Gens:

OVINIUS

Created:

10th November 2013

Update:

12th June 2018

Status Republic:

Patrician:

Pleb. Nobilis:

Senatorial:

Eques Romanus:

Local magistrates

Republican Family / Cognomen

Patrician

n/a

Pleb. Nobilis

n/a

Senatorial

no cognomen

Equestrian

n/a

Local magistrat.

n/a

Uncertain

n/a

Imperial Family / Cognomen

Imperators

n/a

Consular

Africanus, Gallicanus, Pacatianus, Paternus, Pudens Capella, Rusticus, Tertullus

Senatorial

Camillus ?, Victorinus,

Equestrian

n/a

Equestrian (mil)

Rufus

Local magistrat.

n/a

Uncertain

Vopiscus

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

Imperial Consuls and Emperors (Augusti and Caesars)

excl. Gallicanus outside scope

Notes:

Several consuls are very loosely dated and though most 3rd century Ovinii are likely to be related, a comprehensive stemma is impossible to construct.

Settipani has propsed a conjectural stemma linking some members, given at bottom.

Literature

Baroni: Adlectiones ed Adlecti (2011) p.473-476 (§5 L. Ovinius Rusticus Cornelianus)

Caballos Rufino: Senadores Hispanorromanos (1990) p.243-244 (§134 L. Ovinius Rusticus Cornelianus, possibly from Spain)

Champlin, Edward: "Saint Gallicanus (Consul 317)", in Phoenix Vol.36, 1982, p.71-76 who argues that the cos 317 is Saint Gallicanus

and not the cos of 330 Flavius Gallicanus.

Chastagnol: Préfecture de Rome (1962) p. 400-407 (Ovinius Gallicanus, PUR 316-317)

Chausson, Francois: "Un portrait de groupe avec dame: autour de Cornelia Praetextata", in Cahiers de Centre Glotz, Vol.7, 1996, p.319-368, especially a very conjectural stemma on p.351,

with prosopography of Ovinii on p.365-368

Christol: Carrieres Senatoriales (1986) p.106 (Ovinius Paternus cos 267, problem with several Paterni as consuls in 267, 268 and 269)

Crook: Consilium Principis (1955) p.176 (§243 C. Ovinius Tertullus, amicus of Septimius and Caracalla)

Dobson: Primipilares (1978) p.174 (§15 L. Ovinius Rufus)

Fitz: Pannonien (1995) p.100 (§38 L. Ovinius L.f. Rufus)

Gilliam, J.F.: "Caesonius Bassus: cos ord A.D. 317", in Historia 16, 1967, p.252-254

Jacques: Curateurs (1983) p.82-84 (§30 L. Ovinius Rusticus Cornelianus, curator of Ricina, this municipium became a colonia under Septimius Severus)

Le Bohec, Yann: "La Troisième Légion Auguste", Paris, 1989, p.479 (L. Ovinius Pudens Capella, dating uncertain)

Le Roux, Patrick: "Les sénateurs originaires de la province d'Hispania citerior au Haut-Empire romain", in Epigrafia e Ordine Senatorio» Roma 1982, p. 459 nr. 17

Leunissen: Konsuln (1989) p.155, 251, 365 (C. Ovinius Tertullus), p.208, 329, 349 (L. Ovinius Rusticus Cornelianus, his dating very uncertain, between 170/250)

Rucinski: Praefectus Urbi (2009) p.227 (§72 Ovinius Pacatianus, PUR 276-277; §74 Ovinius Paternus, PUR 281)

Salomies: Nomenclature (1992) p.67 (Rufria Ovinia Corneliana O192)

Settipani: Continuite (2000) p.350-351 (proposed stemma, which is just one possible scenario, due to lack of facts, see below), 395

Settipani: Continuite addenda (2001/2004) p.27-28 (modifies earlier stemma, L. Ovinius L.f. Rusticus Cornelianus is probably Spanish and not related to other Ovinii;

argues for reading of inscription as "[L. Ovini]us C. Iulius Aquilius [Nonius Pater]nus")

Stein: Moesien (1940) p.60-61 (§92 C. Ovinius Tertullus, governor 198-201)

Suolahti, Jaakko: Junior Officers (1955) p.318+335 (tr mil §355 and praef §331 L. Ovinius Rufus), p.378 (§176 Ovinii)

Thomasson: Fasti Africani (1996) p.195 (§75 L. Ovinius Pudens Capella, governor Numidia, possibly 218/235)

Wiseman: New Men (1971) p.248 (§298 Q. Ovinius † 30 BC, from Tarracina ??)

Changes

12.06.2018 New header, reference list plus many updates

RE1

Ovinius

tr pl before 312

O182 RE2

Q. Ovinius

senator

served under Cleopatra as manager of her woolen factories,

† 30 BC exc by order of Octavian

REPUBLIC

IMPERIAL

L. Ovinius M.f.

trib. Ter. from Venafrum in Campania,

~ Allidia L.f. Rufa

Dem265 Dobson15

AE1995-1217

L. Ovinius L.f. Rufus

M. Ovinius L.f. Vopiscus

trib. Ter. from Venafrum in Campania,

trib. Ter.

primus centurio praetorio under Augustus,

primus pilus XIV Gem under Tiberius,

tr mil coh XI urb, tr mil coh III praet,

praef fabrum, II vir at Venafrum (c.30)

~ Pullia Prima

O191 RE10 LP20-107

AE1986-270

C. Ovinius Tertullus

C. Ovinius C.f. Seve[rianus?] Victo[rinus]

clar vir,

clar vir, inscription Novaria,

cos suff c.194

tr mil I Min, q Sicilia, tr pl cand 161/168, pr cand,

leg Aug pro pr Moesia Inf 198-201

curator rei publicae Marsorum Marruviorum et Corfinensium,

amicus of Septimius and Caracalla

iuridicus Transpadana,

O184 RE4

Ovinius Camillus

(Ovinia ?)

senator exc sub Severus Alexander

? fictitious, ment by Hist. Aug.

~ L.Caesonius Lucillus Macer Rufinianus

cos suff c.225/230, frat Arv 213 218 219 240

PLRE Capella

O187 RE7 PLRE Paca1

O189 LP40-48 LP40-70 LP40-82

O188 RE8 PLRE Paternus2

CIL VI-8-3-p.5000

O186

C212 RE Caeson9 LP39-146 PLRE Bassus18

T226 RE Tin4

Ovinius Pacatianus

L. Ovinius Pudens Capella

Ovinius Paternus

?=?

[L. Ovini]us C. Iulius Aquilius [Nonius Pater]nus

L. Caesonius L.f. Ovinius Manlius Rufinianus Bassus

M. Tineius Ovinius L.f. Castus Pulcher

cos suff ante 276

clar vir,

cos ord 267 (or 269)

clar vir, VII vir epulo,

trib Quirina, clar vir, salius Pal, pont maior,

trib. Arn., patron of Tibur

PUR 276 and 277

leg Aug pro pr Numidia 250/300

cos II 279 PUR 281

cos ord, curator via Appia,

cos suff c.260, cos suff II c.285 (or his son)

q urb, pr cand, cos suff c.270/280

(under Aurelian 270/275?)

procos (Asia?) , PUR

C212 and RE have in error Quintus in stead of Ovinius

pont maior (i.e. after Aurelian)

cos desig in Numidia

procos Africa sub Probus, PUR 285

O186

C212 RE Caeson9 LP39-146 PLRE Bassus18

L. Caesonius L.f. Ovinius Rufinus Manlius Bassus

trib Quirina, clar vir, salius Pal, pont maior,

cos suff c.285 (or his father)

? = his father

PLRE Gal3 RE Gallicanus 3 or 6

PLRE Bassus12

Ovinius Gallicanus

Caesonius Bassus

vir clar,

cos ord 317

curator of Teanum Sidicinum in Campania 293/300

presumably grdson of cos. 260

cos ord 317 PUR 316-318

UNCERTAIN DATE

O185 RE5

L. Ovinius Curius Proculus Modianus Africanus

L. Ovinius

cos suff 3rd (or 4th) century

~ Claudiana Eusebia C751

O181

O190

RE9 RE1a

(Ovinius)

L. Ovinius L.f. Rusticus Cornelianus

trib Quirina, from Spain ?

q, adlectus inter tribunicios,

curator viae Valeriae-Tiburtinae, pr,

leg leg I Ita in Moesia Inf, curator viae Flaminiae,

curator rei publicae Ricina in Picenum,

cos suff desig under Septimius Severus (?) or mid 3rd century

† before consulship

~ Rufria L.f. Secundilla (FOS673)

O183

RE3 PLRE Africanus 7

O192

RE11

L. Ovinius Africanus

Rufria Ovinia Corneliana

clar puer

honored her father at Tarraco in Spain

grdson of cos

ALTERNATIVE

STEMMA BASED ON SETTIPANI(modified by addend

L. Ovinius

~ Claudia sister to

Ti. Claudius Sollemnius Pacatianus, leg Arabia 225/235

(Ovinia)

(L. Ovinius) Pacatianus

with uncle in Arabia

~ L.Caesonius Lucillus Macer Rufinianus

cos suff c.225/230, frat Arv 213 218 219 240

↓

RE9 RE1a

O187 RE7 PLRE Paca1

Pacata

Ovinius Pacatianus

(Ovinia Paterna)

c.p. Arabia

cos suff ante 276

PUR 276 and 277

~ L. Clodius Tinneius Pupienus Bassus

clar iuvenis, P1084

son of a Tineia T234

grdson of Imp PUPIENUS

T226

RE Tin4

M. Tineius Ovinius L.f. Castus Pulcher

trib. Arn., patron of Tibur

pont maior, q urb, pr cand,

cos suff c.270/280

T233

PLRE Atticus 4

[Ovi]nius Tineius Tarrute[nius] (Nonius?) Atticus

vir clar, pr tutelarius, XV vir sf,

† aged 28

~ […]a Maxima M385

clar fem

PLRE Gal3RE Gallicanus 3 or 6

Ovinius Gallicanus

vir clar,

curator of Teanum Sidicinum in Campania 293/300

cos ord 317 PUR 316-318

~ Bruttia