Gentes senatoriae Imperii Romani – Annii Italici Honorati

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The purpose of this article is to present the history of the senatorial family of Annii Italici Honorati and its representatives: L. Annius Italicus Honoratus (father), L. Annius Italicus (Gavidius) [Torqu?]atus (son), Annius Honoratus (son), Annia Italica (daughter), L. Annius Italicus Rutilianus (grandson). The key figures were homo novus L. Annius Italicus Honoratus and patricius L. Annius Italicus (Gavidius) [Torqu?]atus. Within two generations, the gens had achieved patrician status. The turning point in the family's path to the political elite came in the year 238 (the Year of the Six Emperors). At that time, Annius Italicus Gavidius Torquatus was appointed quaestor on the recommendation of the emperor (candidatus Augusti), and his father and father-in-law took an active part in the work of the college XX viri rei publicae curandae.The promotion of the Annii Italici Honorati was not, however, solely the result of individual merit – affinities with influential gentes also played an important role. The Annii were supported by the Bellicii, the Claudii Attici and the Rutilii Crispini, confirming the importance of family alliances in the political life of the Roman Empire.

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Imperium Romanum; gentes senatoriae; Annii Italici Honorati

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17951/rh.2025.59.489-501
Date of publication: 2025-10-31 08:36:39
Date of submission: 2025-03-03 11:10:23


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