Gens: AX(S)IUS
Created: 20th October 2007
Update:  1st November 2020
Status Republic: Patrician:     Pleb. Nobilis:       Senatorial: X    Eques Romanus: X    Local magistrate:  
Republican Family / Cognomen
Patrician n/a
Pleb. Nobilis n/a
Senatorial no cognomen, Naso
Equestrian no cognomen (Naso?)
Local magistrat. n/a
Uncertain n/a
Imperial Family / Cognomen
Imperators n/a
Consular no cognomen
Senatorial Naso, Paulinus ?,
Equestrian Aelianus
Equestrian (mil) n/a
Local magistrat. Sucula
Uncertain n/a
Republican Consuls, Tribunes with consular power, Dictators, Magister Equitum, Censors 0
Imperial Consuls and Emperors (Augusti and Caesars) 1 incl. 0 emperors
Notes:
Literature Bruun, Christer: "On early Claudian consulships", in  Arctos vol.19, 1985, p.6 and 15-18 on the dating of the consulate of T. Axius.
Crawford: RRC (1974) p.411-412 (§400 L. Axsius L.f. Naso, monetalis 71 BC)
Dietz: Senatus (1980) p.293-294 (Q. Axius Aelianus)
Eck, Werner: "Miscellanea prosopographica", in ZPE, Bd.42, 1981, p.252-254 (dealing with A1686/A1687; T. Axius cos suff after 38).
Ertman: Curatores Viarum (1976) §120 (Q. Axius Aelianus, curator viarum Traiana et Aurelia Aeclanensis)
Franke: Legionslegaten (1991) p.305 (L. Axius Naso, tr mil pro legato)
Hillebrand: Vigintivirat (2006) p.183-184 (§26 L. Axius Naso) 
Hinard: Proscriptions (1985) p.497-498 (§92 P. Naso, a praetorius proscribed and executed in 43 Crawford suggests he could be a descendent of the monetalis 
Axius Naso, but there are other possibilities)
Hussein: Power and Identity in Roman Cyprus (2014) p.61 (§5 L. Axius Naso, procos Cyprus 29/30)
Jacques: Curateurs (1983) p.233-234 (Q. Axius Aelianus, curator viarum Traianae Aureliae Aeclanensis, under Severus Alexander)
Knapp, Robert C.: "L. Axius Naso and "pro legato"", in Phoenix, Vol.35, 1981, p.34-41 discusses new inscription from Corduba and the term "pro legato"; this 
Naso is likely the known procos of Cyprus 29 AD)
Lucernoni, Maria Federica Petraccia: "A Proposito di una Dedica Imperatoria da Herdonia", in Studi di Antichita 5, 1988, p.225-231 
on the isnscription of L. Axius Sucula and his family at Herdonia, cf AE1982-212, AE1988-357, AE1989-190) 
Mitford: Roman Cyprus (1980) p.1300 (§1 L. Axius Naso, governor 29 AD)
Piso: Fasti Daciae II (2013) p.227-235 (§102 Q. Axius Aelianus, proc Dacia  Apulensis 235/6-?238; detailed documentation for his many posts)
Polo: Quaestorship (2019) p.221 (Q. Axius M.f., q in 75 or 74)
Remy: Carrieres Senatoriales Anatolie (1989) p.172 (§139 Axius, governor of Galatia)
Rüpke: Fasti Sacerdotum (2008) p.570 (Axius M--- is not an the beginning of a name of a new arval but probably a cognomen or nomen of the arval M. Antonius 
Iuvenis, A847, cos suff c.181))
Ryan,  F.X.: "Three More Senators in 73 B.C." in ZPE  Bd. 153 (2005), p.269-270 dating Q. Axius RE4 as quaestor in 75 or 74 BC; cf AE2005-1415)
Scheid, John and Cecere, Maria Grazia Granino: "Les Sacerdoces Publics Equestres", in Demougin, Devijver and Raepsaet-Charlier: L'Ordre Equestre (1999)
p.174 (§61 Q. Axius Aelianus, sacerdos for Laurens Lavinas)
Shackleton Bailey: "Two Studies" (1976), p.15-16 (M. Axianus, possibly identical to Gallius, son of M. Axius)
Sherk: Legates of Galatia (1952) p.91-92 (Axius, leg Aug pro pr Galatia under Tiberius)
Sherk: Galatia, governors 25 BC to AD 114 (1980) p.976 (§m Axius, leg Aug pro pr Galatia under Claudius)
Stein: Dazien (1944) p.71-72 (Q. Axius Aelianus, proc Dacia Apulensis under Maximinus (235-238)) 
Taylor: Voting Districts (1960/2013) p.197 (Axia, Q. Axius M.f. in tribus Quirina)
Tortotiello: Fasti Consolari di Claudio (2004) p.468-470(§10 T. Axius, cos suff 44/45 ?)
Wiseman: New Men (1971) p.216 (§61 Q. Axius M.f. q by 73; §62 L. Axsius Naso, mon c.72)
Changes 2014.01.05 Header restructured plus updates.
2020.11.01 New header, reference list plus many updates
RE3 Nic50 RE4 Nic51
L. Axius (Naso ?) Q. Axius M.f. M. Gallius
trib. Qui.?, eques Romanus, trib. Qui., from Reate,
time of Varro (116-.27) q 74 or 75
quaestorius SC de Oropiis of year 73
? ment in Cicero's letters 61-46 adopted ?
     
RE7   RE Axianus1    
L. Axsius L.f. Naso M. Axianus ?= Gallius  
mon 71 ment by Cicero 44 ? (M.) Gallius (M.f. Axianus)
Cic. ad Att XV.29.1 Cic. Ad Att. X.11.2 (year 49, son of Q. Axius)
Cic. Ad Att.  X.15.4 (year 49, Gallius)
 
 
 
 
  REPUBLIC
              IMPERIAL                                        
 
 
 
RE8 A1691 LP28-47 32-6
L. Axius Naso  
trib Pollia,
X vir stlit iudic,
tr mil pro legato (AE1981-495)
q Baetica
procos Cyprus 29 AD
LP28-47
A1686 RE1 Laet531 === A1687 RE4a
Axius T. Axius
leg pr pr Galatia, leg pr pr Galatia 38-41?
fetialis cos suff 44 or 45?
~ (Statilia) Cornelia Tauri f., (C1477, FOS727), dt of
T. Statilius Sisenna Taurus cos 16 AD
A1690 RE6 Okon171 Bar83 
Axius [M....]
frat Arv 193
probably not a separate person, 
see Rüpke above
C1205 RE8a V675 RE3a AE1989-190 AE1988-357
M. Ax[ius?] Paulinus Vipsanius Caecilianus Axius L. Axius L.f. Sucula
or P. Cluvius Maximus Paulinus RE11 proc Asia 216-217  trib. Papiria, Herdonia in Regio II,
curator aedium sacrarum 214 AE-1972-588 local aedilis, IIII vir, q 
under Caracalla
~ Appaea Iusti f. Iusta
 
A1688 RE5 Pf328 LP21-60 L202 RE90  
Q. Axius Q.f. Aelianus signo Ionius T. Licinius Hierocles L. Axius L.f. Sucula     Axia L.f Lucilla
trib. Pal., eques Romanus, vir egreg, proc Aug Maur Caesar 227 trib. Papiria, Herdonia in Regio II,
curator viarum Traiana et Aurelia Aeclanensis (LX) c.228-230 aedilis, IIII vir, q 
proc ad alimenta Apulia Calabria Lucania et Bruttium (LX) c.230-232 ~ Claudia Nerviana
proc Aug rationis privatae Maur Caesar (LX) c.233-234
proc rationis privatae Belgica et duas Germaniae (LX) c.234-235/6
procurator Dacia Apulensis bis vice praesidia (C ) 235/6-238
patron Sarmizegetusa in Dacia,
priest Laurens Lavinas  
~ Aelia Romana (A309)  
   
A1689 L262 RE191
Q. Axius Aelianus iunior signo Ionius Licinia Axia etc
mention in Dacia with father 235/238
UNCERTAIN DATE                                                    
T81 B68 RE1 Pf207
Terentius Musaeus M. Bassaeus M.f. Axius
funeral inscription Arelate, trib. Pal., from Puteoli,
3rd century career as proc,
~ Hydria Tertulla (H236) late 2nd century
clar fem, christian ?
related to Q. Axius Aelianus
 
RE9 A1692 Bar2183
Axia Aeliana