Gens:

MAGIUS

Created:

22nd October 2017

Update:

22nd October 2017

Status Republic:

Patrician:

Pleb. Nobilis:

Senatorial:

Eques Romanus:

Local magistrates

Republican Family / Cognomen

Patrician

n/a

Pleb. Nobilis

n/a

Senatorial

no cognomen,

Equestrian

no cognomen, Cilo

Local magistrat.

Iuncus, Surus

Imperial Family / Cognomen

Imperators

n/a

Consular

n/a

Senatorial

Caecilianus, Celer Velleianus, Valerianus,

Equestrian

Antiquus, Maximus, Proculus, Sabinus, Urgulanianus,

Local magistrat.

Celer

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

Imperial Consuls and Emperors (Augusti and Caesars)

incl. 0 emperors

Notes:

Note T. Sextius Magius Lateranus (S666 cos ord 197 AD)

Literature

Bastianini, G: "Lista dei prefetti d'Egitto dal 30a al 299p", in ZPE Bd. 17 (1975), p.269 (M. (not Q. as stated) Magius Maximus M89)

Bastianini, G: "Lista dei prefetti d'Egitto dal 30a al 299p: aggiunte e correzioni"", in ZPE Bd. 38 (1980), pp. 76 (Quintus corrected to Marcus)

Brennan: Praetorship (2000) p.913 note 302 on Minatus Magius and his sons.

Christol: Carrieres Senatoriales (1986) p.211 (§42 L. Magius Valerianus M90)

Devijver, H.: " De Aegypto et Exercitu Romano (1975) p.75 (§80 Magius Sabinus PME-M10)

Fitz: Pannonien (1995) p.87-88 (§22 Magius Celer Velleianus M88), p.302 (§168 L. Magius Urgulanianus, possibly the vexillationes of 3 legions he commanded was from the Danube early 1st century)

Gerardin, Batiste: "La légion des Alouettes", Université de Franche-Comté, 2009 p.240-246 and p.291-292 on L. Magius Sex.f. Urgulanianus, whose command of

vexillations of three legions he dates to Nero's reign (60 AD), while earlier scholars have preferred Claudius' reign or earlier.

Salomies: Nomenclature (1992) p.21 (Magius Celer Velleianus M88, adopted by a Magius (Celer ?)), p.21 (L. Magius Urgulanianus)

Shackleton Bailey: "Two Studies" (1976), p.49 on praenomen Cnaeus (Cn.) as error for Numerius (N.), RE9 and RE15

Stein: Präfekten von Ägypten (1950) p.22-23 (Magius Maximus M89)

Sumner: Orators (1973) p.107 (R139 P. Magius tr pl 87)

Sumner, G.V.: "The Truth about Velleius Paterculus: Prolegomena", in Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, Vol. 74 (1970), pp. 257-297, especially p.257-263 discusses the Magii

Suolahti, Jaakko: Junior Officers (1955) p.370 note 139

Szramkiewicz: Gouverneurs (1972) Tome II p.415 (Magius Celer Velleianus M88), p.480 (Magius Maximus M89)

Thomasson: Fasti Africani (1996) p.188-189 (L. Magius Valerianus M90)

Wiseman: New Men (1971) p.239 (§240 and §241 Magius praetors 89/82, §242 P. Magius tr pl 87)

Changes

RE5

RE12

Decius Magius

Cn. Magius Atellanus

noble from Capua in Campania

meddix tuticus at Capua 214

escaped from Hannibal to Aegyptus 216

supported Hannibal, thus opponent of RE5

Decius is Oscan praenomen

? relative of RE5

RE8 is stated to be his grandson, more likely great grandson

Magius

PEOPLE FROM CICERO PRO CLUENTIUS

See Aurius

RE1 Nic216

RE8

Nic213

RE1

Magius

Minatus Magius

Aurius

~ 1 Dinaea

2 ~

Magius

praef sociorum

(Minatus Oscan praenomen)

survived her son

in Gallia Cisalp

from Aeclanum in Samnium

Cn. Magius

in 112 and/or 111

formed legion of Hirpini loyal to Rome 89

received Roman citizenship

RE2

RE8

cf RE8

RE19 Nic214

RE6 Nic215

RE10

RE6

RE3

RE20

Magius

M. Magius Min.f. Surus

L. Magius

P. Magius

N. Aurius

Cn. Magius

Magia

"traveler"

pr of Rome

IIII vir Aeclanum

officer of C. Flavius Fimbria 85

tr pl 87

from Larinum

† c.89

Sullan period

89/82

? = one of the praetors

joined King Mithridates of

? son of RE8

in Samnium

~ Statius Albius Oppianicus

? = RE6/10

or a 3rd brother

Pontus 85-72

heir to N. Aurius

? son of RE8

† c.88

~ Papia

RE21

RE9 Nic217

RE15

Magia (Polla)

N. Magius

P. Magius Cilo

Oppianicus

from Cremona (trib Aniensis?),

fought for Pompeius, pardoned,

~ Vergilius

praef fabrum of Pompeius 49

friend of M. Claudius Marcellus

envoy 49

who he killed and then committed suicide

† 45

V407

RE17

P. Vergilius Maro

P. Magius P.f. Iuncus

* 70

censor of Thurii during Republic

famous poet Virgil

REPUBLIC

IMPERIAL

ILS6445b

M86 RE7

(Magia)

Magius (Celer ?)

L. Magius Celer

L. Magius

candidate for II vir at Nuceria

reciter

~ (Velleius) (V354)

adopt

Augustan period

~ daughter of historian T. Livius

praef equit c.4 AD

M87 RE13

V358

M88

RE14

M89 RE18 Dem203

Dem743 PME-M9

Magius Caecilianus

Velleius Paterculus

Magius Celer Velleianus

M. Magius M.f. Maximus

M. Magius M.f. Antiquus

pr 21 falsely accused

* c.25/20 BC

adiutor et leg Dalmatia 9 AD

from Aeclanum

from Uxama in Tarraconensis,

of maiestas

historian

honored at Tiberius' triumph 13

? proc Hisp Ult c. 3 AD

trib. Gal.,

pr 15

pr desig cand of Tiberius 14

praef Aegypt 11/12-14/15 AD

praef coh of Cilicians in Moesia,

↓

pr 15

praef fabrum

1st century, possibly before 15 AD

M92

Magia Marcella

femina nobilis ?

tegula urbana ex praediis

period of Hadrian

? related to Samnia L.f. Magia Marcella, domina figlinarum

PME-M10

Magius Sabinus

tr mil II Tra in Aegyptus 148

cf M381 FOS516

J679 FOS446 RE580

Magia

Iulia Magia

matrona senatoria 204

~ Mauricus, senator (M281)

~ P. Pomponius Cornelianus

? = M. Valerius Bradua Mauricus cos 191

cos suff late 2nd or early 3rd century

? = L. Pontius Mauricus praetorius 223

↓

M90 RE19a

L. Magius Valerianus

vir clar

leg Aug pro pr Numidia 256/258

RE16 PLRE Severianus 9 RE Severianus 7 Rüpke 2326

C. Magius Donatus Severianus

vir clar

pater sacrorum in cult of Mithras 313

UNCERTAIN DATE

M91

Dobson p.346

Magia

C. Magius Proculus

L. Magius

Sex. Urgulanius

femina nobilis ?

primipilaris

testamen adopt

AE1984-183

L. Magius Sex.f. Urgulanianus

Sex. Urgulanius Sex.f.

trib. A(em?), Suessa Aurunca in Campania

II vir, augur,

centurion of speculator of guard, primus pilus,

praef (fabrum?)

praef vexillation of 3 legions (4th, 5th, 9th)

tr coh urbana

1st century