Gens:

PORCIUS

Created:

8th December 2007

Update:

6th May 2020

Status Republic:

Patrician:

Pleb. Nobilis:

Senatorial:

Eques Romanus:

Local magistrate:

Republican Family / Cognomen

Patrician

n/a

Pleb. Nobilis

Cato, Licinus

Senatorial

Laeca

Equestrian

n/a

Local magistrat.

no cognomen

Uncertain

n/a

Imperial Family / Cognomen

Imperators

n/a

Consular

Cato, Priscus Longinus

Senatorial

Festus, Marcellus, Optatus Flamma, Persa, Rufianus, Severinus

Equestrian

Aelianus, Aper, Cornelianus, Festus, Potitus, Septiminus, Verus, Vetustinus

Equestrian (mil)

Faustus, Iustus, Latinus, Marcellus, Narbonensis, Saturninus,

Local magistrat.

no cognomen, Capito, Catullus, Celer, Himerus, Maternus, Quietus, Sabellus, Serenus, Silo, Sisenninus, Terentianus

Uncertain

Celer, Priscus, Theopompus

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

Imperial Consuls and Emperors (Augusti and Caesars)

incl. 0 emperors

Notes:

The Catones family from Tusculum in Latium, possibly they originally came from Sabinum.

The three families Cato, Licinus and Laeca seem not to be related. No ancient evidence connects them, in spite of them appearing at the same time

and the Catones and Licini using the same praenomens

Literature

Alexander: Trials (1990) p.3 (Trial §1 M. Porcius Cato Censorius, prosecutor 149 vs Ser. Sulpicius Galba cos 144, defeated), p.23 (§45 C. Porcius Cato, cos 114,

charged de repetundis, exiled), p.28 (§55 C. Porcius Cato cos 114, accused with treason with Jugurtha 109, exiled), p.111 (§222 M. Porcius Cato pr 54,

threatened trial of Catilina 63), p.111 (§224 M. Cato pr 54 prosecuted de ambitu in 63 L. Licinius Murena, acquitted), p.114 (§231 M. Porcius Laeca, RE18,

prosecuted for "de vi" in 62, convicted), p.116 (§236 M. Cato witness in trial of P. Clodius Pulcher in 61), p.123 (§248 M. Cato prosecuted in 59 de ambitu A. Gabinius

cos 58, case not accepted), p.137+ p.139 (§283 C. Porcius Cato, tr pl 56, defendent twice in 54, acquitted), p.143-144 (§295 M. Cato, presding praetor de repetundis

in 54 vs M. Aemilius Scaurus pr 56, acquitted), p.145 (§296 C. Cato a juror in 54 vs A. Gabinius de maiestate, acquitted), p.148 (§303 M. Cato praetor de repetundis

A. Gabinius in 54, exiled), p.149-150 (§306 M. Cato, present for defendant T. Annius Milo in 52), p.151-152 (§309 M. Cato, juror in 52 trial de vi of T. Annius Milo, exiled)

p.159 (§327 M. Cato, juror 52-51 in trial de vi of T. Munatius Plancus Bursa, tr pl 52, exiled)

Alföldy: Fasti Hispanienses (1969) p.138-139 ([M. Porcius M.?] f. Cato, leg Caesaris of Lusitania in 46), p.188 (P. Porcius Optatus Flamma, q Baetica c.200)

Alföldy: Gallia Cisalpina (1999) p.84-98, 290 (Persa, ein Senator in Concordia: detailed analysis of inscription AE1981-399, AE1995-585; other readings are possible)

Alföldy: Konsulat (1977) p.258, 267 (C. Rubrius Vinicius (?) Porcius Marcellus, governor Thracia ?237-?240)

Alföldy: Legionslegaten Rheinarmeen (1967) p.36 (§44 T. Porcius Rufianus, leg leg XXII Pri, 1st half 2nd century)

Astin, A.E.: "Cato Tusculanus and the Capitoline Fasti", in JRS Vol. 62 (1972), pp. 20-24 does not accept the generally accepted idea, that Cato Censorius' grandfather was

not a Roman citizen, since his filiation is missing (M.n.). Astin's arguments seem weak to me.

Badian, E.: "M. Porcius Cato and the Annexation and Early Administration of Cyprus", in JRS Vol. 55, 1965, pp. 110-121

Baroni: Adlectiones ed Adlecti (2011) p.496-499 (§13 C. Porcius Priscus Longinus, cos suff before 224)

Bellemore, Jane: "The Quaestorship of Cato and the Tribunate of Memmius", in Historia and 45, 1996, p.504-508 prefers Cato Uticensis to be quaestor in 64 BC

Burnand: Primores Galliarum (2010) p.528-529 (§236 E179 Porcius Aelianus), p.554-557 (§254 E197 T. Porcius Cornelianus), p.434-435 (§191 E148 L. Porcius Latinus)

Caballos Rufino: Senadores Hispanorromanos (1990) p.428 (§i56 T. Porcius Rufianus, leg leg XXII Pri in period of Trajan and Hadrian)

Cichorius: Römische Studien (1922) p.201 suggests that the tr pl Porcius of the late 90's BC was P. Porcius Laeca RE21

Devijver, H.: " De Aegypto et Exercitu Romano (1975) p.84-85 (§96 M. Porcius Narbonensis)

Devijver: "The Career of M. Porcius Narbonensis (CIL II 4239)", in Ancient Society vol.3, 1972, p.165-191 (AE1971-211) argues that the praef orae maritimae

was his first military office followed by praefectus alae and tribunus legionis, the order prescribed by Claudius.

Drumann-Groebe: Geschichte Roms Band 5 (1919) p.96-217 with stemma p.96-97

Eck: Fasten der Statthalter 2.teil, (1983), p.184 (C. Rubrius Vinicius Porcius Marcellus, governor Thracia 138/9)

Faoro: Praefectus, procurator, praeses (2011) p.251-252 (§7 T. Porcius Cornelianus, P857), p.261-262 (§1 Porcius Septiminus, P867), p.328 (§10

Q. Porcius Vetustinus, P870),

Fitz: Pannonien (1993-1995) p.p.1114 (§752 M. Porcius Verus, tr of cohort in Pannonia, later financial proc of Noricum, probably 235/238)

Flaceliere, Robert: "Caton d'Utiques et les femmes", in "L'Italie préromaine et la Rome républicaine". I. Mélanges offerts à Jacques Heurgon, 1976, p.293-302

Hinard: Proscriptions (1985) p.508-509 (§109 M. Porcius Cato, RE13, killed 42 BC at Philippi)

Houston: Roman Imperial Administrative Personnel (1971) p.360-361 (§263A Cato or Catus: leg Caesaris Lusitania 4 AD, possibly identical to M. Porcius Cato),

p.579 (§611 Porcius Septiminus, proc Raetia 69)

Howe: Pretorian Prefect Commodus to Diocletian (1942) p.86 (§5 Porcius Aelianus, title of eminentissimus indicates a PP, dates to middle or late 3rd century)

Jacques: Curateurs (1983) p.109 (§44 Porcius Severinus, curator rei publicae at Cosa in Regio VII in 213)

Jarrett: Municipal Aristocracies vol.1 (1958) p.238 (§138 C. Porcius Saturninus Iunior, tr mil 2nd century)

Klein: Sicilien und Sardinien (1878) p.79-80 (§82 M. Porcius Cato, propr 49), p.158-159 (§9 (Porcius?) Cato, queastor Sicilia, cannot be identified),

p.209-210 (§1 M. Porcius Cato, pr Sardinia 198 BC), p.213 (§20 L. Porcius Licinus, pr Sardinia 193 BC)

Kunkel: Herkunft der Juristen (1952/2001) p.9 (§ M. Porcius Cato, cos 195 BC), p.12 (§14 M. Porcius Cato Licinianus, pr desig 152 BC)

Le Bohec: Troisième Légion Auguste (1989) p.133 (M. Porcius Iustus, praef castr 180-181)

Leunissen: Konsuln (1989) p.193, 301, 393 (C. Porcius Priscus Longinus, cos suff before 224), p.281 (P. Porcius Optatus Flamma, governor Raetia c.200),

Means, Thomas and Dickison, Sheila K.: "Plutarch and the Family of Cato Minor", in The Classical Journal, Vol. 69, 1974, pp. 210-215

Mouritsen: Pompeian Epigraphy (1988) p.84 (M. Porcius, magistrate at Pompeii, period of Sulla)

Münzer: Roman Aristocratic Parties (1920, 1999) p.302-307 the Porcii Catones

Pflaum: Carrieres supplement (1982) p.51-52 (M. Porcius Aper, now dates his proc ab alimentis to c.101)

Pflaum: Narbonnaise (1978) p.246-248 (§3 T. Porcius Cornelianus), p.256 (§19 L. Porcius Latinus, eques from Vienna),

Remy: Carrieres Senatoriales Anatolie (1989) p.320-321 (§271 C. Porcius Priscus Longinus, procos Lycia et Pamphylia, under Caracalla ?)

Ritterling: Fasti Deutschland (1932) p.110 (§5 Porcius Septiminus, proc Raetia 9), p.119 (§23 P. Porcius Optatus Flamma, leg pro pr Raetia),

p.126 (§43 T. Porcius Rufianus, leg leg XXII Pri, 1st half 2nd century),

Rüpke: Fasti Sacerdotum (2008) p.854 (agrees that Cato the Elder was not an augur, but was a sodalis of Mater Magna)

Rutledge: Imperial Inquisitions (2001) p.260 (§77 M. Porcius Cato, delator 27 AD)

Scheid: Freres Arvales 69-304 (1990) p.128, 458-460 (§156 C. Porcius Priscus Longinus, magister 224-225 magister? 231)

Schmalz: Athens (2009) p.153, 201-202 (inscriptions §191, 259, 260 273:, M. Porcius M.f. Cato dedicated a statue to a strategos serving his 7th term)

Setälä: Roman Brick Stamps (1977) p.170 (Porcius Celer, owner of praedia)

Stein: Thracia (1920) p.18 (§9 C. Rubrius Vinicius (?) Porcius Marcellus, legatus 138/140)

Sumner: Orators (1973) p.33 (§R13 M. Porcius Cato, cos 195, born 234), p.63 (§R69 C. Porcius Cato, cos 114), p.116 (§R160 M. Porcius Cato pater, pr cand c.93),

Suolahti, Jaakko: Roman Censors (1963) p.347-348, 351-358 (M. Porcius Cato, censor 184 BC)

Suolahti, Jaakko: Junior Officers (1955) p.383 (Porcii Catones RE9, RE16, RE13, Licini RE24)

Szemler: Priests (1972) p.144 (does not accept M. Cato's (cos 195 BC) augurate), p.165 (XV vir §27 M. Cato Uticensis, XV vir c.64 BC),

p.173 (Epulo §3 P. Porcius Laeca, pr 195, epulo 196)

Taylor: Voting Districts (1960/2013) p.248 (the Porcii Catones are from Tusculum thus in tribus Papiria; tribus of the Porcii Laecae and Licini not known)

Thomasson: Fasti Africani (1996) p.202, 229 (Q.? Porcius Vetustinus, proc Maur Caesar 150, but probably not also of Tingitana)

Winkler: Reichsbeamten von Noricum (1969) p.139-140 (§2 M. Porcius Verus, financial procurator 2nd half 3nd century)

Winkler: Statthalter Raetien (1971) p.55-56 (§4 Porcius Septiminus, proc 69 AD), p.79-80 (§22 P. Porcius Optatus Flamma, governor c.197)

Zmeskal: adfinitas (2009) p.223-228 (Porcii of late Republic)

Hassall, Mark, Crawford, Michael and Reynolds, Joyce: "Rome and the Eastern Provinces at the End of the Second Century B.C.", in JRS vol. 64, 1974, p.207, 210

dates the praetorship of a M. Porcius Cato to 101 BC, in which case he is lkely to be RE11.

Changes

2013.12.08 update

2020.05.06 New header, reference list plus many updates

RE1

M. Porcius (Cato)

distinguished himself

on the battlefield

RE26

RE2

M. Porcius Licinus

M. Porcius

not a Roman citizen,

RE22

RE3

RE4

L. Porcius M.f. Licinus

M. Porcius

P. Porcius

leg 211 aed pl 210

from Tusculum,

inscription Delos

pr Gallia Cisalp 207

owned substantial properties in Sabine country

RE23

RE9

Nic291 Rüpke2809

RE19

Rüpke2810

L. Porcius L.f.M.n. Licinus

M. Porcius M.f. Cato (Censorius)

P. Porcius Laeca

pr Sard 193 cos cand for 191/185

*234 tr mil 214-207 q 204 aed pl 199

tr pl 199 pr Pisa 195

cos Liguria 184 procos 183

pr Sard 198 cos 195 procos Hisp Ult 194 triumph 194

lex Porcia de provocatione

tr mil or leg 191 envoy 191 189 cens cand for 189 cens 184

III vir Epulo196 (first college)

special commission 171 amb 153 † 149 augur ??, homo novus,

† either post 195 or post 164

sodalis of Mater Magna 204

1 ~ Licinia, of noble family

2 ~ 154 Salonia, dt of Cato's scriba Salonius

RE24

Rüpke2811

RE48

RE14

RE15

RE20

L. Porcius L.f.L.n. Licinus

Porcius Licinus

M. Porcius M.f.M.n. Cato Licinianus

M. Porcius M.f.M.n. Cato Salonianus

P. Porcius P.f. (Laeca)

II vir aed dedic181

poet post 140

*c.192/1 tr mil 173 168

* c.152 pr anno inc † when praetor

senator 164 (or his father)

praef class 172

pr desig c.152 †

~ Aemilia dt of L.Aemilius Paullus

cos 182 168 cens 164

RE10

RE5

RE12

RE7 cf RE11

cf RE11 RE12

RE12

RE17

RE21

not in RE

(Porcius Licinus)

M. Porcius M.f.M.n. Cato

C. Porcius M.f.M.n. Cato

M. Porcius M.f.M.n. Cato

L. Porcius M.f.M.n. Cato

M. (Porcius) Cato

M. Porcius Cato

M. Porcius Laeca

P. (Porcius) Laeca

Porcius

cos Africa 118 † in office

monet c.123

tr pl 99 ?(or L.Cato)

? tr pl 99 or 100

monet 89

tr pl 99

monet c.125

monet c.110 or 109

tr pl 95/90

cos in Tracia 114 leg Africa c.110

pr cand c.93 † before 91

propr leg 90 cos 89

or the tribunate

tr pl ante 90

? = RE21

exiled 109, went to Tarraco

~ Livia dt of M.Livius Drusus

† 89 in battle

belongs to RE7

cos 112 cens 109

RE25

RE11

RE16

Rüpke2808

RE27

ILLRP644-646

L. Porcius Licinus

M. Porcius M.f.M.n. Cato

(Porcius Cato)

M. Porcius M.f.M.n. Cato (Uticensis)

Porcia

M. Porcius M.f.

monet c.118

aed cur c.94 pr c.92

*95 tr mil 67-66 XV vir sf c.65 q 64 tr pl 62

† 45

IIII vir at Pompeii,

propr Gallia Transalp 91?

proq propr Cyprus/Byzantium 58-56 pr cand for 55

II vir at Pompeii,

† in Gallia Narbonensis

pr de repetundis 54 cos cand for 51 propr Sicilia

~ L.Domitius Ahenobarbus

II vir quinq at Pompeii,

dates uncertain

and Greece 49--48 propr Africa 47-46 † 46 at Utica

cos 54 † 48

Sullan period,

pr 101, not in Gallia ?

1 ~ Atilia dt of a Atilius Serranus

↓

2 ~ 52 Marcia dt of L. Marcius Philippus cos 56

RE6

RE28

RE13

RE8

RE29

RE30

RE18

Curchin613

C. Porcius Cato

Porcia

M. Porcius M.f.M.n. Cato

(L.?) Porcius Cato

Porcia

M. Porcius Laeca

L. Porcius

tr pl 56 pr 55?

† 43

† 42 at Philippi

ment 49

senator 63

at Celsa in Hisp Cit,

acquitted 54

1 ~ M. Calpurnius Bibulus

leg 43-42 envoy 42

Catilinarian 64-63

pr, II vir 48/36 BC

cos 59 † 48

2 ~ 45 Q. Caepio Brutus

pr 44 † 42

↓

REPUBLIC

IMPERIAL

Curchin563

Curchin475

L. Porcius Capito

M. Porcius

at Carthago Nova,

II vir at CaesarAugusta

II vir quinq ca AD 7

in Hisp Cit 8/1 BC

P856 RE33

M. Porcius Cato

praetorius by 27 AD delator 27

cos suff 36

curator aquarum 38 (for 1 month)

† 38 exc

? ~ (Rutlia)

P858 RE36 Dem549 LP34-12

C575

RE34 RE34a LP5-8

P871

RE47 FOS647

RE38 PME-P96

Porcius Festus

M. Porcius M.f. Cato

Porcia

M. Porcius M.f. Narbonensis

proc Judaea c.59/60-62

dedicated a statue in Athens (RE34) c.55/60

her cousin or uncle was Gellius Rutilius Lupus RE22

trib. Galeria,

or 55/6-61/2 or 54-60 or 56-60

leg Aug pro pr Lusitania 46 (Cato C575 RE34a)

who was procos Achaia sub Claudius or Nero

praef orae maritimae in Hisp Cit,

† 60/62 (62) in office

she (and her brother) accompanied him to Greece

tr mil XXII Deio, praef alae,

led hearing of the apostle Paul

flamen Aug Hisp Cit,

sub Claudius or Nero

P867 RE43 Dem667 LP15-5

Curchin8

Curchin1039

Porcius Septiminus

L. Porcius Sabellus

P. Porcius Sisenninus

procur Raetia 69

II vir Nescania in Baetica 76/77

trib. Quir., Onoba Aestuaria in Hispalensis

supported Vitellius

aedilis, IIvir;

Flavian period

Curchin505

P855 RE32 PME-P94 Pf187

M. Porcius M.f. Aper

trib Ani,, II vir at Tarraco,

praef fabrum, tr mil VI Fer in Syria,

proc Aug ab alimentis (LX) c.101

flamen Hisp Cit c.105/110

(or proc 161/192: Pflaum)

P870 RE46 PME-P99

Q. Porcius Q.f. Vetustinus

trib Qui, from Iuliobriga in Hisp Tarraco,

praef coh, tr mil,

flamen Hisp Cit 110/130

P860 RE37 LP22-20

P863 RE39

P870

RE44 LP41-14

C. Rubrius Vinicius (?) Porcius Marcellus

Q. Porcius Potitus

(Q.?) Porcius Vetustinus

leg Aug pro pr Thracia 138/140

proc aquarum 138/161

procur Maur Caesar and Ting (148-)150

patron of Ulpia Nicopolis in Moesia Inf,

on coin just Porcius Marcellus

Dobson-old-372

M. Porcius Iustus

praef caastrorum

of legio III Aug 180/181

P861 RE38a Okon848 Bar432 Rüpke2812 LP15-32

P. Porcius Optatus Flamma (Senior)

from Cirta in Numidia, clar vir, sodalis Flavialis Titialis,

q Baetica, adlectus inter tribunicios,

pr, leg in Germ under Septimius, envoy to Pann 197

leg Aug pro pr Raetia c.200 (or c.210)

P872

cf RE38a

P862

cf RE38a Okon849

P864 RE40 Okon850 Bar433 Rüpke2815 LP30-63

P868 RE43a

P869 RE45 PME-P98 Pf312A

Porcia P.f. Maxima Optata

P. Porcius Optatus Flamma (Junior)

C. Porcius C.f. Priscus Longinus

Porcius Severinus

M. Porcius Verus

clar puella

clar puer

trib Qui from Tibur, vir clar,

clar vir ?,

tr coh milliariae in Pann Inf,

X vir stlit iudic, adlectus inter quaestorios,

curator rei publicae of Cosa in Etruria 213

procur Aug financial Noricum,

ab actis senatus, aed cur,

c.222/235

adlectus inter praetorios, procos Lycia-Pamp,

(or under Maximinus Thrax 235/238)

cos suff ante 224 (c.222)

frat Arv magister 224/5, 231

curator fani Herculis Victoris in Tibur,

patron of Tibur,

UNCERTAIN DATE

P871a

P854 cf RE35

PME-P97

Dobson--old-371

P865 RE41

Curchin118

Porcia Agat(ha?)

Porcius Aelianus

C. Porcius C.f. Saturninus Iunior

P. Porcius Faustus

T. Porcius Rufianus

L. Porcius L.f. Maternus

clar fem

from Massilia

trib Qui, Thuburbo Minus in Africa,

primus pilus,

from Hispania,

trib Gal,

uncertain date

eminentissimus vir

tr mil XIII Gem in Dacia,

3rd century

leg leg XXII Pri at Moguntiacum,

II vir Ilitugicola in Baetica,

i.e. either PP or praef Vig

tr mil XII Ful in Cappa,

in Germ Sup 100/150

101/200 AD

priest of Isis,

2nd or 3rd century ?

~ Antonia Postuma A893 FOS80

P243 Rüpke2813

P857

RE35 PME-P95 LP11-6 Pf310

cf Setälä

Curchin127

P873

FOS648

CIL-XII-1897

[Porcius? P]ersa

T. Porcius Porci Aeliani f. Cornelianus

Porcius Celer

L. Porcius Quietus

Porcia Rufiana

L. Porcius T.f. Latinus

Porcia T.f. Tutela

patron of Concordia in Regio X,

trib Qui.

dominus of praedia,

trib Quir, Ipolcobulcola

accompanied father to Germ Sup

trib. Volt, from Vienna, Narbo,

q or leg pro pr Asia,

priest of Leukothea in Massilia,

date unknown,

in Baetica,

equo publico,

pr,

praef exploratores Germ inf,

II vir, pont,

praef fabrum II, II vir aerarii,

flamen ?, pont (local ?)

praef of 3 cohorts, tr mil of cohort in Raetia,

AD 71/130

III vir locorum publicorum

2nd century

tr mil XV Apo in Cappa,

persequendorum,

proc rationis privatae (C ) for Flaminia, Aemilia, Liguria,

2nd century

proc and praeses of Alpes Maritimae (C ),

career under the Severi, early 3rd century

Curchin391

Curchin400

Curchin401

Curchin221

Curchin676

L. Porcius L f. Himerus

M. Porcius M. f. Catullus

L. Porcius L. f. Serenus

L. Porcius

T. Porcius Quietus

L. Porcius L. f. Stilo

M. Porcius Theopompus

trib. Gal, Salacia in Lusitania,

trib. Gal, Aeso in Tarraconen,

trib Quir, Aeso in Tarraconen,

trib. Gal, Obulco in Baetica,

Dertosa in Tarracon,

II vir, praefectus pro nviro,

II vir bis; late 2nd century,

IIII vir, II vir;

~ Domitia Lucilla

aedilis, IIvir designatus

freedman, sevir Augustalis primus,

flamen divorum bis;

Flavian or later

received equestrian statue,

honoured with 'aedilicium ius in perpetuum.

ist century AD.

AD 101/150

1st century AD

AE2010-1747/1748

Curchin677

Porcia Catulla

L. Porcius Priscus

Porcia Catulla

L. Porcius L.f. Celer

M. Porcius Marcellus

M. Porcius M. f. Terentianus

trib. Gal, Barcino in Tarraconen,

praef coh in Aegypt,

granted 'aedilicii et duovirales honores'

~ C. Licinius Silvanus of Aeso

edilis 2nd century

1st or 2nd century

by the local ordo.

†aged 17

AD 51/130