Gens:

PEDANIUS

Created:

2nd November 2013

Update:

14th May 2018

Status Republic:

Patrician:

Pleb. Nobilis:

Senatorial:

Eques Romanus:

Local magistrates

Republican Family / Cognomen

Patrician

n/a

Pleb. Nobilis

n/a

Senatorial

Costa

Equestrian

n/a

Local magistrat.

n/a

Uncertain

n/a

Imperial Family / Cognomen

Imperators

n/a

Consular

Costa, Fuscus Salinator, Secundus

Senatorial

no cognomen

Equestrian

n/a

Equestrian (mil)

n/a

Local magistrat.

Aemilianus, Atilianus, Clemens, Ursus

Uncertain

n/a

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

Imperial Consuls and Emperors (Augusti and Caesars)

incl. 0 emperors

Notes:

The Pedanii probably derive from Barcina (Barcelona), several local Pedanii are known (see at bottom of stemma).

Literature

Alföldy: Legionslegaten Rheinarmeen (1967) p.64 (Pedanius Costa, active on the Rhine in 69, but uncertain whether he was legatus legionis)

Alföldy: Senatoren in Dalmatia (1968) p.136 (Cn.Sertorius Brocchus Aquilius Agricola Pedanius Fuscus etc, could be a governor but also just be the patron of Doclea in Dalmatia).

Caballos Rufino: Senadores Hispanorromanos (1990) p.413 (§I 43 Pedanius Costa cos desig 69), p.413-415 (§ I 44 Pedanius Fuscus P198), p.416-418 (§I 45 (Cn.?) Pedanius Fuscus Salinator, cos 84/85),

p.418-419 (§I 46 Cn. Pedanius Fuscus Salinator, cos 118), p.419 (§I 47 Cn. Pedanius Salinator, cos 60/61), p.420-421 (§I 48 L.Pedanius Secundus cos 43),

p.421-422 (§I 49 L.Pedanius Secundus Iulius Persicus), p.423 (§I 50 L. Pedanius Secundus Pompeius Festus Munatianus) p.529 (stemma Pedanii)

Cebeillac: Quaestores Principis (1972) p.76-77 (§XXXVI L. Pedanius Secundus Pompeius Festus Munatianus, q Aug between 73/74 and 79)

Champlin, Edward: "Hadrian's Heir", in ZPE Band 21, 1976, p.79-89 (Pedanius Fuscus P198 who may be the same as […] Velleius P.f. [Lucullus?] L.Sertorius [Brocchus Ped]anius Fuscus)

Crook: Consilium Principis (1955) p.177 (§249 Pedanius Fuscus P198; §250 Cn. Pedanius Fuscus Salinator cos ord 118)

Eck: Fasten der Statthalter 1.teil, (1982), p.330-331 (Cn. Pedanius Fuscus Salinator, procos Asia 98/99), p.346-347 (discussing his possible governorship 108/109 of a military province)

Franke: Legionslegaten (1991) p.318 (Pedanius, legatus (legionis?) in Syria 7/6 BC)

Gregori, Gian Luca: "Pedanii Flavii Salinatores?", in ZPE Bd. 62, (1986), p.185-189, superceded by next article

Gregori, Gian Luca: "Fufii Flavii Salinatores!", in ZPE Bd. 65, (1986), p.239-244 (based on AE1987-64 abandons theory of two Pedanii Flavii Salinatores; they are Fufii Flavii Salinatores. and

thus the wife of Cn. Pedanius (Fuscus?) Salinator (cos suff 61) is not a Flavia Sabina, dt of T. Flavius Sabinus (cos suff 47).

Hillebrand: Vigintivirat (2006) p.203 (§59 L. Pedanius Secundus Pompeius Festus Munatianus, X vir stlit iudic)

Hinard: Proscriptions (1985) p.271 (Pedanius Costa RE2)

Krieckhaus: Senatorische Familien (2006) p.94-98 (the Pedanii at Barcino)

Le Roux, P.: "Les sénateurs originaires de la province d'Hispania Citerior au Haut-Empire romain", in Tituli 4,1982 (ARTICLE NOT AVAILABLE TO ME)

PIR2 pars VI p.74 stemma of Pedanii.

Raepsaet-Charlier: PFOS (1987) stemma IX (Pedanii Salinatores, but note the connection to Flavia Sabina and a Pedanius Flavius should be deleted)

Ritterling: Fasti Deutschland (1932) p.124 (§19 Pedanius Costa, cos desig 69)

Roda de Mayer, Isabel: "La gens Pedania barcelonesa", in Hispania Antiqua, 5, (1975), p.223-268 (ARTICLE NOT AVAILABLE TO ME)

Rucinski: Praefectus Urbi (2009) p.220 (§9 L. Pedanius Secundus, PUR 56-61)

Schumacher: Prosopographische Untersuchungen (1973) p.420 (§Pontifex 74a Velleius L.Sertorius [Brocchus Ped]anius Fuscus)

Schumacher: römischen Priesterkollegien (1978) p.674 (§Pontifex 87 Velleius L.Sertorius [Brocchus Ped]anius Fuscus)

Setälä: Roman Brick Stamps (1977) p.155-157 (Pedania Quintilla P206)

Settipani: Continuite (2000) p.283-284 (stemma), p.306-308 (stemma)

Syme, Ronald: "Ummidius Quadratus, capax imperii", HSCP, Vol. 82, 1979, p.287-310 (also Roman Papers Vol. 3 p.1158-1178) discusses the connections of the Pedanii to Hadrian.

Syme suggests that RE12a is the same man as the grandnephew of Hadrian. But why would Hadrian's heir be adopted by a P. Velleius ?

Syme, Ronald: "The Ummidii", in Historia Bd.17, 1968, p.85-97 (also in Roman Papers Vol.2 p.672-684)

Szramkiewicz: Gouverneurs Vol.2 (1972) p.425 (Pedanius P194, leg leg)

Taylor: Voting Districts (1960/2013) p.241 (Pedanius RE3 in tribus Aemilia)

Tortotiello: Fasti Consolari di Claudio (2004) p.538-540 (§48 L. Pedanius Secundus cos suff 43)

Vogel-Weidemann: Statthalter (1982) p.369-372 (§50 L- Pedanius Secundus cos suff 43, procos Asia 51-52?)

Wiseman: New Men (1971) p.250 (§311 Pedanius Costa RE2)

Changes

14.05.2018 New header, reference list plus many updates, incl. the removal of the two Pedanii Flavii Salinatores (cf Grigori articles above).

RE1

T. Pedanius

princeps primus centurio 212

RE3

P. Pedanius P.f. Costa

trib Aemilia ?

at Cn. Pompeius Strabo's war council 89

RE2

(Pedanius) Costa

leg of M. Brutus 43-42

REPUBLI

IMPERIA

P194 RE1a

Pedanius

leg leg in Syria 7BC

family from Barcino (Barcelona) in Hispania Tarraconensis

P196

RE3a

P202 RE9 LP26-45

P201

RE8

Pedanius Costa

L.Pedanius Secundus

Cn. Pedanius (Fuscus?) Salinator

cos desig 69 by GALBA,

cos suff 43

cos suff 61 (60?)

dropped by VITELLIUS

procos Asia 50/51 or 51/52

younger brother or nephew or son of cos 43

PUR 56-61 † 61 murdered by slave

1st Spanish cos since Cornelius Balbus

in 40 BC

P204

RE11

P199

RE5 LP26-87

P206 FOS604

L. Pedanius Secundus Pompeius Festus Munatianus

(Cn.?) Pedanius Fuscus Salinator

Pedania Quintilla

X vir stlit iudic, tr mil IV Fla in Dalmatia,

adlectus inter patricios 73/74

domina figlinarum early Trajan

adlectus inter patricios 73/74

cos suff ca 84/85

q Augusti in Asia sub Vespasian

procos Asia 98/99

~ M.Peducaeus Saenianus

inscription AE1968-482 at Ephesus

leg Aug pro pr 109/111 (Moesia Inf ??)

cos suff 89

? ~ (Iulia) dt of Cn. Iulius Agricola cos suff 76

(marriage to explain cognomen of Velleius below)

P203

RE10

P200

RE6

L. Pedanius L.f. Secundus Iulius Persicus

Cn. Pedanius Fuscus Salinator

(Pedania)?

inscription Barcelona C.100/120

amicus of Trajan and Hadrian,

no rank indicated

cos ord 118 † by 136

c.106 ~ Iulia Paulina, niece of HADRIAN and

~ P, (Velleius Lucullus)

dt of L. Iulius Ursus Servianus cos suff 90 102 cos III 134

son of P.Velleius Lucullus Sallustius Blaesus

cos suff 89

P198

RE4 Rüpke2639

FOS603

RE12a AE1972-578

AE1977-797

(Cn. or L. Pedanius) Fuscus (Salinator)

(Pedania)?

[…] Velleius P.f. [Lucullus?] L.Sertorius [Brocchus Ped]anius Fuscus

* 113 † 136 compelled to suicide by Hadrian

Salinator Sallustius Blaesus [Cn.] Iulius Agricola […]us Caesonius

† aged 25 not 18 as Dio Cassius claims

~ (C.Sertorius Brocchus)

trib Tromentina, inscription at Ephesus, monet, pont

heir presumptive of Hadrian

? or identical to P198 Fuscus

S553

RE4 Sertorius

Cn.Sertorius C.f. Brocchus Aquilius [Regulus? Iulius?]) Agricola

Pedanius Fuscus Salinator? Iulius Servianus

governor of Dalmatia ? or just a patron of city Doclea in Dalmatia

UNCERTAIN DATE

P205

Curchin444+902

Pedania Moderata

L. Pedanius

L. Pedanius Paternus

L. Pedanius

L. Pedanius L.f. Clemens Senior

inscription Thessalonica

trib Pal.

~ Aemilia Furiana

~ Pomponia Philete

~ Pedania Dionysia

quinq at Tarraco

~ Claudius Rufrianus C999

early or mid 2nd century

Curchin430

Curchin431

Curchin440

L. Pedanius L.f. Aemilianus

(L.?) Pedanius L.f. Atilianus

L. Pedanius L.f. Ursus

trib Pal. (unusual for Barcino)

aedilis at Barcino in Hisp Tarracon

decurio at Barcino in Hisp Tarracon

aedilis, ii vir bis, flamen divorum et Augustorum

middle or 2nd half 2nd century

2nd century

at Barcino in Hisp Tarrac 70/180