Gens: ASELLIUS
Created: 28th October 2007
Update:  28th July 2020
Status Republic: Patrician:     Pleb. Nobilis:       Senatorial: X    Eques Romanus:      Local magistrate:  
Republican Family / Cognomen
Patrician n/a
Pleb. Nobilis n/a
Senatorial no cognomen
Equestrian n/a
Local magistrat. n/a
Uncertain n/a
Imperial Family / Cognomen
Imperators n/a
Consular Aemilianus
Senatorial Claudianus?
Equestrian n/a
Equestrian (mil) n/a
Local magistrat. n/a
Uncertain n/a
Republican Consuls, Tribunes with consular power, Dictators, Magister Equitum, Censors 0
Imperial Consuls and Emperors (Augusti and Caesars) 1 (2?) incl. 0 emperors
Notes:
Literature Alföldy: Konsulat (1977) p.190-191, 259, 282-283, 318 (Asellius Aemilianus, cos suff c.177, Thracia c.174/5-176/7,) 
Badian, Ernst: "The Sempronii Aselliones", in  PACA (Proceedings of the African Classical Associations)  11, 1968, p.2-6 argues the two Asellii of 33 BC are
Sempronii Aselliones.
Dabrowa: Governors of Syria (1998) p.125-127 (Asellius Aemilianus, governor ?187-?190)
Horster, Marietta: "Statthalter von Thrakien unter Commodus", in   ZPE 147, 2004, p.247-258 cf AE2004-1292 (Asellius Aemilianus, governor 177/180)
Jacques, François: "Les nobiles exécutés par Septime Sévère selon l'Histoire Auguste : liste de proscription ou énumération fantaisiste ?", in Latomus Tome 51, 
1992, p.119-144 (especially 130-131). Asellius Claudianus in no doubt an error in the Historia Augusta for Sellius Clodianus.
Leunissen: Konsuln (1989) p.139, 222, 262 (Asellius Aemilianus, governor Syria ?187/188-?191) ), p.145, 313-314, 400-401 (Sellius Clodianus)
Molisani, G.: "Un nuovo «curator operum publicorum» in un'iscrizione inedita dei Musei Capitoli", in ZPE 13, 1974, p.12-13 or 7-12 cf AE1974-11
([A.?] Sellius Clodianus on inscription. He will then be the Asellius Claudianus mentioned  in Historia Augusta as one of the senators executed in 197)
Niccolini: Fasti dei Tribuni della Plebe (1934) p.40 (M.? Asellius tr pl 422) 
Ritterling: Fasti Deutschland (1932) p.34-35, 118 (§32 ignotus, governor of Thracia, Moesia Sup, Raetia, Germ Sup et Britannia, possibly Asellius Aemilianus?)
Rossignol, Benoit: "Gouverneurs et procurateurs dans un temps de menaces : L’administration impériale de la province de Thrace durant le règne de Marc 
Aurèle (161-180)",  in Studia Classica Serdicensia, IV, pp.39-77, 2015, In honour of Prof. Boris Gerov (1903-1991), p.13-14 (Asellius Aemilianus, governor 
174-176 and likely cos suff in 177)
Stein: Thracia (1920) p.32 (§22 Asellius Aemilianus, governor 176/180)
Taylor: Voting Districts (1960/2013) p.193 (Asellia, M. Asellius of 44 BC in tribus Maecia)
Wiseman: New Men (1971) p.215 (§46 L. Asellius, pr 33 BC, and §47 M. Asellius, senator 44 BC, both probably descended from L. Sempronius Asellio)
Zmeskal: adfinitas (2009) p.38 (the two Asellii from 33 BC)
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not in RE
M.? Asellius
tr pl 422
RE Gellius 7 not in RE
M. Asellius M.f. L. Asellius ? The name of the two praetors in 33 BC may possibly be Sempronius Asellio.
tribus Maecia, pr 33 The manuscript (Dio xlix 43,7) has Asyllius.
sen by 44 resigned because of illness
ment by Josephus AJ 14.220
(not a Gellius)  
not in RE
Asellius ?  
pr suff 33 in stead of father
REPUBLIC
IMPERIAL                                                      
A1213
Asellius (Asillius)
comes of young Caligula in 14 AD
? = rhetor Asellius Sabinus under Tiberius 
LP22-33 26-165 33-66
A1211 RE1 Bar55 Okon117
Asellius Aemilianus
probably from Africa,
leg Aug pr pr Thracia c.176/180 (or 174/177)
cos suff ante 180 (178?)
leg Aug pr pr Syria 188-191 or c.187-c.190
procos Asia 192/193
dux of Pescennius Niger 193-194
† 194 in battle in civil war
 
Bar652a Okon116  A1212 RE2 Bar56 Okon118 S340 Okon908
sons captured   Asellius Claudianus =?= (A.?) Sellius Clodianus
by Septimius Severus † 197 homo nobilis killed cos suff ante 193
probably excecuted by Septimius Severus curator operum locorumque publicorum  in 193
AE1974-11
probably the senator executed in 197
UNCERTAIN DATE