: L'Ordre Equestre (1999) stemma p.235 of Seneca's family

Ritterling: Fasti Deutschland (1932) p.132 (M. Annaeus Saturninus Clodianus Aelianus, tr mil III Ita in 3rd century)

Ryan, F.X.: "Two Senators in 73 B.C.", in ZPE, Bd 108, 1995, p.306-308 (C.Annaeus C.f. is separate from C. Annaeus Brocchus and thus only q by 75, not aedilicius)

Sablayrolles: Vigiles (1996) p.479-480 (§5 C. Annaeus Serenus, praef vig after 54 - before 61)

Schneider: Zusammensetzung des römischen Senates (1942), p.111, 145 (§402 + §490 L. Annaeus Seneca, pr 49 (or 50)),

p.114-115 (L. Iunius Annianus (sic) Gallio, pr before 51),

Shackleton Bailey: "Two Studies" (1976), p.111, 123 (Nonius Suffenas, son of M. Anneius of Carseoli, should have a Sextus for praenomen, not Marcus,

if his adopted father was Sex. Nonius)

Smallwood, E. Mary.: "Consules suffecti of A.D. 55", in Historia 17, 1968, p.384(assigns Gallio to 55 AD)

Syme, Ronald: "Senators, Tribes, and Towns", in Historia 13, 1964, p.110-111; also Roman Papers vol. 2, p.587-588 (C. Annaeus Brocchus)

Taylor: Voting Districts (1960/2013) p.190 (Annaea: C. Annaeus C.f. tribus Clustumina, in consilium of 73, possibly aedilicius, ? = RE3)

Thomasson: Legatus (1991) p.116 (§236 M. Anneius, legatus in Cilicia 51)

Vassileiou, Alain: "Le grand-pere maternel de Seneque dans une inscription d'Urgavo", in Revue de philologie, de litterature et d'histoire anciennes 47, 973, p.299-303

(cf AE1977-438 on CIL-II-2115 M. Helvius M.f. Novatus, II vir)

Vidman, Ladislav: "Fasti Ostienses", (1957) p.18, 55 (year 103: [---A?]nnius Mela, ? = Annaeus Mela)

Wiseman: New Men (1971) p.212 (§26 C. Annaeus C.f. (Brocchus), aedil? by 73), p.212 (§28 M. Anneius, legatus of Cicero 51-50 BC, possibly from Carseoli)

Zmeskal: adfinitas (2009) p.28 (M. Anneius, RE4 and his son)

Changes

2014.01.11 Header restructured plus updates.

2021.04.02 New header, reference list plus many updates

not in RE

RE3

RE Brocchus 3

C. Annaeus C.f.

?==?

C. Annaeus Brocchus

T. (Annaeus ?) Brocchus

trib Clustumina,

senator by 71

Cic. Pro Ligario 32

consilium 73

Cic. In Verrem II,3,93

mother's brother of Q. Ligarius

possibly aedilicius,

RE4 Nic21

RE51

M. Anneius (Carseolanus)

Nonia

(Sex.?) Nonius Sufenas

trib Arn, from Carseoli,

from Trebula,

eques Romanus,

adopted

friend of Pompeius Magnus,

disinherited his son

RE2

RE52

RE1 Nic20

M. Anneius

?=?

(M. Anneius)

C. Anneius (or Anneus)

leg Cilicia 51/50 under Cicero

Sex. Nonius Sufenas (Anneianus?)

eques,

maybe = RE4

adopted by uncle

co-heir of Q. Turius 44

or more likely his son

contested fathers will c.54?

Cic. ad fam. XII 26, 1

REPUBLIC

IMPERIAL

J756 RE77

A616 RE16 Dem333

L. Iunius Gallio

L.? Annaeus Seneca

rhetor, senator exiled 32

* 58/53 BC † 39 or 40 AD

adopted

from Corduba, eques, author, rhetor

~ Helvia dt of M. Helvius Novatus, II vir at Urgavo,

LP24-13 Laet1030

Pf-p.1101

J757

RE12 RE-Iun78

A617 RE17 Laet868

A613 youngest RE11 Dem585

A618 RE18 Dem551

L?. Annaeus Novatus

L. Annaeus Seneca

M. (L?) Annaeus Mela

Annaeus Serenus

L. Iunius Gallio Annaeanus

* ca 4/3 BC philosopher,

from Corduba,

praef vigilum c.55-c.61

(? or L. Iunius Annaeus Gallio)

q 33/34 or 34/35, pr (35/39)

eques Romanus, procurator

† 62/63

procos Achaia 51-52

OR senator by 39 pr c.50

accused 66 † 66 suicide

relative to and friend of Seneca

cos suff 55 or 56 † 65 suicide

exiled 41-49 Nero's tutor 49-54

~ Acilia

cos suff 55 or 56

dt of Acilius Lucanus, rhetor,

advisor of Nero 54-62 † 65 suicide

1 ~ ignota

2 ~ c.50 Pompeia Paulina, P678 FOS630

dt of Pompeius Paulinus, praef Ann 48-55

A619

RE21 FOS50

A607

A611

RE9 Rüpke598 Laet1290

(Annaea) Novatilla

M. (Annaeus) L.f.

(Annaeus)

M. Annaeus Lucanus

attested 41

† c.40 infant

* 39 from Corduba,

?? Or - 32

q cand c.62 augur 62/63

poet, † 65 suicide

~ Argentaria Polla, FOS90

M446

RE-Annius 66a

[---A?]nnius Mela

cos suff 103

theory: an Annaeus??

Okon1229 Bar2029

(Annaeus Fulvianus)

senator

A615 RE15 Okon1231 Bar640

A612

RE10 Okon1230 Bar2216

PME-A117

M. Annaeus Saturninus Clodianus Aelianus

M. Annaeus Maximus Aquila Fulvianus

L. Annaeus Servilianus

vir clar, III vir capitalis, tr mil III Ita,

clar puer,

tr mil of cohors milliaria

q urb, ab actis senatus, tr pl cand, pr cand,

patron of Muzuc in Africa

in Dalmatia 170

curator viae Latinae, leg leg XI Claudia,

late 2nd century

tr mil not before Marcus Aurelius

? related to Aelianus

late 2nd or early 3rd century

? related to Aquila Fulvianus

A614 RE13 Bar639 Lamb1116

A621 RE14 Okon1232 Lamb1022

T. Annaeus Placidus

Anneius Ravus

pr urb ?

vir clar,

sub Commodus

patronus sacerdotum domus Augustae c.180/184

= L. Annius L.f. Ravus cos suff 186 A684 Bar642

CIL IX-338

T. Annaeus Rufus

II vir quinq listed in

album of Canusium 223

UNCERTAIN DATE

A620 RE6

PIR add,

L67

CIL XIV 2981

L. Anneius L.f. Domitius Proculus

Annaeus Successus

M. Annaeus Vic[---]

L. Laetor(ius) Annaeus Ruf(us)

Anneia Procilla

clar puer, possibly from Pola in Histria,

fistula aquaria XV 7385

fistula aquaria XV 7386

fistula aquaria XV 7484

from Praeneste,

pronepos of Antonius Felix

2nd century

senator ?

c.51/200

who was procur of Judaea

~ Claudius

sub Claudius or Nero

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