Gens: VOLUSIUS
Created: 8th June 2015
Update:  8th June 2015
Status Republic: Patrician:     Pleb. Nobilis:       Senatorial: X    Eques Romanus: X
Republican Family / Cognomen
Patrician n/a
Pleb. Nobilis n/a
Senatorial no cognomen, Saturninus
Equestrian no cognomen
Imperial Family / Cognomen
Imperators n/a
Consular Cerealis, Flaccus Cornelianus, Maecianus, Saturninus
Senatorial Torquatus (or consular)
Equestrian Iulianus, Martialis,Proculus
Republican Consuls, Tribunes with consular power, Dictators, Magister Equitum, Censors 0
Imperial Consuls and Emperors 8 excl. Cerealis
Notes:
Literature Corbier: Aerarium p.247-253 (§52 L.Volusius Maecianus V657)+C81
Dabrowa: Syria p.26-27 (L.Volusius Saturninus RE16)
Eck, Werner: "Die Familie der Volusii Saturnini in neuen Inschriften aus Lucus Feroniae", in Hermes vol.100, 1972, p.462-484 
Fitz: Pannonien p.81-82 (§18 L.Volusius Saturninus V661) argues that he was legatus of Tiberius in Illyricum 6-9 AD and not governor as below.
Jagenteufel: Dalmatia p. 17-19 (§4 L.Volusius Saturninus V661)
Raepsaet-Charlier: Prosopographie des Femmes p.420-423 (FOS492)
Scheid: Freres Arvales 69-304, p.389-391 (V63)
Settipani: Gentilice p.247-255 where I follow Raepsaet's and Settipani's proposal for L263 Licinia Cornelia's position in the stemma.
Thomasson: Fasti Africani p.23 (L.Volusius Saturninus cos suff 12BC), p.124 (L.Volusius Bassus Cerialis RE10), p.240 (Volusius procur of Maur Ting)
Changes
RE1
Volusius
haruspex of Verres 73-72
RE4 RE5 RE15 Nicolet 404 RE3
M.Volusius Q.Volusius Saturninus Cn.Volusius
ment by Cicero 49 ment by Cicero 50-44 companion of Cicero in Cilicia 51
aed pl 43 praefect ? in Cilicia 51-50, pr ?
proscribed, escaped 43 his father-in-law was named Tiberius (? = Ti.ClaudiusNero)
had lands in colonia Iulia Felix Lucus
Feroniae in Etruria (20 km from Rome)
 
REPUBLIC  
IMPERIAL                                                                
 
 
V660 RE16  
L.Volusius Q.f. Saturninus
* c.60 † 20 AD VIIvir epulo
praetorian family, cos suff 12 BC
IIIvir turmis equitum recognoscendis
Africa 7/6 BC, Syria 4-5 (6?) AD
~ Nonia Polla
 
V661 RE17   FOS834
L.Volusius L.f.Q.n. Saturninus                           (Volusia)    
* 38 BC † 56 AD aged 93
cos suff 3 AD, Asia 8/9 or 9/10 ~ M.Lollius
? leg Aug pro pr 14/15 (Illyricum?) See above. cos suff 13 AD
Dalmatia 34-40 praef urb c.40-56
augur, sodalis Augustalis and sodalis Titii
c.15 AD ~ Cornelia L.f., dt of ? 
L.Cornelius Lentulus cos 3 BC
   
V662 RE18 V664 RE20 L328 FOS504 V658 RE14
L.Volusius L.f. Saturninus     Q.Volusius L.f. Saturninus Lollia Paulina Volusius Proculus
pontifex * 25 cos ord 56 † 49 murdered navarch at Misenum
† ante father IIIvir for census Gallia Belgica 61 1 ~ P.Memmius Regulus assisted in murder of Agrippina 59
frat Arv 63, sodalis Augustalis, sodalis Titii cos suff 31 revealed Piso conspiracy 65
~ Torquata, dt of (Sex.Nonius) Asprenas 2 ~ 38 IMP CAIUS (CALIGULA)
Calpurnius Torquatus IMP 37-41
?
   
  V668 RE26 FOS838 V663 RE19 V665 RE21 V667 RE23 FOS836
L.Volusius (Saturninus) Volusia Torquata     L.Volusius Q.f. Saturninus   Q.Volusius Q.f.L.n. Saturninus     Volusia Q.f. Cornelia
cos suff  c.80/89 cos ord 87 monet, praef urb (feriarum Latinarum causa)
augur ~ M.Licinius centurio equitum Romanorum turmae primae
? = M.Licinius Crassus cos ord 92
~ Licinia Cornelia M.f. Licinianus augur, salius Palat
Volusia Torquata † 70 murdered
   
V666 RE22 L263 RE27 FOS492 V656 RE13
(L.) Volusius L.f.Torquatus Licinia Cornelia M.f. Volusius Iulianus
or he could be the consular Volusia Torquata ment in testament
and augur married to L263 of Dasumius 108
~ L.Volusius, consular + augur
? = V666 above
descent from Volusii unknown
V63 RE205 V657 RE7
M. Valerius Iunianus Volusius Saturninus L.Volusius L.f. Maecianus
frat Arv 121-166 jurist and eques, patron Ostia
praetorius by 124 when promagister of Arvales praef fabrum sub HADRIAN, praef cohort,
cos suff 143 adiutor operum publicorum, a libellis 138
praef vehiculorum 138. a studiis et procur bibliothec, 
a libellis et censibus Imperatoris,
pont minor, praef annonae, praef Aegypti 160-161
adlectus inter praetorios, praef aerarii Saturni c.164-166
cos desig 166, ? cos suff 166 or † ante consulate (?)
descent from Volusii unknown  
M540 RE12 RE24 FOS837 A1671 RE25 FOS835 AE1955-179
M.Metilius P.f..Aquillius Regulus Nepos Volussia Laodice Aurelia Volussia Quirinia Atossa (Volusia)   L.Volusius Martialis
Volusius Torquatus Fronto ab Side in Pamphylia related to RE24 procur governor Maur Tingit c.157
cos 157 ~ Q.Tineius Sacerdos Clemens senatorial family ~ C.AVIDIUS CASSIUS possibly procur Dacia Porol c.161
cos ord 158 cos suff 166 imp usurpator 175 from Ostia, relative of V657 ?
V655 RE12
Q.Volusius Flaccus Cornelianus
cos ord 174
RE10 cf AE1986-708
L.Volusius Bassus Cerealis
clar vir
patron of Leptis Magna
legatus of procos Africa 290/294
cos suff
curator Leptis Magna 302/304