Vibius
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Vibius was the nomen
of the Roman gens Vibia (see Roman naming conventions
). Various members of this family include:
Roman naming conventions
By the Republican era and throughout the Imperial era, a name in ancient Rome for a male citizen consisted of three parts : praenomen , nomen and cognomen...
of the Roman gens Vibia (see Roman naming conventions
Roman naming conventions
By the Republican era and throughout the Imperial era, a name in ancient Rome for a male citizen consisted of three parts : praenomen , nomen and cognomen...
). Various members of this family include:
Men of the Gens
- Gaius Vibius Pansa CaetronianusGaius Vibius Pansa CaetronianusGaius Vibius Pansa Caetronianus was consul of the Roman Republic in 43 BC. Although supporting Gaius Julius Caesar during the Civil War, he pushed for the restoration of the Republic upon Caesar’s death...
- Politician of the Roman RepublicRoman RepublicThe Roman Republic was the period of the ancient Roman civilization where the government operated as a republic. It began with the overthrow of the Roman monarchy, traditionally dated around 508 BC, and its replacement by a government headed by two consuls, elected annually by the citizens and... - Aulius Vibius Habitus - Suffect consul of 8
- Gaius Vibius Rufus - Suffect consul of 16
- Vibius Fronto - Cavalry Colonel serving in CiliciaCiliciaIn antiquity, Cilicia was the south coastal region of Asia Minor, south of the central Anatolian plateau. It existed as a political entity from Hittite times into the Byzantine empire...
in 19 - Gaius Vibius Serenus - With Gaius Fonteius AgrippaGaius Fonteius AgrippaGaius Fonteius Agrippa was the name of two related people in Roman history:*Gaius Fonteius Agrippa was one of the four accusers of Marcus Scribonius Libo in 16 AD. Agrippa profited financially from the accusation, as he was rewarded with a share of Libo's property after the man committed suicide. ...
, one of the four accusers of Marcus Scribonius LiboMarcus Scribonius LiboMarcus Scribonius Libo Drusus was a younger son of the consul Lucius Scribonius Libo by his wife who was a member of the gens Sulpicius, the family that the Roman Emperor Galba, had descended from his paternal side. Marcus was a fatuous man, who had tastes for absurdities.Along with his brother...
in 16. In 23 as Governor in HispaniaHispaniaAnother theory holds that the name derives from Ezpanna, the Basque word for "border" or "edge", thus meaning the farthest area or place. Isidore of Sevilla considered Hispania derived from Hispalis....
, Serenus was convicted of violence and being of bad character. He was later deported. Serenus had a son of the same name, who served as a Roman Senator in 24 - Vibius Postumus - Roman General
- Gnaeus Vibius Marcus - Roman Prefect 41-45 of Syria
- Lucius Vibius SabinusLucius Vibius SabinusLucius Vibius Sabinus was a Roman Senator that lived in the 1st century. Little is known on his family however Sabinus originally came from a family of consular rank. There is a possibility, Sabinus was related to Lucius Junius Quintus Vibius Crispus and his brother Quintus Vibius Secundus...
- Suffect consul of 1st century and father of Empress Vibia Sabina - Lucius Junius Quintus Vibius CrispusLucius Junius Quintus Vibius CrispusLucius Junius Quintus Vibius Crispus, sometimes known as Quintus Vibius Crispus was a witty and an influential Roman Politician that lived in the 1st century. Crispus came from a family of Roman Equestrian order and by birth he was of the Vibius gens. His mother was a Roman noblewoman called Junia,...
- Roman Consul of the 1st century - Quintus Vibius SecundusQuintus Vibius SecundusQuintus Vibius Secundus was a Roman Politician that lived in the 1st century and the 2nd century. Secundus came from a family of Roman Equestrian order and by birth he was of the Vibius gens. His mother was a Roman noblewoman called Junia, who came from the Junius . Secundus’ brother was the...
- Brother to the above, Roman Politician that lived in the 1st century and the 2nd century - Gaius Vibius Maximus - Governor of Egypt 103-107
- Gaius Julius Lupus Titus Vibius Varus Laevillus - Quaestor in Asia in 132
- Titus Vibius Varus - Consul in 134
- Gaius Vibius Trebonianus GallusTrebonianus GallusTrebonianus Gallus , also known as Gallus, was Roman Emperor from 251 to 253, in a joint rule with his son Volusianus.-Early life:Gallus was born in Italy, in a family with respected ancestry of Etruscan senatorial background. He had two children in his marriage with Afinia Gemina Baebiana: Gaius...
- Roman Emperor of the 3rd century - Gaius Vibius VolusianusVolusianusVolusianus , also known as Volusian, was a Roman Emperor from 251 to 253.He was son to Gaius Vibius Trebonianus Gallus by his wife Afinia Gemina Baebiana. He is known to have had a sister, Vibia Galla....
- Son to the above, Roman Emperor of the 3rd century - Titus Clodius Vibius Varus - Consul in the 3rd century
- Vibius Passienus - Proconsul of the Africa Province in the 3rd century.
- Vibius SequesterVibius SequesterVibius Sequester , is the author of an alphabetical list of geographical names occurring in the Roman poets, with special reference to Virgil, Ovid and Lucan...
- Geographical author of the 4th or 5th century
Women of the Gens
- Vibia - Wife of consul Lucius Arruntius Camillus ScribonianusLucius Arruntius Camillus ScribonianusLucius Arruntius Camillus Scribonianus was a Roman usurper who attempted to overthrow the newly installed Emperor Claudius in 41 CE.- Career :...
and mother to their son Lucius Arruntius Furius Scribonianus. In 52, Vibia was charged for inquiring from astrologers about the death of Emperor ClaudiusClaudiusClaudius , was Roman Emperor from 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, he was the son of Drusus and Antonia Minor. He was born at Lugdunum in Gaul and was the first Roman Emperor to be born outside Italy...
. She was expelled from ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... - Vibia SabinaVibia SabinaVibia Sabina was a Roman Empress, wife and second cousin, once removed, to Roman Emperor Hadrian. She was the daughter to Salonina Matidia , and suffect consul Lucius Vibius Sabinus...
(83-136/7) - Daughter of suffect consul Lucius Vibius SabinusLucius Vibius SabinusLucius Vibius Sabinus was a Roman Senator that lived in the 1st century. Little is known on his family however Sabinus originally came from a family of consular rank. There is a possibility, Sabinus was related to Lucius Junius Quintus Vibius Crispus and his brother Quintus Vibius Secundus...
, Empress and wife of Emperor HadrianHadrianHadrian , was Roman Emperor from 117 to 138. He is best known for building Hadrian's Wall, which marked the northern limit of Roman Britain. In Rome, he re-built the Pantheon and constructed the Temple of Venus and Roma. In addition to being emperor, Hadrian was a humanist and was philhellene in... - Vibia Galla - Daughter of Emperor Gaius Vibius Trebonianus GallusTrebonianus GallusTrebonianus Gallus , also known as Gallus, was Roman Emperor from 251 to 253, in a joint rule with his son Volusianus.-Early life:Gallus was born in Italy, in a family with respected ancestry of Etruscan senatorial background. He had two children in his marriage with Afinia Gemina Baebiana: Gaius...