Gens:

VOLCACIUS (VOLCATIUS)

Created:

13th June 2015

Update:

29th Aug 2016

Status Republic:

Patrician:

Pleb. Nobilis:

X

Senatorial:

X

Eques Romanus:

X

Local magistrates

X

Republican Family / Cognomen

Patrician

n/a

Pleb. Nobilis

Tullus

Senatorial

Gurges

Equestrian

no cognomen

Local magistrat.

Labeo, Tullus, Varus

Imperial Family / Cognomen

Imperators

n/a

Consular

no cognomen,

Senatorial

Gallicanus, Tertullinus

Equestrian

Araricus, Hospes, Primus

Local magistrat.

n/a

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

2

Imperial Consuls and Emperors

1

incl. 0 emperors

Notes:

Primary spelling in inscriptions is Volcacius, but literary evidence prefers Volcatius. Also Vulcacius and Volcasius.

Family from Perusia (which Syme prefers) or Tusculum.

Literature

Corbier: Aerarium p.434-436 (anonymous XXIX =Volcasius)

Fitz: Pannonien p.268 (§141 L.Volcacius Primus)

Pflaum: Narbonnaise p.68-69 (anonymous = Volcasius)

Piso: Fasti Daciae p.280-281 (§71 Volcasius)

Syme, Ronald: "Personal Names in Annals I-VI", in JRS, Vol. 39, 1949, pp. 6-18; p.18 on the family.

Wiseman: New Men p.276-277 (§506 on origin of Volcacius Tullus)

Changes

29.8.2016 New header. Minor updates to imperial period from PIR Version 2 letter V published 2015 and from Devijver (Prosopographia Militiarum Equestrium).

RE1 Nicolet 398

RE3

Volcatius

C.Volcatius

eques Romanus

c.80

confident of C.Verres 73-71

RE8

RE4

L.Volcacius Tullus

L.Volcacius

aedil cand defeated

tr pl 68, ? = RE8

pr, cos 66

last mention 46

RE9

RE18 V937

?

RE7

RE10

CIL-xi-3317

ILLRP-689

L.Volcacius L.f. Tullus

(Volcacius Tullus)

C.Volcacius Tullus

Volcatius

L.Volcatius Tullus

C.Volcatius C.f. Labeo

pr urb 46? Cilicia 45-44

leg 53-48 of CAESAR

iurist late Republic

at Forum Clodii

aedil at Tusculum

cos 33

or nephew of RE8

procos Asia 28-27 or 27-26

or 9 BC

V936

RE17

ILS-7836

RE13 V932

(Volcacius) Tullus

C. Volcacius C.f. Varus

C.Volcacius Gurges

friend of Propertius

of Perusia

senator 1st century

leg of uncle procos Asia

where he stayed til 23/22

REPUBLIC

IMPERIAL

Dem-547 ME-V124

V935 RE16

V930 RE12

L.Volcacius Q.f. Primus

Volcacius Tertullinus (or Tullinus)

Vulcacius Araricus

trib Velina

senator

eques involved in

praef cohort in Pann

ment 65

Piso's conspiracy 65

praef ripae Danuvii +2 tribes in Pann

tr pl 69

tr mil leg V Macedon in Moesia c.61

praef ala in Africa

II vir twice at Firmum in Picenum

quinq at Firmum, flamen + patron

V938

V931

Volcacius (Volcasius)

Vulcacius Gallicanus

leg of procos of Narbo

vir clar

leg leg V Macedon (post 167 in Dacia)

sub AVIDIUS CASSIUS (175)

procos Sicilia, praef aerar milit,

fictitious person

cos suff

patron of Tuder in Umbria

2nd half of 2nd century

G158

Geminia Vulcacia

late 3rd century

~ Q.Octavius Volusius Thuscenius

consular

UNCERTAIN DATE

ME-V123

Volcacius Hospes

praef coh in Britan

? descended from a libertus L.Volcacius Hospes

of V937 cos 33 BC