Gens:

MODIUS

Created:

7th January 2018

Update:

7th January 2018

Status Republic:

Patrician:

Pleb. Nobilis:

Senatorial:

Eques Romanus:

X

Local magistrates

Republican Family / Cognomen

Patrician

n/a

Pleb. Nobilis

n/a

Senatorial

n/a

Equestrian

no cognomen,

Local magistrat.

n/a

Uncertain

Equiculus

Imperial Family / Cognomen

Imperators

n/a

Consular

Iustus

Senatorial

Iulius, Rufinianus

Equestrian

Terventinus

Equestrian (mil)

Rufinus

Local magistrat.

Priscus

Uncertain

none, Aequus, Proculus, Taurus

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

0

Imperial Consuls and Emperors (Augusti and Caesars)

1

incl. 0 emperors

Notes:

Note Q. (Maesius?) Fabius Caesilius Modius Titianus, M74, q propr Sicilia 169/180

Literature

Alföldy: Konsulat (1977) p.186, 248-9, 280-, 311 (C. Modius Iustus cos suff 172)

Birley: Roman Government of Britain (2005) p.341-2 (Modius Iulius M667)

Fitz: Pannonien (1995) p.855 (§532 Q. Modius Rufinus PME-M65)

Le Bohec, Yann: "La Troisième Légion Auguste", Paris, 1989, p.387 (C. Modius Iustus M668)

Leunissen: Konsuln (1989) p.271 (Modius Iulius M667)

Thomasson: Fasti Africani (1996) p.158-159 (§38 C. Modius Iustus cos suff 172)

Wiseman: New Men (1971) p.242 (§259 Q. Modius M665)

Changes

RE6 Nic240

RE7

M. Modius

Q. Modius "Equiculus"

eques Romanus

vir fortisimus, expert on horses,

bribed C. Verres 73/71

friend Varro 67

(Q. Modius)

?

REPUBLIC

IMPERIAL

M665 RE9

RE9

half- or stepbrothers

V561

V551

Q. Modius

C. Vibius Postumus

A. Vibius Habitus

from Aequiculi?

cos suff 5 AD

cos suff 8 AD

senator ?

M666 RE10

Modius Aequus

dux of jewish king Agrippa's army 67

presumably a Roman

M668 RE11

M669 RER11a

C. Modius Iustus

C. Modius Laetus Rufinianus

possibly from Histonium, where a Modius Iustus is attested

clar vir

leg Aug pro pr III Aug Numidia 171 (probably 170-172)

q pro pr Macedon

cos suff 172 in absentia

curator rei publicae Philippi sub M. Aurelius / Verus (161/169)

patron Thamugadi

~ Statia Agrippina (FOS724)

with husband in Numidia

PME-M65

Q. Modius Q.f. Rufinus

trib. Quirina,

tr coh milliariae mounted archers in Pann Inf. 199/202

M667 RE8

M671 RE12 Pf317bis

Modius Iulius

Modius Terventinus

leg Aug pro pr Brit Inf 219

praef vehicularum viarum anniae (LX ) 214

vice legatus pro pr Moesia Inf 225/229

UNCERTAIN DATE

M670

M672 RE13

Curchin95

Rüpke 2469

L. Modius Taurus

Modia

L. Modius Priscus

Q. Modius Q.f. Proculus

? homo nobilis

ment Iuvenal 3-130 as rich

II vir at Epora in Baetica

sacerdos with the Laurentes Lavinates

childless woman

71/130

secretary with the aediles at Roma

† aged 61, 2nd or early 3rd century