Gens:

OPPIUS

Created:

9th November 2013

Update:

22nd June 2018

Status Republic:

Patrician:

Pleb. Nobilis:

Senatorial:

Eques Romanus:

Local magistrates

Republican Family / Cognomen

Patrician

n/a

Pleb. Nobilis

Cornicen

Senatorial

Capito, Cornicinus, Salinator, Statianus

Equestrian

no cognomen

Local magistrat.

Capito

Uncertain

n/a

Imperial Family / Cognomen

Imperators

n/a

Consular

no cognomen, Asclepiodotus, Sabinus,

Senatorial

Capito, Honoratus, Severus

Equestrian

Capito, Marcellinus,

Equestrian (mil)

no cognomen, Bassus, Ingenuus, Niger, Secundus, Tertullus,

Local magistrat.

Pallas, Severus

Uncertain

n/a

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

incl. 1 X vir cos

Imperial Consuls and Emperors (Augusti and Caesars)

incl. 0 emperors

Notes:

Very common gens under the Republic.

Literature

Alexander: Trials (1990) p.91-92 (trial §181 in 70 BC vs (?) Oppius RE4 de repetundis, but dropped), p.95 (trial §187 vs P. Oppius RE17 in 69 BC for peculatu (or maiestas), outcome unknown),

Alföldy: Fasti Hispanienses (1969) p.141, 168, 176 (C. Oppius Sabinus Iulius Nepos, O123, Alföldy believes he is the same man as O124 ment 138, and therefore dates his career leg Baetica c.120/122,

governor Lusitania c.128, procos Baetica c.130/131, cos suff c.131/132), p.187-188 (C.Iulius Oppius Clemens, O118, q Baetica)

Baroni: Adlectiones ed Adlecti (2011) p.264-266 (C. Oppius Sabinus Iulius Nepos O123)

Camodeca, G.: "I consoli del 43 e gli Antistii Veteres d'età claudia dalla riedizione delle Tabulae Herculanenses", in ZPE Bd. 140 (2002), p.227-236

demonstrates that the praenomen of cos suff of 43 AD Oppius was Spurius and not Lucius, thus he presumably descends from Sp. Oppius pr 44 BC.

Christol: Carrieres Senatoriales (1986) p.219-220 (§47 T. Oppius Aelianus Asclepiodotus, O115)

Cichorius: Römische Studien (1922) p.160 (Cn. Oppius Cn.f. RE28 , number 24 in Pompeius Strabo's consilium of 89 BC)

Demougin, S.: "Les Juges des Cinq Décuries Originaires de l'italie" in Ancient Society, Vol. 6 (1975), pp. 158-159 (§22 M. Oppius Capito Q. Tamudius Milasius Aninius Severus)

Deniaux: Clientèles et pouvoir (1993) p.532-533 (§73 L. Oppius M.f. RE12)

Dondin-Payre, Monique: "Choix et contraintes dans l'expression de la parenté dans le monde romain", in Cahiers du Centre Gustave Glotz, 5, 1994. p.140-141 stemma of P. Oppius Marcellinus O121)

Eck: Fasten der Statthalter 1.teil, (1982), p.309 (C. Oppius Sabinus in Moesia 84/85)

Eck: Fasten der Statthalter 2.teil, (1983), p.215, 222 (C. Oppius Sabinus Iulius Nepos in Baetica and Lusitania under Hadrian)

Fitz: Pannonien (1995) p.1117 (§758 C. Oppius Ingenuus O120)

Hinard: Proscriptions (1985) p.501 (§97 and §98 M. Oppius RE15 and his father)

Jacques: Curateurs (1983) p.272-276 (§IX M. Oppius Capito Q. Tamudius Milasius Aninius Severus), p.314-315 (§XXXII P. Oppius Marcellinus)

Le Glay, Marcel: "Les Oppii de Praeneste à Gabies", in ZPE Bd. 58 (1985), p.204-206 listing numerous Oppii on republican inscriptions at Praeneste, none however can with certainty be identified with Oppii below.

Pflaum, H.G.: "Une famille de la noblesse provinciale romaine: les Oppii", in Cahiers Alsaciens d'archeologie, d'art et d'histoire XIV (1970), p.85-90, reprinted in "La Gaule et l’Empire romain": Études épigraphiques

(Scripta Varia II), Paris 1981, p.328-333 dates C. Oppius Sabinus Iulius Nepos' consulate to c.140. His stemma on p.90 showing descent of the imperial Oppii from Auximum from Cn. Oppius Cornicinus is now

probably to be amended to descent from Sp. Oppius, pr 44 BC.

PIR letter O, p.455 stemma, but assumes cos suff 43 descends from Cn. Oppius RE28, but since we now know his praenomen was Spurius, the pr of 44 B is more likely.

Rossner, Margarete: "Asiarchen und Archiereis Asias", in Studii Clasice XVI, 1974, p.134 (§202 T. Oppius Afer Pollius Tertullus)

Stein: Moesien (1940) p.34 (C. Oppius Sabinus, last governor of undivided Moesia 85/86 AD)

Suolahti, Jaakko: Junior Officers (1955) p.377 (§170 Oppii- M. Oppius RE13, Oppius RE3,M. Oppius PME-O19)

Taylor: Voting Districts (1960/2013) p.240 (gens Oppia - Cn. Oppius of tribus Velina, RE28)

Tortotiello: Fasti Consolari di Claudio (2004) p.532-533 (§44 Sp. Oppius cos suff 43 AD)

Wiseman: New Men (1971) p.247 (§293 M. Oppius Capito RE24, §294 Cn. Oppius Cornicinus RE28)

Zmeskal: adfinitas (2009) p.203-204 (Oppii: RE15, RE24, RE28, RE34, RE37)

Changes

22.06.2018 New header, reference list plus many updates

RE16

Opiter Oppius

general from Tusculum

period of King Tullus Hostilius

Mons Oppius named after him

RE36 Rüpke Oppia

Oppia (or Opimia)

vestal 483 † exc for incest

RE27

RE13

RE7

Sp. Oppius Cornicen

M. Oppius

C. Oppius

plebeian Xvir cos leg. scrib. 450-449

tr mil 449

tr pl 449

accused and † suicide 449

RE8

C. Oppius

tr pl 215

lex Oppia sumptuaria

RE32 cf RE19

RE11

L. Oppius Salinator

L. Oppius

tr pl 197 aed pl 193 propr? (cum imperio) fleet 192

merchant on Delos 181

pr Sardinia 191 propr 190-189

RE10

RE3

RE2

L. Oppius

Oppius

L. Oppius

praetorius when amb

tr mil 140 † killed in battle

pr 146

to Pergamum / Bithynia 154

defeated the Gauls

RE29

ILS3206

Oppius Gallus

L. Oppius L.f.

ment by Valerius Maximus VII, 8,9

magister of Hermaists

on Delos c.150/120

RE20

Q. Oppius Q.f.

pr 89? procos Cilicia 88

prisoner of Mithradates 88-85 freed

RE4

RE17

RE28

cf RE24 ILS6492

RE40

Oppius

P. Oppius

Cn. Oppius Cn.f. Cornicinus

C. Oppius Capito

Oppia

Oppius

propr Macedon + Achaia c.73

q 74 proq 73

trib Velina

local q, pr, interrex,

proscribed 43

trial 70, dropped

trial, defended by Cicero 69

Pompeius Strabo's consilium 89

censor at Beneventum

~ M. Mindius

saved by son

ment as senator 57 (Cornicinus)

ante 42

c.46

RE21

RE5 RE22

RE37

RE24

RE34

RE9 Nic251

RE15

RE6

RE12

Q. Oppius

Sp.Oppius

Oppia

M. Oppius Capito

Oppius Statianus

C. Oppius

M. Oppius

Oppius

L. Oppius M.f.

pr(ocos?) Syria 32-31

leg of Caesar in Africa 46 (RE5)

propr praef class

leg of M. Antonius

author, ab Spoletium

saved father and fled

q in Sicilia

friend of Cicero, eques ?

or = RE20 above

pr 44 (Sp. RE22)

~ Sex.Atilius Serranus Gavianus

of M. Antonius 36

vs Parthians 36

Caesar's agent 58-44

to Sex. Pompeius 43

late Republic

proc in Cilicia of

only known from coins

tr pl 57

† 36 killed in battle

refused senatorship

returned Rome 39

L. Egnatius Rufus 47-46

? = C. Oppius C.f. from

aed 37

Spoletium (CIL 11-4812)

† shortly after

REPUBLIC

IMPERIAL

PME-O19 Dem173 Dobson32

M. Oppius

from Luceria in Apulia,

centurio VI Vic,

primus pilus, tr mil II Aug,

praef castrorum,

career under Augustus

O114 RE12a

PME-O18bis

O116

RE25

Sp. Oppius

C. Oppius

Oppius Capito

cos suff 43 AD

tr mil XI Cla in Dalmatia

praetorius ment by Pliny 77

1st half 1st century

maybe = RE24

? or nephew

O119

O122

RE31 LP20-27

C. Oppius Hon(oratus?)

(C.?) Oppius Sabinus

curator ludorum (senator)

cos ord 84

1st century

leg Aug pro pr Moesia 85 (or 85-86)

† 85 or 86 killed in battle

PME-O after 23

(C. Oppius)

(Oppius)

Oppius Niger

M. Oppius Capito

Q. Tamudius T.f. T.n.

praef coh in Brit 95/105

from Auximum

~ Vibia

adopted

O123

RE33 LP4-21 LP5-12

O124 RE32a

PME-O21

Dobson126

C. Oppius C.f. Sabinus Iulius Nepos

(Oppia)

C. Oppius C.f. Severus

M. Oppius Capito Q. Tamudius Q.f. T.n. T.pron. Milasius Aninius Severus

C. Oppius C.f. Bassus

M'. Vibius Sollemnis Severus

trib Velina,

trib. Velina from Auximum, eques,

trib. Velina from Auximum,

trib Velina from Auximum in Picenum

~ C.Iulius Clemens

leg leg VIII Aug at Argentorate

q IIII, pr quinq II, pont, all at Auximum, quinq at Numana,

centurion 137

adlectus inter tribunios by Hadrian,

senator 138

tr mil VIII Aug in Germ Sup, praef fabrum, iudex selectus ex V decuriis,

primus pilus (II Tra ? in Aegyptus)

pr pereg cand, leg of procos Baetica,

patron Auximum et colonia Aesis et municipium Numana, all in Picenum

pr at Auximum, patron of Auximum,

curator viarum in Etruria,

curator (et patron) Trea in Picenum under Antoninus (Pius) Augustus,

leg leg XI Cla in Moesia Inf,

leg Aug pro pr Lusitania, procos Baetica,

cos suff 130/138 patron of Auximum,

or son of cos 84 delayed by father's defeat

O118

RE Iulius 371

PME-O20

C.Iulius C.f. Oppius Clemens

T. Oppius Afer Pollio Tertullus

trib Velina, patron Auximum in Picenum,

tr mil XV Apo in Cappadocia c.160

X vir stlit iudic, tr mil IV Fla in Moesia Sup,

archireus Asia 2nd half 2nd century

q Baetica, tr pl cand of Antoninus Pius,

pr cand of same,

O120 PME-O22

C. Oppius Ingenuus

tr mil II Adi at Aquincum in Pann Inf,

sub Severus Alexander (222/235)

O115 LP26-199 LP26-250

T. Oppius Aelianus Asclepiodotus

vir clar, from Aphrodisias in Phrygia/Caria,

vir consularis (adlectus ?),

praeses Caria et Phrygia

procos et corrector Asia

probably = Asclemiodotus (sic), vir perfect, praeses Phrygia 282-283

probably adlectus inter consulares

UNCERTAIN DATE

O121 RE30

CIL-X-1782

Dobson99

CIL-IX-5849

P. Oppius ?.f.P.n.P.pron.P.abn. Marcellinus

T. Oppius Severus

L. Oppius T.f. Secundus

C. Oppius C.f. Pallas

trib. Galeria from Compsa, eques Rom,

decurio at Puteoli,

trib. Claudia from Varvaria in Dalmatia,

tr. Velina,

curator civitatium,

late 2nd century

primus pilus VII Cla in Moesia,

pr and q at Auximum

princeps colonia Aeclanum, patron Compsa,

praef castrorum VII Cla,

q alimentorum

2nd century

between 56/57 and 117

2nd century

~ Eppia Firma E80

son of Oppia Prisca

? ~ Iunia Fortunata (married to a man with same name, 1st wife ?)

Oppius

senator

~ Tettaea ?

Tettaeus Marcellinus

set gravestone on grandfather

or son of a Tettaeus and an Oppia