Gens:

DIDIUS

Created:

4th June 2017

Update:

4th June 2017

Status Republic:

Patrician:

Pleb. Nobilis:

Senatorial:

Eques Romanus:

Local magistrates

Republican Family / Cognomen

Patrician

n/a

Pleb. Nobilis

no cognomen

Senatorial

no cognomen

Equestrian

n/a

Local magistrat.

n/a

Imperial Family / Cognomen

Imperators

Severus Iulianus

Consular

Gallus, Secundus

Senatorial

Postumus, Priscus, Proculus,

Equestrian

Euhodianus, Italicus, Marinus, Maximus, Nepot[ianus], Saturninus, Scaeva ?, Severus,

Local magistrat.

n/a

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

Imperial Consuls and Emperors (Augusti and Caesars)

incl. 1 emperor

Notes:

Old spelling Deidius.

Literature

Alföldy: Gallia Cisalpina (1999) p.321 (Petronius Didius Severus P279, M. Didius Severus Iulianus and his family), p.324 (Didius Priscus)

Barnes: "A Senator from Hadrumetum - and three others", in Bonner Historia-Augusta-Colloquium 1968/1969, Bonn 1970 p.45-58, on career of Didius Iulianus [NOT AVAILABLE TTO ME]

Birley: Roman Government of Britain (2005) p.31-37 (A. Didius Gallus cos 39; accepts that he was curator aquarum while having other offices), p.327-328 (L. Didius Marinus)

Chastagnol, A.: "Histoire Auguste, Les Empereurs Romains des II et III siecles" Paris, 1994

Chausson, Francois: "De Didius Julianus aux Nummii Albini", in MEFRA 112 (2000), p.843-879

Corbier: Aerarium (1974) p.26-30 (§3 P. Paquius Scaeva with stemma)

Crook: Consilium Principis (1955) p.162 (§133 A. Didius Gallus cos suff 39), p.148 (§148 A. Didius Gallus Fabricius Veiento cos suff 3 X)

Dobson: Primipilares (1978) p.284-285 (§176 C. Didius Saturninus)

Eadie, John: "The Reliability of the Origin of the Vita Didii Iuliani", in Annali della Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, vol.4, 1974, p.1409-1442 (stemma p.1421+1425+1438)

Eck: Statthalter der germanischen Provinzen (1985) p.184-186 (§38 M. Didius Severus Iulianus)

Jagenteufel: Dalmatia (1958) p.72-73 (§22 M. Didius Iulianus; dates governorship to 176-177)

Pflaum: Province de Narbonnaise (1978) p.86 (T. Didius Priscus), p.173-176 (L. Didius Marinus)

Raepsaet-Charlier: PFOS (1987) stemma XXXV,

Remy: Carrieres Senatoriales (1989) p.102-104 (§77 M. Didius Severus Iulianus)

Salomies: Nomenclature (1992) p.110-112 (M. Nummius Umbrius Primus Senecio Albinus; prefers that he is an Umbrius adopted by a Nummius, not vice versa; followed below; but against this is his use

of Nummius for short-name and that his freedmen were Nummii), p.119 (A. Didius Gallus Fabricius Veiento; the adopted son of A. Didius Gallus)

Sanciu, Antonio, Pala, Paola and Sanges, Maro: "Un nuovo diploma militare dalla Sardegna", in ZPE, Bd. 186 (2013), pp. 301-306, new inscription AE-2013-650 gives the name of a new

cos suff T. Didius Secundus in 102 AD, thus confirming the identity of D76 with procos of Asia Secundus

Settipani: Continuite (2000) p.385-387 (imp Didius Iulianus' family)

Settipani: Continuite addenda (2001/2004) p.32,35,44 (imp Didius Iulianus' family)

Taylor: Voting Districts (1960/2013) p.210 (C. Didius C.f. in tribus Quirina)

Thomasson: Fasti Africani (1996) p.73-74 (§95 M. Didius Severus Iulianus as proconsul), p.112 (§41 M. Didius Severus Iulianus legatus)

Vogel-Weidemann: Statthalter (1982) p.348-362 (§48 A. Didius Gallus cos suff 39)

Wiseman: New Men (1971) p.229 (§155 C. Didius sen 129 BC, §156 T. Didius cos 98 BC, §157 A. Didius Postumus)

Changes

RE1

not in RE

(T.?) Didius

C. Didius C.f.

tr pl 143

trib. Quir.

senator 129

RE5

T. Didius T.f. Sex.n.

trib.Cor.?

monet 113 or 112 tr pl 103 pr by 101

procos Macedon 101-100 or 99, triumph 99

cos Hisp Cit 98 procos Hisp it 97-93 triumph II 93

leg 90-89 † 89 killed in battle

D78 RE17

Didia

~ (Paquius) Consus

ab Histonium in Samnium

RE2

RE4 D69

C. Didius

Q. Didius

P. (Paquius) Scaeva

leg of Caesar 46-45

leg or promag of Syria 31-30

† 45 in battle

for Octavian

~ Flavia

REPUBLIC

IMPERIAL

D72 RE10a

P126

RE3

A. Didius Postumus

P. Paquius P.f. Scaeva

procos Cyprus post 22 BC

praetor aerarii c.23 BC

when Cyprus became proconsular province

~ Flavia C.f., his cousin

D70

RE6 Rüp1450

A. Didius Gallus

ab Histonium in Samnium, q 19, leg pro pr Asia,

procos Sicilia, cos suff 39

comes et leg in invasion of Brit 43

praef equitatus in invasion of Brit 43 (or praef alae as young man?)

leg Aug pro pr Moesia 44/45, ornamenta triumphalia,

curator aquarum 38?-49

procos Asia 49/50 or 50/51

leg Aug pro pr Brit 52-57, XV vir sf,

Fabricius Veiento

adopt

D81

FOS314

F91

RE7 RE Fab15 Rüp1451

D75

RE14

Didia Galla

A. Didius Gallus Fabricius Veiento

Didius Scaeva

inscription at

delator, pr sub Nero (54?), exiled 62-68

vir militaris,

Histonium

cos suff I 74? cos suff II 80 cos suff III 83? (or 82)

supporter of the Flavians

† p.98 last mention

† 69 killed in Roma

XV vir sf, sodalis August (mag 69),

sodalis Flavialis, sodalis Titialis

~ Attica (A1330, FOS127)

D76 RE15 RE Sec8a PIRv1S228

(Aemilia)

(Aemilius)

Q. Petronius Q.f. Severus

T. Didius Secundus

praeses under Trajan

~ (P. Salvius)

~ Didia Iucunda

cos suff 102

(FOS315)

? = archon at Athens 107/108 (from Sphettos)

?? dt of T. Didius Priscus, see below

procos Asia under Trajan (Secundus)

S136

A414

FOS24

P279 RE36

PME-D7

L. Octavius Cornelius P.f.

Aemilia Clara

Petronius Didius Severus

Q. Petronius Severus

Q. Didius Euhodianus

Q. Iulius (or Q. Didius) Crescentianus

P. Salvius Iulianus Aemilianus

ab Mediolanium, senator?

inscription

trib. Lem.

cos ord 148

2 ~ Nummius

tr coh in Syria

~ (Iulia Ingenua) dt of C Iulius Crescens

or brother to Aemilia Clara

? = M. Nummius Attidius Tuscus

praef alae in Germ Inf

flamen Augustalis Africa

↓

pr, leg of procos Africa

mid 2nd century

N226 RE4+9

D77 RE8

Rüp1452

D74 RE13

J284

RE12

(M.) Nummius Ceionius Albinus

M. Didius M.f. Severus Iulianus

Didius Proculus

C. Iulius Q.f. Crescens

C. Didius C.f. Saturninus

career unknown

IMP CAESAR M. DIDIUS SEVERUS IULIANUS AUG

Didius Crescentianus

trib. Sabatina from Colonia Saturnia

? † 193 exc

* 133 (or 137?) in Mediolanium, trib. Ouf.

trib.Quirina, ab Cirta

soldier in praetorians c.166, award,

X vir stl iudic, tr mil of legio, q cos 157, aedil cand, pr cand,

eques Romanus under Pius

awards in wars of M. Aurelius 171/180

adopt

leg of procos Achaia c.166 leg of procos Africa 167/168

flamen et V vir at Cirta+Cuiculi

centurio in praetorian cohort 204

leg leg XXII Pri in Germ Sup 169 leg Aug pro pr Belgica c.171-175

tr coh, pont local,

primus pilus, awards 198/211

V897 RE2

cos suff 175 leg Aug pro pr Dalmatia c.176-180

~ Naevia dt of P. Naevius

patron of Saturnia, II vir (or = his son?)

M. Umbrius M.f. Primus

leg Aug pro pr Germ Inf c.180/1-184/5 (or 183)

trib. Gal., cos suff c.186

curator aliment Italia, leg Aug pro pr Bithynia et Pontus c.186/7-187/8

cf J284 FOS313

D80

cf FOS313

cf J284

proconsul Africae ca 201/202

procos Africa 189/190, Imp 28. Mar 193 † 2. Jun 193 murdered

Didia Cornelia

Didia Cornelia Ingenua

C. Didius Maximus

sodalis Antoninianus 161

clar fem

equo publico 161/167

~ Manlia Scantilla (M166 FOS520)

flamina at Cuicul

alive 193

N238 RE18

D79

RE18 FOS312

FOS311

D71 RE9 RE10 Pf295 PME-D8

M. Nummius Umbrius

Didia Clara AUGUSTA

(Didia)

L. Didius Marinus

Primus M.f. Senecio Albinus

title Augusta 193

vir egreg, tr coh I praetoria c.200 (not the praetorian guard)

trib. Gal., cos ord 206

~ Sex. Cornelius Repentinus (C1427)

engaged to cousin

proc familiarum gladiator for Asia Minor etc, (sexagenarius)

pont 199

cos suff c.188 PUR 193

(nephew of father)

proc vectigaliorum in Italia, proc alimentorum,

↓

proc minuciae, proc familiarum gladiator for Gallia etc c.190

proc Galatia (centenarius), proc Aug Arabia,

proc Aug Hisp Cit (Asturia et Callaecia) 211/212 (ducenarius)

proc Aug Asia et a sacris cognitionibus c.215,

vir perefect, thus either PP or more likely praef annonae 223

adlectus in senatus, clar vir, patron Canusium 223

?? ~ Cornificia (FOS294), 4th sister of Commodus

UNCERTAIN DATE

D73 RE11

D82 RE19 FOS316

PME-D9

PME-D10

PME-D13+7bis

T. Didius M.f. Priscus

Didia Q.f. Quintina

P. D(idius?) Nepot(is or ianus)

[Di?]dius Severus

P. Didius Italicus

trib. Papiria from Ticinum in Transpadana

† aged 27

praef coh in Dacia

praef coh in Brit

from Maur Caesariensis

III vir capitalis,

~ L. Vetina Priscus

2nd half 2nd century

2nd century ?

praef coh in Dacia

sevir turmae V equitum Romanorum,

leg of procos Asia

2nd or 3rd century

tr mil III Aug in Africa, q pro pr Gallia Narbo,

2nd century

tr pl, pr, pat

2nd half 1s

dt could be Didia Iucunda above