Republican
Consuls, Tribunes with consular power, Dictators, Magister Equitum, Censors
1
Imperial
Consuls and Emperors (Augusti and Caesars)
2
incl. 0 emperors
Notes:
Most common spelling is Petillius
(inscriptions, coins), but Petilius is common in manuscripts.
It is possible that the cos II of 83 AD is in
fact Petillius Cerialis' 3rd consulate, the iteration II being an error for
III.
Literature
Birley: Roman Government of Britain (2005)
p.62-68 (§9 Q. Petillius Cerialis Caesius Rufus cos II 74) gives a good
summary of latest theories
Birley, A.R.: "Petillius Cerialis and the
Conquest of Brigantia", in Britannia, Vol. 4 (1973), pp. 179-190 on his
career. Birley doubts that Rufus was cos II in 83;
due to age difference (Cerialis born maybe 30,
Rufus born about 50), hardly time for a 2nd Rufus consulate in 83; he prefers
that it was Cerialis' third
consulate. The only evidence of cos II 83 is a
Greek inscription from Smyrna (CIG II-3173).
Bosworth, A.B.: "Firmus of
Arretium", in ZPE Bd.39, 1980, p.267-277 (AE1980-468) identifies Firmus
a Petilius Firmus, probably ygr son of P260.
Cebeillac: Quaestores Principis (1972) p.69-70
(§XXXII Firmus, identified by Bosworth as P261)
Champlin, Edward: "Pegasus", in ZPE
Bd.32, 1978, p.269-278 (AE1967-355) on Petillius Firmus in Dalmatia as iudex
of boundary dispute
Crook: Consilium Principis (1955) p.177 (§252a
Q. Petillius Cerialis Caesius Rufus cos II 74, amicus of Vespasian and
Domitian)
Dondin-Payre, Monique: "Firmus d'Arretium
: légat préquestorien", in ZPE Bd. 52, 1983, p.236-240 (AE1983-392)
argues that Firmus was a legatus legionis,
not a vice-legate, as Bosworth argues..
Eck: Fasten der Statthalter 1.teil, (1982),
p.284-293 career of Q. Petillius Cerialis Caesius Rufus (cos II 74) in Germ
Inf and Brit)
Eck: Senatoren von Vespasian bis Hadrian
(1970) p.112-119 career of Q. Petillius Cerialis Caesius Rufus (cos II 74) in
Germ Inf and Brit)
Eck: Statthalter der germanischen Provinzen
(1985) p.135-136 (§13 Q. Petillius Cerialis Caesius Rufus cos II 74)
Franke: Legionslegaten (1991) p.81-84 (§43 C.
Petillius Firmus P261 as leg leg IV Fla), p.184-186 (§81 Q. Petillius
Cerialis Caesius Rufus cos II 74)