Gens: VIRIUS
Created: 27th August 2016
Update:  27th August 2016
Status Republic: Patrician:     Pleb. Nobilis:       Senatorial:      Eques Romanus:      Local magistrates  
Republican Family / Cognomen
Patrician n/a
Pleb. Nobilis n/a
Senatorial n/a
Equestrian n/a
Local magistrat. n/a
Imperial Family / Cognomen
Imperators n/a
Consular Agricola, Iulianus, Lupus, Orfitus, Priscus
Senatorial Apronianus, Marcarianus, Nepotianus, Sulpicius
Equestrian n/a
Local magistrat. n/a
Republican Consuls, Tribunes with consular power, Dictators, Magister Equitum, Censors 0
Imperial Consuls and Emperors (Augusti and Caesars) 6 incl. 0 emperors
Notes: Also Viriasius. Gentilicium Virius is common in northern Italy (Transpadana).
Literature Alföldy: Gallia Cisalpina p.334 (Virii Sulpicii)
Birley: Gbovernment of Britain p.183-186 (Virius Lupus V711)
Christol: Carrieres Senatoriales p.263-270 (Virius Lupus V712), p.270-271 (Virius Orfitus V715; Christol argues that the cos of 270 cannot be the PUR of 273-274, since a PUR would normally be a 
a much more senior consular. He could be his son)
Dietz: Senatus p.254-256 (L.Virius Lupus Iulianus V713)
Eck: Statthalter p.188-189 (§40 Virius Lupus V711)
Jacques: Curateurs p.152-154 (M.Rubrenus Virius etc  R120, who he guesses might be the adopted son of V706)
PIR vol.VI, letter P, p.269 stemma
Remy: Carrieres Senatoriales p.330-331 (§290 L.Virius Lupus Iulianus V713)
Settipani: Continuite p.356-358 (Virii Lipi) puts forward several hypothetical connections, thus proposing that Virius Iulianus, governor of Syria is a 3rd brother of the consuls of 230 and 232
(which he incidentally mixes up), p.367 (Viria Iuliana married to an Alfenius)
Changes
REPUBLIC
IMPERIAL                                                      
L.Virius
 
 
L.Virius L.f. Naso
ab Vettona in Umbria
?
 
RE Viriasius
P.Viriasius Naso
tr pl, 
curator locorum publicorum iudicandorun 15/20
procos Creta et Cyrene for 3 years 31/37 (29/30-31/32 ?)
V709 RE7
Q.Virius Larcius Sulpicius
pr, XV vir sf, 
or less likely "pr" = Pr(iscus) 
† 191/204
 
V706 RE4 V711 RE8
Q.Virius Egnatius Sulpicius Priscus (L.?) Virius Lupus
clar vir cos suff ante 196/197
curator aquarum sacrae urbis et Miniciae 211/217 leg Aug propr Germ Inf 196/197 (or dux)
praef alimentorum 211/217 leg Aug propr Britan 197/198
cos suff c.212/217, pont, flamen divi Severus 211
procos Asia 223/235 or 220/221
 
R120 V703 RE2 V713 RE11 ? V702 RE1
M.Rubrenus Virius Priscus  L.Virius Agricola   L.Virius Lupus Iulianus           (Virius)     (Viria Iuliana) Virius
Pomponianus Magianus Proculus tribunus, pr, cos ord 230 ? = V702, vir clar,  boy at ludi saecularis 204
cos suff 243/252 ? = V702 salius Collinus, thus patricius, ~ (Cassia) ~ Alfenius son of senator
salius Collinus, thus patricius VI vir equit Roman, III vir capitalis, ? = Cassia Marciana ? = V703 or V713
related to V706 leg Lycia et Pamph, adlectus inter quaestorios ? dt of Cassius Dio see Alfenus for sons
pr, cos ord 232 Cocceianus cos II 229 named Virius
? praeses Syria Coele 238/244 (called Virius Iulianus)
?
   
V715 V707 RE5 V712 PLRE Lupus 5 V718   V705 ? V710 V717 V704  
M.Virius Orfitus Q.Virius Fonteius Nepotianus (L.?) Virius Lupus [Viri]a Valeria   [Virius Ca]ssius   [V]irius Lupus [Viria] Florina [Virius or Cassius Apr]onianus
cos ord 270 vir clar, clar vir, ? = V710 vir clar vir clar fem clar q
PUR 273-274 3rd century praeses Arabia c.256/259 cos suff c.259/262 ~ (Cn.Pompeius) ? = cos 278 or uncle of V718 
? 2 persons ? praeses Syria Coele 263-270 P579
iudex sacrarum cognitionum in Aegypt/Oriens 272
pont Dei Solis 274
cos II ord 278 praef urb 278-280
 
RE13 PLRE Nepo 6 V708 RE6 RE17 PLRE Gallus 2
Virius Nepotianus Virius Gallus
cos ord 301 vir clar
? cos ord 298 (RE6)
  corrector Campania (RE17)
PLRE Nepo 7
Virius Nepotianus
cos 336
1
UNCERTAIN DATE                                                    
V701 V714 RE12
[Virius ?] Virius Marcarianus
tr laticl V Maced in Dacia vir clar
monet 3rd century