Gens:

OPELLIUS

Created:

22nd May 2018

Update:

22nd May 2018

Status Republic:

Patrician:

Pleb. Nobilis:

Senatorial:

Eques Romanus:

Local magistrates

Republican Family / Cognomen

Patrician

n/a

Pleb. Nobilis

n/a

Senatorial

n/a

Equestrian

n/a

Local magistrat.

n/a

Uncertain

n/a

Imperial Family / Cognomen

Imperators

Diadumenianus, Macrinus

Consular

n/a

Senatorial

n/a

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)

2

incl. 2 emperors

Notes:

Literature

Crook: Consilium Principis (1955) p.176 (§241 M. Opellius Macrinus, amicus of Caracalla)

Howe: Pretorian Prefect (1942) p.72-73 (§25 M. Opellius Macrinus 212-217)

Kienast: Römische Kaisertabelle (1990) p.169-170 (imperator Macrinus), p.170-171 (imperator Diadumenianus)

Leunissen: Konsuln (1989) p.136 (M. Opellius Macrinus cos 218)

Pflaum: Carrieres Procuratoriennes (§248 M. Opellius Macrinus)

Scheid, John and Cecere, Maria Grazia Granino: "Les Sacerdoces Publics Equestres", in Demougin, Devijver and Raepsaet-Charlier: L'Ordre Equestre (1999) p.

p.118, 143 (Pontifex Minor §12 M. Opellius Macrinus)

Schumacher: Prosopographische Untersuchungen (1973) p.39-40 (§A91 M. Opellius Macrinus)

Schumacher: römischen Priesterkollegien (1978) p.675 , 762-764 (§P104 M. Opellius Macrinus)

Syme, Ronald: "The Son of the Emperor Macrinus", in Phoenix, Vol. 26, (1972), p.275-291

Tudor, D: "Aquae, en Dacie inférieure", in Latomus, T. 25, 1966, p.847-854 on M. Opellius Maximus.

Changes

REPUBLIC

IMPERIAL

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M. Opellius Macrinus

IMP. CAESAR M. OPELLIUS SEVERUS MACRINUS AUG.

* 164 or 166 in Caesarea in Mauritania,

proc for PP Fulvius Plautianus, advocatus fisci,

praef vehicul per Flaminiam (C ) 205 proc aerarii maioris 208

proc rationis privatae 208/212 pont minor or scriba pontificius (fictitious?)

praef praetorio 212-217 ornamenta consularia 217 clar vir 217

imperator 11th April 217 patricius 217 pont max etc 2017 cos ord II 218

† 8th June 218 exc, damnatia memoria

~ Nonia Celsa (N158) (fictitious ?)

O107

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M. Opellius Diadumenianus

AE1967-392

IMP. CAESAR M. OPELLIUS ANTONINUS DIADUMENIANUS AUG.

M. Opellius Maximus

* 14.9.208 clar puer 217 (when father received ornamenta consularia)

decurio at Montana in Moesia Inf,

Caesar April 217 princeps iuventutis 217

1st half 3rd century

co-opted sacerdos collegii aedis Propugnatoris with father 217

Augustus May 218 † June 218 exc, damnatia memoria

UNCERTAIN DATE