Antonier

The gens antonia , German  Antonier , in the noun Antonius was an important plebeian family in the Roman Empire . The family traced their ancestry back to Anteon , a son of the god Hercules .

genealogy

The Antonians included:

1. Marcus Antonius orator (143–87 BC), quaestor 113, praetor of Cilicia 102, consul, censor 97 BC Chr.
   1. Marcus Antonius Creticus († 71 BC in Crete), Praetor 74, then proconsul
      • 1⚭ Numitoria from Fregellae
      • 2⚭ Iulia († after 40 BC), daughter of Lucius Iulius Caesar; 2⚭ 71 BC BC Publius Cornelius Lentulus Sura
      1. Marcus Antonius (around 85–30 BC), ally of Gaius Iulius Caesar , 52–50 legate / quaestor in Gaul, Augur 50, co-consul 44, triumvir with Octavian Augustus and Lepidus 43 - probably the most famous Antonier, whose life in William Shakespeare's play Antony and Cleopatra is described.
         • 1⚭ Fadia, daughter of a Quintus Fadius Gallus (?)
         • 2⚭ 53/52 BC BC (?) Antonia , daughter of his uncle Gaius Antonius Hybrida
         1. Antonia (* about 54 to 49 BC) ⚭ Pythodoros of Tralleis : from it Pythodoris (?) ⚭ Polemon I of Pontos; from it Antonia Tryphaina (* around 15 BC – around 49 AD?), 22 / 33–38 AD Queen of Pontos
         • 3⚭ 48 BC Chr. Fulvia († 40 BC)
         1. Marcus Antonius Antyllus , (47–30 BC, executed), his father's army man, fiancé Augustus' daughter Julia
         2. Iullus Antonius (45–2 BC), Praetor 13, Consul 10, Proconsul in Asia (?) 7/6 BC BC, lover of Augustus' daughter Julia
            • ⚭ at ​​21 Claudia Marcella , Octavia's daughter
            1. Lucius Antonius (20 BC - 34 AD), Quaestor 15, Praetor Urbinus 19, then governor in Hispania Tarraconesis, Consul 27
               1. Marcus Antonius Primus (30/35 in Tolosa; † after 81 AD), senator under Nero, commander of the Legio VII Galbiana in Pannonia under Galba, consul 69 for short
               2. Antonia Postuma (* 34 AD AD)
            2. Gaius Antonius (* 19 BC)
            3. Iulla Antonia (* after 19 BC)
         • 4⚭ 40–32 BC Chr. Octavia (* around 69 BC – 11 BC)
         1. Antonia the Elder , A. maior (* 39 BC) ⚭ Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus : from it Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus , father of the Emperor Nero
         2. Antonia the Younger , A. minor (36 BC – 37 AD) ⚭ Nero Claudius Drusus , derived from Germanicus , Livilla , Claudius
         • 5⚭ Cleopatra : from it Alexander Helios (* 40 BC), Cleopatra Selene (40 BC-6 AD), Ptolemaios Philadelphos (* 36 BC)
      2. Gaius Antonius († 42 BC), legate of Caesar, city preacher 44, governor in Macedonia
      3. Lucius Antonius Pietas (unknown, † in Spain), quaestor in Asia 50, then proquaestor (governor), tribune 44, consul with Publius Servilius Vatia 41, then exiled
      • ... Antonia (unknown, also unknown, from which marriage)
   2. Gaius Antonius Hybrida (* around or before 106 BC; † after 42 BC), tribune 71, praetor 66, consul with Marcus Tullius Cicero 63, censor 42
      1. Antonia (* around 73 BC) ⚭ with cousin Marcus Antonius

The emperors Gordian I. , Gordian II. And Gordian III. (Emperors between 238 and 244) also belong to the Antonians, but were not directly related to the Republican politicians. The Antonine (Nerva-Antoniner and Serverer, Kaiser between 97 and 235) only have an adoptive relationship to the family.
Those released (patron in brackets) include:

• Marcus Antonius Felix (1st century, Antonia minor), brother of MA Pallas, procurator of Samaria (Judea) 52–60 AD ⚭ Drusilla , daughter of Herod Agrippa I; Iulia Drusilla, granddaughter of Antony with Cleopatra
• Marcus Antonius Pallas († 62 AD, Antonia minor), brother of MA Felix, financial administrator of Claudius , praetor 52, removed from office 55
• Antonia Caenis († 73/74, Antonia minor), concubine of Vespasian

See also

• Anton (name) , to continue living the family name as a first name
• Antonia